A new leak of performance power for the next major iPhone release suggests that the iPhone 12 collection will be a real upgrade. Normally iPhone users who buy a new iPhone every year, or even a few years, know that this purchase is more of a “I just need a newer version of what I already have” kind of situation. This year, that could all change.
Per leak this week from productive Apple leaker @iHacktu we have a new set of numbers for the power of the processor chip in the next set of iPhone devices. The iPhone 12 range will, according to this leaker, have a new Apple A14 chip with significant boost to both CPU and GPU power.
Normally, we see boosts of a few percentage points, with each major boost being compared to iPhones released several years in the past. This year, we can see the difference well compared to devices that were released as recently as a year ago – with the iPhone 11.
According to iHacktu, the A14 chip will see a CPU gain of around 29.7%, while the GPU will see a boost of 38%. These boosts are apparently directly compared to last year’s chip, the A13.
NOTE: Apple’s presentation on September 10, 2019 showed the A13’s CPU to be “20% faster” than the A12. They suggested that this was a 20% boost for CPU and GPU (like Neural Engine.)
What’s more, Apple leaker Komiya (@komiya_kj) suggested on 10 August 2020 that the A14 would see an even more significant impetus compared to the A13. Komiya’s numbers increase to a 40% gain for the CPU, and a 50% gain for the GPU.
Will a major impetus to processing power make a big difference in your life when you buy a new iPhone? Will a big bump in CPU and / or GPU power make you decide to buy an iPhone 12 in 2020?
