Although we are still quite far from the annual iPhone flagship launching in September, the ever-popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has posted some interesting development of the iPhone 14 series. According to his notes, Apple might do something controversial (again).
On his Twitter account, he first tweeted that the iPhone 14 series could consist of the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. If true, that could mean Apple is ditching the mini lineup and interestingly, both the iPhone 14 and 14 Max could have the same display size as the pro variants in 6.1 and 6.7-inches respectively.
That's not the controversial thing that we just mentioned, but rather the iPhone 14 and 14 Max may still use the A15 Bionic chipset, whereas the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max would be upgraded to the A16 Bionic chipset. Lastly, he thinks all four models may come in 6GB of RAM. Just that the non-pro variants could use an LPDDR4X unit while the latter uses an LPDDR5 unit.
Only two Pro models would upgrade to the A16 processor, while the 14 & 14 Max will remain the A15. All four new models will likely come with 6GB RAM, with the difference being LPDDR 5 (14 Pro & 14 Pro Max) vs. LPDDR 4X (14 & 14 Max). https://t.co/tHcszIz6gX
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) March 13, 2022
Kuo has a solid reputation when it comes to iPhone rumours but this one seems really bonkers. On the other hand, 9to5Mac.com also heard a similar report from an independent source that tallies with his notes. While no reason was given behind this rumour, we think that it could be due to the semiconductor shortage.
This isn't the first time that Apple had done this. Previously, the iPhone 5S featured the A7 chipset but the iPhone 5C was using the A6 chipset. If this rumour should prove true, then the iPhone 14 Pro variants could be more camera-focused whereas the iPhone 14 and 14 Max would cater to the casuals who aren't so particular about performance.
Of course, this is all just mere speculation and still way too early to suggest otherwise. So do take this news with a huge dose of salt. Stay tuned for more trending tech news at TechNave.com.
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