Subj : The iPhone 16s A18 chipset could help Apple beat the Samsung Gala To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Feb 15 2024 11:00:05 The iPhone 16s A18 chipset could help Apple beat the Samsung Galaxy S24's AI Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:52:08 +0000 Description: The A18 chipset in the iPhone 16 line could have "significantly" more cores in its Neural Engine. FULL STORY ====================================================================== With the Samsung Galaxy S24 line and the Google Pixel 8 series both boasting serious AI skills, Apple has some catching up to do, but it sounds like the iPhone 16 line might be equipped to match or beat those phones when it comes to AI capabilities. According to Taiwanese site Economic Daily News (via 9to5Mac ), the Neural Engine in the A18 chipset that we're expecting the iPhone 16 line to use will have significantly more cores than the Neural Engine in the A17 Pro used by the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max . The Neural Engine is a part of Apples chipsets thats designed specifically to power AI and machine learning tasks, so its a key component of any big AI pushes Apple might make. As such, it would make sense for Apple to boost the number of cores available to the Neural Engine in its next smartphone chipset. The site doesnt say how many cores the A18s Neural Engine might have, but the A17 Pro has 16, so it would be more than that anyway if this is correct. This would also be the first time Apple has increased the number of cores in its Neural Engine since the iPhone 12, so this could be the biggest jump weve seen in the iPhones AI capabilities in quite a while. That said, the core count isnt everything, as the A17 Pros Neural Engine is up to twice as fast as the A16 Bionics, despite featuring the same number of cores. Wed take this leak with a pinch of salt anyway, but we fully expect the A18 to offer significantly improved AI capabilities one way or another. A Pro-only upgrade? However, while some reports suggest that every iPhone 16 model will have an A18 chipset , its worth noting that in recent years Apple has reserved its newest chipsets for the Pro phones. Weve also heard that some AI features might be exclusive to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max , which could mean the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have a lesser chipset. Whether that would be the A17 Pro thats Apples current top smartphone chipset, or a lesser version of the A18 perhaps one that doesnt have as many Neural Engine cores remains to be seen. At the very least though its sounding increasingly likely that this years Pro models will have the hardware to match Samsung and Googles AI abilities. Whether it will also have the software and features is less clear. We should find out in September, as thats when the iPhone 16 line is likely to land. You might also like Best iPhone : which Apple smartphone reigns supreme? iPhone 16 : release date speculation, latest leaks, price predictions and more iPhone 16 Pro Max : latest news, rumors and everything we know so far ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/the-iphone-16s-a18-chipset-could-help- apple-beat-the-samsung-galaxy-s24s-ai --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .