Here's how the iPhone 13 will keep its edge over the Galaxy S21

Hither's how the iPhone xiii will keep its border over the Galaxy S21

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Even with the Samsung Galaxy S21 launch a few hours away, iPhone 13 rumors are heating upwardly. And the latest buzz around Apple's 2021 phones suggest that Apple may have found a fashion to maintain its performance edge over its Android rivals.

You don't have to exist much of a detective to conclude that this yr'southward iPhones will probable be powered by Apple tree's A15 chip, following the a14 Bionic found in the iPhone 12 lineup. But a pair of reports this week claim that the upcoming scrap volition use a new process method that could meliorate performance.

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According to GizChina and MacOtakara, Apple is indeed already working on the iPhone xiii, which is likely to characteristic 4 different models. And the A15 bit powering those phones will reportedly use TSMC'southward second-generation 5nm+ procedure.

The A14 Bionic was the outset 5-nanometer bit included in Apple tree's phones, which improved both functioning and efficiency from the previous generation. This time around, MacOtakara reports that the A15 flake will feature better ability consumption thanks to the new procedure being used past TSMC, which makes the Apple-designed chips for the visitor's smartphones.

The same source indicates that the eventual A16 chip set to debut in 2022 will likely be based on TSMC's 4nm production process in the name of improving density and efficiency.

Beyond the A15 5nm+ processor, MacOtakara noted there likely won't be also many differences betwixt the iPhone xiii line and the iPhone 12 phones already bachelor, across the overall thickness. That's by about 0.26 mm, while the iPhone thirteen's rear camera will increase effectually 0.9 mm.

As is ever the instance with rumors this far ahead of a new product'south release, it's best to take any reports with a grain of salt. We're not expecting the iPhone thirteen to get in before the fall and then at that place's plenty of time between now and then for more details almost Apple's phones to emerge.

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