Apple's iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are likely to run on an "enhanced version" of the A15 Bionic chip once they debut at the upcoming "Far Out" event this September 7, a recent report claims.
So it appears that the next-generation standard models of iPhones are running on the Bionic chip that first saw the light of day on the iPhone 13 series. But this time, Apple is reportedly looking to introduce an all-new "enhanced version" of the A15 chip.
Apple iPhone 14, 14 Plus to Run 'Enhanced' A15 Bionic Chip
The latest news from The Wall Street Journal predicts that the next-generation iPhone lineup is set to only offer the new A16 chip for the premium iPhone 14 Pro variants.
Meanwhile, the standard options, which include the rumored iPhone 14 Plus, feature an A15 chip, which seemingly sees some improvements, thus aptly dubbing it an "enhanced version."
And as such, owners of the new standard iPhone 14 models should expect a slight bump in performance compared to the iPhone 13 lineup.
An analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, predicted way back in March that the all-new A16 chip would only make its way to the higher-end iPhone 14 Pro variants, as per the latest report by Mac Rumors.
The latest report from The Wall Street Journal corroborates the early claims of Kuo, but it now adds that Apple is set to introduce a new version of the A15 Bionic chip.
A15 Bionic Chip
It is worth mentioning that Apple has been releasing its next-generation Bionic chip to its latest iPhone lineup. That said, it has never actually limited its new chip to the more premium models.
The iPhone 13 series, regardless of its variant, all sported the A15 Bionic chip.
However, the more premium "Pro" options featured a higher-end A15 chip, which boasted better graphic performance thanks to its five-core GPU.
On the other hand, the standard iPhone 13 only got the four-core version of the A15 chip, giving it a slower graphics performance of roughly 25% compared to the higher-end offerings.
According to a news story by WCCFTech, the higher-end A15 chip powering the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max achieves an impressively better performance of roughly 55% than its predecessor, the A14 chip.
But on the flip side, the gains on the A15 Bionic of the standard iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini only increased by around 15% compared to the A14 chip.
It is still unclear how much performance gain the new "enhanced" A15 Bionic brings to the next-generation iPhone 14 lineup.
