A17 Bionic vs A16 Bionic – Four Specifications And Feature Differences You Need To Know Before The iPhone 15 Event

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As is with Apple’s launch habits, the A17 Bionic is expected to make a debut at the September 12 ‘Wonderlust’ event, where its flagship iPhone 15 series will be the center of attention. Of course, the cutting-edge silicon will not be powering all four models this year; only the more premium ‘Pro’ versions will be treated to the SoC, while the A16 Bionic will fuel the less expensive ones.

This year, we expect to see monumental differences between the two chipsets, and while we do not have any legitimate performance or power-efficiency statistics to compare at this time, here are four specification and feature differences that we believe will exist between the two.

Apple will likely focus its attention on marketing on TSMC’s 3nm process, which has been leveraged to mass produce the A17 Bionic. As most of you know, an improved manufacturing process has positive effects on the performance and power efficiency of the chipset. However, there was a report doing the rounds that the A16 Bionic was actually a 5nm silicon that was marketed as a 4nm one, so assuming that the A17 Bionic is a ‘true’ 3nm chip, the differences between the two will be more pronounced.

TSMC’s brand-new technology’s single greatest attribute is power savings, with up to 30 percent reduced consumption compared to N5 and up to 15 percent increased performance while consuming the same amount of watts. Customers upgrading to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max should immediately notice an uplift in their battery timings, with the A17 Bionic also being less prone to thermal throttling thanks to its improved efficiency.

The other details, such as transistor count, die size, Neural Engine core count, and other info, remain elusive, but Apple will likely ensure