Buy an iPhone 13 mini and get the same processor as the iPhone 13 Pro Max. This was one of the biggest advantages in the iPhone family. Distinguishing the terminals with the finish, camera and some details made the bet on the “input” iPhone quite attractive. no need to pay for the most expensive models to have the most powerful models (with nuances, since the 13 Pro model has a more powerful GPU, but the thickness of the CPU and SoC was the same).

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, this ruling party will end this year and will not be an exception, but the norm: iPhone ‘Pro’ only They will have a new processor, other variants will come with last year’s processors.

Latest model, latest processor

There are no “cheap” iPhones with the best processors. Even at the beginning of the year, Kuo dared to guess. iPhone 14 Pro to launch Apple A16 BionicThe iPhone 14 and 14 Max will retain last year’s chip, the Apple A15 Bionic.

Apple has always equipped its entire family with the latest processor, regardless of whether the variant is regular, Pro, Plus, S, Mini… In fact, even the iPhone 8 shared the same processor with the iPhone X as it is the same generation. . ruling party is overdepending on the source.

Beyond a workaround to the component crisis, Kuo points out that equipping only ‘Pro’ models with the latest processor is in response to a change in strategy. Apple wants the most expensive models to account for more than 50% of new model salesand for that it will try to make them more attractive compared to the non ‘Pro’ variants.

iPhones without this last name will recycle previous generation processorSomething that can be attributed to losing a lot of new features and functions that Apple usually reserves for phones with the latest SoC.

On the consumer side, Apple recycling processor may help curb price rise in cheaper variants. Likewise, it can be tempting to bet on the previous year’s Pro model, which will share the same processor as the new variant.