On March 12th, according to overseas bloggers, the performance improvement of the Apple A18 Pro processor is not significant. Compared to its predecessor, the performance may only increase by around 10%.
The blogger tweeted that the multi-core score of the A18 Pro on GeekBench is expected to be only 10% higher than the A17 Pro, suggesting that Android fans can start celebrating.
Previously, the blogger also mentioned that the Geekbench 6 single-core score of the A18 Pro is around 3500, and the multi-core score is around 8200. The 3500 score might even be a result of an unexpected performance boost.
For comparison, the iPhone 15 Pro with the A17 Pro averages a Geekbench 6 score of around 2906 for single-core and 7231 for multi-core.
As a competitor to Apple's A18 Pro, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 has achieved a multi-core score of 10628, approaching the performance of the M3 chip. Additionally, the multi-core score of the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chip has also surpassed 10000.
However, Apple's strength in smartphone processors lies in single-core performance. Therefore, some media outlets speculate that Apple might intentionally weaken the multi-core performance of the A18 Pro to improve overall battery life.
According to previous leaks, the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max will each use the A18 and A18 Pro chips. The biggest change in this chip series is the adoption of an "upgraded neural engine."
The upgraded neural engine will significantly enhance the artificial intelligence and machine learning performance of the iPhone 16. Apple will also introduce a series of new generative AI features for Siri, Shortcuts, Messages, Apple Music, and more.
Here are the renderings for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16:
