On September 7, Apple will officially present the new iPhone 14 and among all the revelations already made about the terminal, the absence of two attributes that will only arrive in 2023 stands out.
According to the most reliable analysts, the long-awaited USB-C port and a chip based on the 3nm process will only arrive with the iPhone 15 in 2023.
iPhone 14 without USB Type-C port
The enthusiasm for the arrival of the iPhone 14 increases significantly as the date of September 7, the day of the official reveal, approaches, many revelations have already been made about the specifications that the new generation brings with it and, once again, Apple It has disappointed and has good news, although reserved for the Pro models of the series.
However, at least two attributes that were expected by the followers and fans of the North American brand will still be missing.
Thus, it is not yet in the 14th generation of the iPhone that the long-awaited USB Type-C port will be integrated. Only in 2023, in the iPhone 15, the Cupertino company (finally) will yield and integrate the universal charging and data transfer port.
The choice of the date is not innocent, since it is expected that in 2024 the new European legislation will come into force that implies the integration of a universal entry in all consumer electronics.
With iPhone generations always being released in the ninth month of each year, it seems that Tim Cook will anticipate and comply with European regulations three months (only) before they come into force.
In addition, other countries, such as India, are also considering legislation to regulate charging standardization, and the more markets that impose these rules, the more pressure Apple will feel to ditch its Lightning port and embrace the standard with open arms. Widespread USB Type-C.
New chip based on 3nm process only in iPhone 15
Apparently, this year Apple will only equip the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models with the brand’s new proprietary A16 Bionic chip, with non-Pro variants keeping the previous A15 Bionic processor.
However, both chips are based on TSMC’s 5nm manufacturing process, and Apple repeats the formula in the new A16. This information was released by the renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who guarantees that the company will not make changes on this specific point.
This is the bad news. The good news is that the A17 Bionic processor will use TSMC’s 3nm manufacturing process. According to the MacRumors website, the manufacturer will start producing this type of processor even before the end of 2022.
At the end of the day, we will only see a significant change within the iPhone in 2023 with the arrival of the new generation 15.
But how can Apple increase the performance of the A16 chip? According to most rumors, the company will do so by upgrading the current LPDDR4x RAM standard to LPDDR5 RAM, so that the model provides higher speed.