The Apple A19 and A19 Pro are expected to adopt the third generation of NTIE 3 nanometer "N3P" process, and it is expected that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 may also adopt the same process. Foreign media WCCFtech pointed out that in terms of exposure technology, the two companies are at the same starting point, and the next difference depends on whether they first consider the improvement of chip performance or the improvement of their aviation power.
According to the whistleblower, Apple continues its past strategy of pursuing "high energy efficiency", which means that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 may surpass the A19 and A19 Pro in pure performance.
According to Weibo whistleblower "Fixed Focus Digital", Apple A19 has a very chance to catch up with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, because IPC and energy efficiency have been greatly enhanced, and Apple no longer pursues the running score king, but chooses to allow the entire iPhone 17 series to have better battery performance to better highlight the actual needs of daily users.
In fact, there have been reports in the past that the single core and multi-core performance scores of A19 and A19 Pro are said to be comparable to the M4 chip. But the Joint Development Corporation Tianchuang 9500 (same N3P process) is superior to two chips in multi-core performance.
From the moment, mobile phone brands equipped with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 or Tianhua 9500 can also be equipped with a larger capacity battery to increase power consumption and increase problems, and due to the application of silicon-carbon battery technology, the machine body does not need to be thicker.
However, Apple has not yet introduced silicon carbon battery technology, and the iPhone 17 Air is expected to be equipped with only a small 2,800mAh battery, which makes the A19's energy efficiency particularly critical.
Is "faster" equal to "better"?Currently, technology industries generally view chips based on "performance indicators", and use the scoring tool to determine which chip is stronger. Foreign media Apple Insider believes that this is a simple evaluation method, and often ignores other characteristics of the chip.
If the fastest chip is used, it will cause the iPhone to lose power before the end of the day. This speed does not actually mean anything, let alone these performance tests do not evaluate the actual performance of computing photography or various AI functions.
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