Base mannequin iPhone 17 could also be extra highly effective than beforehand recommended

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Again in Might, analyst Jeff Pu recommended that whereas the iPhone 17 Professional fashions would get an A19 Professional chip, and the iPhone 17 Air would get an A19, the bottom mannequin would get the identical A18 chip because the iPhone 16.

In a be aware seen by 9to5Mac, Pu now says the availability chain proof suggests he was mistaken, and that the bottom iPhone 17 will get the identical A19 chip because the Air – however with one important distinction …

Earlier report

We’re in fact anticipating Apple to introduce a brand new A19 chip for this 12 months’s iPhones, and precedent would see the bottom mannequin iPhone 17 get the usual A19 whereas the iPhone 17 Professional and Professional Max would get a beefier A19 Professional. It additionally appeared possible that the iPhone 17 Air would get the non-Professional model of the chip.

Apple analyst Jeff Pu initially concurred with this expectation. Nonetheless, again in Might he stated that the bottom mannequin iPhone 17 would as an alternative get the identical A18 chip used within the iPhone 16.

Base mannequin iPhone 17 to get A19 chip

In a brand new report, Pu reverses himself, stating that the bottom mannequin does now look set to get the A19 processor.

We now count on the iPhone 17 mannequin to be outfitted with A19 (vs. earlier expectation of A18).

However with one important distinction

It’s anticipated that Apple will this 12 months bump the RAM of the 2 Professional fashions from 8GB to 12GB, and that the iPhone 17 Air will even profit from this improve. Nonetheless, Pu says that the bottom mannequin iPhone 17 will stay at 8GB.