The iPhone 17 lineup is likely to go official with four models in September – iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. When we wait for the official onset, an analyst has suggested that the standard iPhone 17 will have the same chipset as the previous year’s iPhone 16. Meanwhile, Apple is asked to use a new metalance technique in the upcoming iPhone series, and it is expected to reduce the size of the dynamic island in all four iPhone models.
iPhone 17 May last year’s chip and RAM
Macromers, citing a research note by analyst Jeff Pu from Equity Research firm GF Securities, reports that iPhone 17 will use the same A18 chip As found on the iPhone 16. This chip can be developed with the second generation of TSMC’s 3Nm N3E node. The RAM capacity of the handset will also be allegedly the same on 8GB.
The iPhone 17 is expected to come up with the air A19 chip, while the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max are asked to ship with the A19 Pro chip. These chipsets are manufactured with a 3Nm process of the third generation of TSMC, known as N3P. The iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max have been tied up in the iPhone 16 Pro model to be equipped with 8GB to 12GB RAM.
Jeff Pu claimed in November last year that the entire iPhone 17 lineups would run on A19 and A19 Pro SOCs.
Additionally, Pu, in its research note, was seen by 9to5MAC, said in all models The iPhone 17 series will use a new metalance technique For proximity sensor. This technique is asked to help Apple in reducing the size of face ID sensor. With this change, the entire iPhone 17 family will allegedly get a small dynamic island, which is likely to offer an increased screen-to-body ratio.
This indicates a change from the earlier prediction by the analyst that only suggests the iPhone 17 Pro Max that this design will facilitate change. Dynamic Island was first introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro model. The pellet -shaped cutout has face ID hardware and selfie camera. It was expanded up to all the iPhone 15 models in 2023.
