The next iPhone Pro will be insanely powerful, but won't all that potential be wasted?
Why does everyone hate the iPhone 15 Pro?
iPhones have been as capable as laptops for years. Their custom chips can handle trillions of calculations per second, process your photos in real time, run high-end games, edit video, and just about anything else you can think of. The next-generation iPhone 15 Pro will use even more powerful 3-nanometer chips, but what's the point? It's not that the iPhone needs more power.
"The line between desktops and smartphones is blurring. As phones become more powerful, we may see a shift toward fully mobile computing, reducing our reliance on traditional computers. It's not just about raw power, it's about the way we perceive and use mobile devices in our daily lives," software developer Kenneth Jimmy told Lifewire via email.
The iPhone 15 will feature what’s known as “die shrink.” No, that’s not a call from people who hate psychiatrists. It refers to the physical shrinking of the chips themselves, including all the circuitry printed on them. The effect is profound. Simply shrinking the size of a chip makes it run faster and uses less power. Current Apple Silicone chips run on a 5nm, or nanometer, process. Switching to a 3nm process, nearly half the size, will make a huge difference. And that’s before we even start thinking about redesigning the chips.
