Apple reportedly plans to launch three iPhones in September 2018 and all iPhone phones should have the same basic design as the iPhone X. A new report also reveals a small detail about the future of the smartphone business, For the iPhone and Android competition is crucial.
Qualcomm (QCOM-US) and MediaTek (2454-TW) have yet to launch 7-nanometer mobile processors, which Digital Times said is not the detail that most smartphone buyers will care about.
Apple's new phone next year, the A12 chip will be used in TSMC 7-nanometer manufacturing process (taken from Apple)
According to the report, only two companies in the world really have the ability to launch 7-nanometer chips as fast as next year, namely Apple and Samsung (005930-KR). This means that future flagship handsets, including the 2018 iPhone X and Galaxy Type may use 7-nanometer chips.These processors will be more efficient than the 10-nanometer chips of the hottest handsets of the year.To performance, the report points out that there is little difference between 7 and 10 nanometers, which That's why some smartphone makers are not yet ready to jump to 7-nanometer chips.
However, BGR pointed out that Samsung's first flagship Galaxy S9 next year is likely to use a more powerful 10-nanometer chip Samsung made the Exynos 9810 and Snapdragon 845 on the improved 10-nanometer process, though it's a few weeks Before announcing it is also preparing to mass-produce 8-nanometer chips.
Samsung released 7-nanometer process into mass production, but next year, the phone may not be used (Figure taken from the network)
In the meantime, Apple is working with TSMC (2330-TW) to produce 7-nanometer chips that could be used in the iPhone and iPad in 2018.
The report notes that a smartphone chip maker needs to ship between 1.2-1.5 billion 7-nanometer chips a year to make a profit, with only a handful of companies including Apple, Samsung, Qualcomm and MediaTek able to make that sales.
"BGR" pointed out that from this point of view, next year, only Apple may shift to 7-nanometer chips, which may be the relative advantage of almost all competitors introduced Android flagship product.