The iPhone 15 and its A17 Bionic chip might offer a very long battery life, a direct consequence of TSMC’s 3 nm engraving.
Who says new year says new iPhone. But a new generation is not necessarily synonymous with real change. What regarding the iPhone 15? Hard to say at this stage, but one aspect might evolve very favorably, the autonomy of the device. The iPhone 14 lineup was interesting because there was the iPhone the standard model, the 14 Pro, the 14 Plus, and the 14 Pro Max. The 14 Plus is appreciated for its great autonomy. And it might be that the iPhone 15 follows in his footsteps.
The iPhone 15 and its A17 Bionic chip might offer a very long battery life
Indeed, according to a press release, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started mass production of its new generation chip engraved in 3 nanometers. Apple’s supplier and Qualcomm claims that this new process, which offers a 1.6x increase in transistor density, will deliver better performance than 5nm, while consuming 30-35% less power.
TSMC is the main SoC supplier of the Cupertino company since the latter stopped using Samsung in 2014. Its relationship with TSMC has resulted in some of the most powerful and efficient mobile SoCs on the market, which is amplified by the results of iPhone battery life tests, despite a battery often smaller than competition.
Direct consequences of TSMC’s 3nm etching
The fact that TSMC is Apple’s main chip supplier also means that the highly anticipated A17 Bionic will come to further improve the performance of the Apple.iPhone. And if TSMC remains so silent on the subject, it may be precisely because the gains this time will be greater.
TSMC is not alone in this race for performance. Samsung announced a few months ago that it too had started mass production in 3 nm using a new Gate-All-Around architecture. According to the South Korean giant, its 3 nm process would make it possible to use 45% less energy while increasing performance by 23%, for a gain of surface of 16%.
