By Chris Smith
When it came time to introduce the new iPhone chip last week, Apple gave an ample presentation to the new A12 Bionic platform, that packs the six-core processor that’s now more powerful and efficient than last year’s model, the quad-core Apple GPU, the eight-core second-gen Neural Engine, and a brand new image signal processor. Apple does the same thing at every new iPhone event, emphasizing the new chips that are supposed to deliver better and better mobile experiences. But with the A12 Bionic we’re getting a lot closer to the first A-series chip that will power MacBooks.
The following tweet, comparing the price of the 512GB iPhone X Max to a 13-inch MacBook Pro, perfectly illustrates the evolution of the iPhone, and of Apple’s chip business:
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Yes, the 512GB iPhone XS Max is pretty expensive at $1,449 (that’s the correct price of the model, not $1,499). But that’s not the point I’m trying to make about the image above. The comparison above practically tells us that Apple’s mobile chip has evolved so much over the years that they seem to be ready to power MacBooks.
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