The Taiwanese resource Economic Daily News stated that Apple will greatly upgrade the Neural Engine in the new A18 processor for the iPhone 16.
The number of Neural Engine cores will “increase significantly.” However, the exact number is unknown.
History of Neural Engine for iPhone:
• 2-core Neural Engine in iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X
• 8-core Neural Engine in iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR
• 8-core neural engine in iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.
• 16-core Neural Engine in all iPhone 12 models
• 16-core Neural Engine in all iPhone 13 models
• 16-core Neural Engine in all iPhone 14 models
• 16-core Neural Engine in all iPhone 15 models
Over the years of the existence of its processors, the company has not only increased the number of cores, but also increased their performance. So, in the iPhone 15 Pro, the A17 Pro chip has 2 times faster Neural Engine compared to the iPhone 14 Pro.
The new A18 chip will be designed to power the generative functions in iOS 18. According to rumors, Apple will integrate AI into most of its applications and services.
Source: Iphones RU
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