As the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are getting generally positive reviews and buyers seem to scoop them up in great numbers details about the next version, likely to be called the iPhone 7, are beginning to emerge. The latest rumor indicates of desktop-like features for the next iPhone, thanks to its supposed main engine - the A10 application processor.
The new whispers coming from China, according to G4Games, point to A10 SoC as the successor to A9 chip, which presently fires up the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. Unsurprisingly, A10 is designed by Apple to outmuscle its predecessors so the 64-bit mobile chipset is reportedly focused on one key upgrade - increasing its power while maintaining its energy-efficient performance.
"The chipset will allegedly be manufactured on a 14nm or 10nm process, and Apple will focus its energy on improving multi-threading," the G4Games report said. From the dual-core A9 chip, the tech giant is said to aim for a major step up - bump the chip core numbers to six.
The report also indicated that aside from the usual players - Samsung and TSMC - Apple is likely to bring Intel into the game. This supports the early indication that the iPhone 7 is heading towards a new direction - becoming a mobile device that is equally capable of taking on computing tasks normally performed by desktops and laptops.
And the rumor is without basis. According to BGR, A9 on the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus was recently tested and the benchmarking revealed a stunning result - the 2015 iPhones pack the same power of the latest Retina MacBook.
While the test results remain unverified by Apple, the data indicates that the tech giant is boosting its future iDevices and is laying the groundwork for them to unpack with full desktop-class capabilities. The iOS 9, for instance, was rolled out boasting of multitasking features like Split View and Picture-In-Picture that originally are desktop-only functions.
It appears too that the next iPhone will be the first to showcase these exciting iOS device upgrades.
So aside from showing off an overhauled design, the iPhone 7 on its 2016 release date will be the most powerful iPhone ever, geared up to outperform not only mobile devices but also conventional computing machines.