Apple’s A19 And A19 Pro To Focus More On Efficiency This Year, With Tipster Hinting That The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 Could Be Faster, But At The Expense Of Increased Battery Drain

TSMC’s third-generation 3nm ‘N3P’ process is said to be utilized for Apple’s A19 and A19 Pro, with Qualcomm reportedly introducing its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 and possibly the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 later this year on the same manufacturing process. In terms of lithography, both companies will be on an even playing field, and they can decide if their preference lies in increasing the silicon’s performance or battery life. For Apple, a tipster claims that it will retain its dedication towards making its SoCs more efficient, but that means the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 could surpass the A19 and A19 Pro in raw performance.

A new rumor also states that Apple’s A19 and A19 Pro will have a higher IPC than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, with the company shifting away from churning out the best scores in benchmarks

On Weibo, Fixed Focus Digital has commented on just the ‘A19,’ but he is likely referring to both of Apple’s chipsets. He mentions that the technology giant can catch up to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, as it flaunts better Instructions Per Cycle (IPC) and efficiency than Qualcomm’s upcoming chipset. In short, Apple is likely focusing on its entire iPhone 17 series delivering better battery life rather than the A19 and A19 Pro being on top of the benchmark leaderboards, which is a more practical way of improving the user experience.

Earlier this month, we reported on the rumored single-core and multi-core scores belonging to the A19 and A19 Pro, with the chipsets allegedly matching the M4’s single-threaded performance. However, MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500, which is also said to be mass produced on the N3P node, has secured a higher multi-core result than Apple’s two chipsets. While we can give full marks to Qualcomm and MediaTek for making the required efforts to top the performance charts and beating Apple, it is at the cost of battery life.

Then again, phone partners using the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 or the Dimensity 9500 can just as easily offset that high power draw by opting for a bigger battery capacity without compromising the device’s thickness, thanks to silicon-carbon technology. As for Apple, it has yet to transition to silicon-carbon cells, and given that its iPhone 17 Air will ship with a measly 2,800mAh battery, it will need all the A19’s efficiency it can get its hands on. The Cupertino firm can potentially lose out on bragging rights in future benchmarks, but how will that aid the user when driving a smartphone daily?

News Source: Fixed Focus Digital