- The iPhone 18 is again inclined to make the 2 nm switch
- Means more power and a greater cost of doing
- The phones will be launched in September of next year
Should I update to the iPhone 17 this year or wait for the iPhone 18? A new leak suggests that the 2026 iPhone will come with a significant increase in performance, but it could also have a remarkably higher price.
This comes from the Tipster Digital Station experienced at the Chinese Weibo social media site (through Macrumors). Apparently, the A20 chip for the iPhone 18 series will change a manufacturing process of 3 nanometer to 2 nanometric, essentially to pack more transistors in the same space.
That should mean a great boost in performance and efficiency (which then improves battery life). The iPhone chips become faster every year, of course, but where a nanometer jump (NM) is involved, differences in generations should be even greater.
We have heard this rumor before, from well -located sources, and it is even more likely that we create it now that it has been repeated again. Wait for Apple to make a lot of noise about the performance of your iPhones when you arrive next year.
It will cost you
The same Tipster says (through Google Translate) that the cost of these chips is expected to “increase significantly”, with “another round of price increases for new phones.” Add the current tariff uncertainty, and the iPhone 2026 series could be the most expensive so far.
Other chips manufacturers, including Qualcomm and MediaTek, are also moving at the same 2 Nm process next year, so flash intelligent phones can be more expensive in all areas, not only when it comes to Apple’s offers.
Once again, this is something that other tips have predicted. This is not a completely new rumor, but it adds to the growing evidence that iPhone 18 phones will be impressively powerful … and perhaps quite expensive.
Wait more rumors like this for the rest of this year and next. Meanwhile, we hear that the iPhone 17 range could come with a substantial redesign, certain video recording improvements and a new model.
