GoKawiiliPhone 18 Pro is still a few months away from launching, but out of the rumored new features so far, there are three upgrades I’m especially excited about.
#1: A20 Pro chip
Most years, the iPhone’s new chip isn’t especially high on the list of features that excite me. But with iPhone 18 Pro, things are different.
The rumored A20 Pro chip coming this year is expected to be a bigger-than-usual upgrade. That’s thanks to a new 2nm fabrication process and WMCM packaging.
It’s not just the potential for big performance and efficiency gains that excites me though. It’s also the fact that iOS 27’s Apple Intelligence features should benefit a lot from the new chip.
Siri AI and the many other new AI features are cutting-edge enough that certain aspects of them require the current-best iPhone chip: A19 Pro.
With such demanding software, I have no doubt that A20 Pro will make a noticeable difference for iOS 27 users.
#2: Camera upgrades
iPhone 18 Pro could offer “some of the biggest camera hardware upgrades in the lineup’s history,” per Mark Gurman.
New features are rumored for my two most-used cameras:
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