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Leaker claims iPhone 18 Pro chip details

A leaker on Weibo posted what they say are diagrams showing the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro’s A20 chip with seven graphics cores—one more than last year—and faster memory. The CPU layout appears unchanged, with two high-power and four efficiency cores, but the latter get a bigger memory cache, possibly up to 8 MB. These claims come from analyzing circuit diagrams, not the chip itself, and 9to5Mac notes these are still informed guesses, not confirmed specs.

Why it mattersIf accurate, these tweaks would mean better graphics and smoother performance for next year’s high-end iPhone. Apple hasn’t confirmed anything, so take early hardware leaks with skepticism.

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