Do you know which is the world’s most powerful smartphone processor? It’s Apple A18 Pro processor, designed by Apple Inc. How and why is it so powerful and how smooth is its performance? We will discuss all of that here today.
Apple’s Silicon Engineering team designed it in California, USA. Apple doesn’t handle the actual manufacturing itself, a Taiwanese company called TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) handle this.
Apple A18 Pro is built on a 3-nanometer (3nm) advanced fabrication process, which is made possible using ASML’s ultra-advanced EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography) machines. These machines are so expensive and precise that they print transistors at the atomic level. This is why the chip is more powerful and energy-efficient despite its small size.
Apple A18 Pro is mainly made of silicon-based material, using advanced materials like copper, cobalt and tungsten along with silicon wafers to improve power efficiency and performance.
According to industry estimates, the cost of manufacturing one Apple A18 Pro chip is approximately 130 to 150 US dollars, although Apple does not officially share any figures on this.
This processor was developed between 2023 and 2024 and was officially introduced with the iPhone Pro series. Apple A18 Pro is only used in premium segment models like iPhone Pro and iPhone Pro Max. this chip is not found in regular iPhones.
Regarding performance, Apple does not officially disclose the exact clock speed of Apple A18 Pro, but according to benchmark data, its peak CPU clock is estimated to be around 3.8 to 4.0 GHz.
In AnTuTu benchmark, this processor scores between 1.8 million and 2 million, which places it at the top position among mobile processors compared to its competitors. In tests like Geekbench, its single-core performance is the highest in the world. Its multi-core performance also surpasses that of Android flagship chips.
This chip also features Apple’s next-generation Neural Engine, which makes tasks like AI, machine learning, photography, video processing, and on-device intelligence fast and smooth.
Overall, Apple A18 Pro is a processor known not only for its speed but also for its efficiency, stability, and long-term performance, which is why it’s considered the world’s most powerful smartphone processor.
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