Apple’s iPhone 18 is set to use the 2nm A20 chip next year. However, it’s going to be an expensive transition.
2nm A20 Chip in iPhone 18 will be Expensive, May Lead to Price Hike Across Entire Lineup Which Consumer will Pay
While new chips always offer performance gains, but a true leap is felt when it goes from one generation to the next.
Currently, Apple is using chips based on TSMC’s 3nm process in its latest devices. The chip inside iPhone 17 is expected to use an improved version of the process called N3P.
However, with iPhone 18 and iPhone 18 Pro, Apple is going to switch over to the 2nm process. That’s when the iPhone will see massive improvement in performance, efficiency and more.
According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, Apple is all set to make the transition next year, something which previous reports have already talked about.
The one thing everyone should care about is this: 2nm chips are going to be expensive and will lead to the overall price hike of the iPhone 18 for Apple. This also means the consumer will likely bear the cost of the finished product.
Apple is going to be the first company that will place a massive order of 2nm chips from TSMC as well, which also means higher costs.
Unless the process is extremely refined and it manages to find a larger market of buyers, the price is going to stay high for an extended period of time.
The iPhone 18 is also rumored to go big in terms of RAM. The Pro lineup is expected to ship with 12GB of RAM, and it remains to be seen if that change will spill over to the cheaper handsets in the lineup.
