Apple is anticipating that 100 million iPhone 16 series units will sell
Returning to the A18 and A18 Pro APs, there has been talk that the chipsets will feature a larger die size so that the component can carry a larger Neural Engine for AI capabilities. Today’s report does mention one drawback. The GPU on the A18 and A18 Pro could continue to feature an unchanged six-core configuration from the A17 Pro chipset which might limit any improvement in graphical performance.
While Apple forecasts demand for as many as 100 million iPhone 16 series handsets, earlier this year Kuo said, “It is expected that Apple will not launch new iPhone models with significant design changes and the more comprehensive/differentiated GenAI ecosystem/applications until 2025 at the earliest. Until then, it will likely harm Apple’s iPhone shipment momentum and ecosystem growth.”
Kuo did make that statement before Apple announced Apple Intelligence at WWDC last month so it is possible that he will issue a revised estimate of iPhone 16 series sales as we get closer to the September release.
