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InspiredCode said:

Improving thermal conductivity in iPhone 16 Pro does not mean there is an issue with the 15 Pro. It has performed fine for me. A little warm after processing photos for a day or so, but it hasn’t had a problem easily overheating under load.

I also have a 15 Pro.  Yes, it's a great phone.  However, depending on how you use your phone, this can be a big deal.  If you need high performance in short bursts, the current design is fine.  If you need SUSTAINED high performance for something like gaming, thermal management is a big deal. There are reviews that measure for this and many Android phones are able to spread the heat better across the phone and maintain a higher power level for a longer period of time.  This IS an already that Apple needs to address. 

It's time to let the 27" iMac go.  For me, the advantage of buying the 27" iMac is that for the price of a 5K monitor, you effectively got the rest of the computer for free.  That's not the case anymore.   I ended up getting an M1 Max Studio with an Apple Studio display a while back.  No regrets, it's a great machine.  Time to move on. 

JohnDinEU said:

After the SSD was introduced most folks, I reckon 90% of all computer users (laptop, standalone) were happy with what they had. It was quick enough for their daily jobs. It was Apple that changed and keeps changing the game by upgrading its OS and this is the only reason why the 90% of consumers need to buy a new computer. I bought for years and years every year the latest MBP. The last one was in 2018 with a 2 TB internal SSD. It was great and did everything I needed and more. Now it’s super slow as I kept updating the OS. I shouldn’t have. The problem I have with Apple (it’s the only environment I know) is compatibility with iOS and the aura of ‘newer is better’. I reckon that in today’s phone and computer days an upgrade should only be necessary every five to seven years and as such we wouldn’t fall in the trap of consumerism. End of rant. 

So, progress should stop because you don't want your legacy equipment to feel outdated?  Is that really the argument you're trying to make?

Reputation of the source of the rumor aside, something like this makes perfect sense.  

First, let's start with the manufacturing process.  Let's face it, N3B is a bust.  There seems to be zero benefit over the previous N4P in terms performance or efficiency.  Likewise, Apple is going to be pushing to move to N3E when it can.  Further, assuming Apple isn't going to reuse the A17 Pro, any changes, even modest changes requires a redesign and they'd likely be looking at the next manufacturing process for that redesign.  That said, it's very possible that Apple keeps the A17 Pro and uses is in other products such as the Apple TV or a lower end iPad. 

Second, look at the marketing.  Once Apple started using the "pro" naming convention, it's clear that they are telegraphing a future where we have pro and non-pro versions of chips.  Why would Apple do this?  It's not just a matter of having more or less CPU and GPU cores.  Apple may wish to do this while keeping new phones on the latest ISP for cameras, etc.  Even for years like this year, Apple made major design changes to the GPU.  They could bring that same technology, but with fewer cores to a non-pro version of a chip.  

Likewise, I think it makes perfect sense and will bring more consistency to new generation of product than simply reusing last year's chip as they have in the past. 

Yeah, it's great to point this out.  Usually after a new OS is released, we get the usual stupid articles telling us how "unoptimized" the original release is and how it's worse on battery, etc.  Most people in the know understand this is how it works and after a few days, things settle down.  The same goes for benchmarking new phones.  The numbers are always lower because the system is busy doing other things when the reviews come out.