Desktop Power In Your Pocket? Apple’s A19 Pro Aims For M4 Single-Core Performance
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Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 series has been the subject of multiple leaks and reports lately. This fall, we’re expecting four total iPhone models: the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the new iPhone 17 “Air.” Apple could equip the “Air” and vanilla models with the new A19 chip while reserving the A19 Pro SoC for the Pro ones. Other sources suggest that the base iPhone 17 will continue to use the old A18 chip. Be that as it may, a new leak suggests that Apple’s A19 Pro chip will have performance matching the M4 chip in single-core workloads.
Apple’s A19 Pro SoC’s Geekbench results match M4 chip in single core
Digital Chat Station, a reliable tipster on China’s Weibo, has posted a performance estimation of Apple’s upcoming flagship iPhone SoC. The leaker claims that Apple’s A19 Pro will obtain more than 4,000 points in Geekbench’s single-core test, meaning it will match the M4 chip’s single-core performance. Furthermore, the source suggests that the A19 Pro will achieve over 10,000 points in Geekbench 6’s multi-core run.
If we believe these results, Apple’s A19 Pro will be around 15–20% more powerful than its predecessor, the A18 Pro, which powers the iPhone 16 Pro models. The A18 Pro on the iPhone 16 Pro and Max typically scores around 3,500 and 8,900 points on Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.
Apple will reportedly use TSMC’s N3P fabrication node on the A19 Pro, just like the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and Dimensity 9500 SoCs. All three mobile SoCs will launch around the same time, igniting a major battle for flagship phone performance.
All iPhone 17 models could have a high refresh rate
Apart from revealing the performance of the A19 Pro chip, the source has claimed that all iPhone 17 models will have higher refresh rates than the iPhone 16. This means that Apple is equipping the base iPhone model this year with a 90Hz refresh display. The vanilla iPhone 17 could even have a 120Hz screen. However, it may not offer the company’s ProMotion display technology, which can vary the refresh rate from 120Hz to 1Hz.
Apple’s new iPhone 17 “Air” model will also offer a high screen refresh rate. The company will likely reserve the ProMotion displays for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max versions. That said, some, if not all, iPhone models this year are shaping up to be a worthy upgrade.
