The non-pro iphone 15 uses a different processor (A16 vs A17) which doesn’t have the controller for 10gbps speeds. Its the processor from the iphone 14 pro.
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JDPoZ@lemmy.world 9 months ago
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Ocelot@lemmies.world 9 months ago
hackitfast@lemmy.world 9 months ago
lobut@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
An apropos of that, I was looking to buy a mac mini because it looks so affordable. However, if I want more storage or RAM, I’m screwed.
I decided to buy a mini PC and installed mint. If I wanted the same amount of RAM it would have been like twice the price.
hquest123@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m not defending apple (their upgrades are insane) but it’s not the same type of RAM. It’s a unified on chip memory that can be accessed way faster than ddr5.
hansl@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The question isn’t if the chip is there, but whether the regulations require it to be there.
ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The 15 uses an older chip that was designed for iPhones with lighting cables limited to USB 2. So it’s unlikely the hardware is there for USB 3/4 speeds. But it’s not unfeasible to add a dedicated chip for faster USB speeds.
Where as the pro model uses a new chipset. Designed for the 15 pro and likely the 16 non-pro. This has on due USB 3. It would be short sighted to not include it here.
Both phones would have very fast WiFi, I imagine that’s the use case for 90%+ of users.
gian@lemmy.grys.it 9 months ago
Nah, let Apple cripple their own products out of spite…
Stubborn9867@lemmy.jnks.xyz 9 months ago
Are you sure it’s firmware or software limited?
I assumed they just kept the lightning controller, which as you said had USB 2.0 speeds, and then hardwired a USB-C adapter into the phone/circuit board. So it’s a hardware limit.