Apple\u2019s iPhone 17 models won\u2019t arrive until later this year, but a new report<\/a> by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is already looking to the 2026 iPhone 18.<\/p>\n According to him, those models will use new A20 chips powered by 2nm chips.<\/p>\n The analyst believes that TSMC\u2019s trial production of the 2nm chips has now reached a point where it has breached the 60-70% yield rate, suggesting that the company is closing in on being ready to ship them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This latest news matches a previous claim by Kuo that hinted at 2nm chips for future iPhones. MacRumors notes that analyst Jeff Pu also suggested that 2nm chips are in the cards earlier this week.<\/p>\n Current iPhone 16 chips are based on TSMC\u2019s 3nm manufacturing process and the iPhone 17 models are expected to follow suit. The move to 2nm chips doesn\u2019t explicitly mean faster chips per se, but it could allow for cooler-running silicon that could in turn mean that chips can be pushed further. 2nm chips could also mean for more power-efficient devices, too.<\/p>\n Reports have suggested that the A20 chips will be around 15% faster than the A19 chips that will ship later this year while also being up to 30% more power-efficient.<\/p>\n If everything goes to Apple\u2019s own release cadence we can expect that Apple will announce the iPhone 17 devices this coming September and the iPhone 18 models in September of next year.<\/p>\n You may also like to check out:<\/p>\n You can follow us on\u00a0X<\/a>, or\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, subscribe to our\u00a0YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0and even like our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0to keep yourself updated on all the latest from Microsoft, Google, Apple, and the Web.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.redmondpie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/apple-a20.jpg\")
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