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Rumor: Apple to release 4-inch iPhone powered by A9 processor in 2016

Apple may release a 4-inch iPhone in 2016, complete with a pretty impressive processor inside. According to a note released recently by reliable analyst/guru Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, Apple will launch a 4-inch iPhone in 2016, complete with an A9 processor. While new model may not generate huge sales, Kuo cited the following reasons […]

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Apple supplier advantage studied, analyzed

There’s been some astonishment as to the new iPhone and its A9 processor that people are trying to get to the bottom of. Namely, the iPhone 6s and its 3D Touch screen, which has been commented as feeling “like magic” and outsiders realizing that Apple as a platform company is so far above the competition […]

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Ars Technica puts iPhone 6s units through their paces to test battery life differences between Samsung, TSMC models

In the wake of the controversy surrounding the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus’ battery life and how this might change depending on whether the battery was sourced from Samsung or TSMC, some research has been done that has discovered the battery life difference in “real-world usage” to be about 2 to 3 percent. The cool […]

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“Chipgate” scandal erupts for iPhone 6s, 6s Plus owners, Samsung A9 processor may lead to 20% shorter battery life

Well, you can’t release a new iPhone without at least some scandal. This year it may come down to the processor inside your new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus. In the new “Chipgate” controversy, Apple may have shipped a series of processors that could affect battery life with the handset. Apple, which used two suppliers […]

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Rumor: Upcoming A9 processor could show 20-30% improvement over A8

If nothing else, the A9 processor will offer a nice speed boost over its predecessor. That’s what a graph of the forthcoming processor’s performance seems to indicate, Apple’s upcoming A9 chip beating out Samsung’s 8-core chips with a single-core score of 2090 and a multi-core tally of 3569, compared to the respective averages of 1611 […]