Apple A13 SoC

Apple is in big need of ew tentpole features to drive device upgrades. Unless hardware tracing helps deliver some whiz bang new feature, may not be the best use of R&D.

Apple needs to find way to deliver products at lower price points. iPhone XS and XS Max sales may show they can't charge whatever they want.

An Apple SOC in a Mac laptop may deliver better performance than low end Intel chips but they're going to need to lower costs so they can lower prices.

 

How about a phone based on the 4S shell with upgraded screen and internals? Something with actual grip and thickness for battery and lenses too The new screen types would probably put the 4S chassis at the size close to the viewable area of the 5/6. *cough*

sigh duck.

Anyways.

 

I'm just saying the days of "cost no object" in SOC design and production may be coming to an end for Apple.

 

Right, just rolling my eyes at apple

 

Highly likely the one to the bottom right of that that's mostly square. The 2:1 is probably the modem.

 

Most likely the one with the highest ball grid arrays. After all, it has the highest I/O.

 

Nope, all you get is the package size because the pad distribution is completely regular and holds no clues.