Overview
- Apple unveiled the A20 Pro at its Sept. 9 event as the company’s first 2nm iPhone chip and said it will power the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the upcoming iPhone Duo.
- Leaked Geekbench and Metal results from multiple early runs show large generational gains, with CPU multi‑core scores roughly 24–31 percent higher and GPU/Metal scores about 45 percent higher than last year’s Pro models.
- The A20 Pro doubles neural capacity with two 16‑core Neural Engines for 32 cores total and raises memory bandwidth by about 50 percent to support more demanding on‑device AI tasks like the new Siri features.
- EU energy‑label filings confirm battery increases to about 4,056 mAh for the iPhone 18 Pro and 5,391 mAh for the Pro Max, and pre‑orders opened with many 18 Pro models arriving Sept. 18 while several Pro Max configurations show October shipping estimates.
- Software and tech‑spec analysis indicates the iPhone 18 Pro Max sold in the U.S. likely uses a Qualcomm modem while other regions use Apple’s C2 modem, and independent real‑world network and sustained‑performance tests are still needed to verify differences.