According to a new report, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will be the sole supplier of processors for the upcoming iPhone 7. The report, from Korean publication Electronic Times, says that TSMC won the bid over Samsung to produce the chips with its 10-nanometre process.
This would be a shift from the current manufacturing split in which Samsung and TSMC both produce a portion of the A9 processors that appear in the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. However, if true, it wouldn't be an entirely unfamiliar approach: TSMC was the sole supplier of the A8 chips in 2014's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which was itself a move away from Samsung's position as the only supplier in prior generations.
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TSMC said to be sole supplier of processors for iPhone 7
good! i have the TSMC and my phone never has problems while my friends, who have the samsung chip, always have issues
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Don't exaggerate
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Lol these samsung haters amaze me
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Go ahead...keep defending those sleazebags called Samsung.
Yup, it's an exaggeration. But there is one issue with Samsung chips which might not be a big deal for some people, but for those with very sensitive earphones it's pretty annoying;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdZ2-9qZipY
It's been confirmed to affect only the Samsung chipped 6S and 6S+ models, and you'll only get it on very sensitive (usually balanced armature driven) headphones/monitors. TSMC variants don't suffer from the issue.
im not exaggerating??? how did 1 comment start this bull?
my battery lasts longer than theirs under the same exact conditions
my memory stays lower under the same conditions
my phone doesnt heat while theirs does
also, i have seen reports that prove everything i am saying
please do NOT tell me i am wrong without backing yourself up. you all sounded quite dumb in the comments above
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You're the halfwit here. All the differences you state are negligible, and there are hundreds of articles and videos online to back it up. You might want to start with your own proof first.
How do you determine which chip your phone has?
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There used to be an app but I believe it has been pulled.
"Always"? I have the Samsung chip and I don't have any problems.
That's because you're not trying hard enough to find one. Good for you though, no need to go full blown and call a whole company 'sleazebag' like the complete retard above because .. well, God **** knows what Samsung ever did to wrong him like that.
Used to have the Samsung chip on the iPhone, no problem whatsoever too.
We at least I'll know if my 6s Plus has any issue, I'll if it has the Samsung one or the TMSC one.
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I have the Samsung chip and have never had any problems. I have excellent battery life and no regrets.
Wasn't there any article here a couple of weeks ago stating that the Samsung chips deliver slightly better performance?
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All the articles I read during "chipgate" claimed the TSMC models benchmarking higher and offering better battery life, though the difference was negligible.
Finally no more Samsung, if this turns out to be true, then the Samsung fanboys will have nothing to brag about with no Samsung processor in sight in the iPhone 7.
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Well they make the qualcom chips now so I think they'll be ok
Better continuity if it the same processors. They won't have the same problem with processors, and it will make it easier to recall if needed.
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What's wrong with this app? Nearly every comment I've posted lately isn't showing up.
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It's a bug that's been there a long time, they don't seem too keen on fixing it
I know this bug existed before when I was an iOS user before, its ridiculous, I was with Android briefly and then I can back to iOS, the Android version of this app is actually superior and it hurts to say that.
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get used to that feeling
It's just one app, most apps are better on iOS, try harder fandroid.
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How can i check i have a Samsung or TSMC chip inside my iPhone 6S +?
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