The difference between base model phones and the new iPhone 15 Pro is greater. One of the first 3nm ARM chips in history, the A17 Pro, powers this year’s flagship Apple device. According to all reports, the phone makes excellent use of the company’s first mobile Pro chip, albeit it can get extremely hot. Apple attributes this to a nebulous set of software problems with both third-party apps and iOS itself. There’s no deadline, but it says changes are on the way.
Apple has been setting mobile speed records every year since the release of its initial A-series chips; even the most advanced Qualcomm ARM processors are unable to match Apple’s proprietary CPU cores. Utilizing TSMC’s most recent 3nm technology, the A17 Pro boasts an astounding 19 billion transistors, with each transistor measuring just 12 silicon atoms in width. It is indeed pretty quick. While toastiness is a normal occurrence for smartphones with high-performance processors, owners of the $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro have been shocked by how frequently this occurs.
The iPhone’s processor must slow down when it overheats, which impairs performance and disables several functions like taking pictures and recording videos. Apple argues that neither the A17 Pro’s design nor the switch to a titanium frame—which is supposed to dissipate heat even more effectively than stainless steel did in previous Pro models—are to blame for the overheating problem.
In a statement, Apple informed Forbes that “we have identified a few conditions which can cause iPhone to run warmer than expected.” “Due to increased background activity, the device may feel warmer in the initial days following setup or restoration. Additionally, we have discovered a fault in iOS 17 that affects a small number of customers and will be fixed in a future software release. Recently released updates to third-party programs are another problem that is overloading the system. We’re collaborating with these app developers to implement the fixes that we’re working on.”
Asphalt 9, Instagram, Uber, and other apps are among those connected to the overheating issues. According to Meta, an update for Instagram has already been released to fix overheating. It can take some time for all developers to modify their apps for iOS 17 if it’s a common problem. Perhaps that won’t matter, though. Given its reluctance to take responsibility, Apple may choose to blame little program flaws rather than acknowledge that its new CPU is overheating. It may be time to pose more challenging queries regarding the A17 Pro if the impending software updates fail to alleviate the excessive heat.