When Apple releases a new iPhone, it's always quick to point out how much faster it is than last year's iPhone. Often, it boasts a big percentage jump in performance. After showing off iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro at its "awe dropping " September event , Apple did just that with the new A19 Pro chip.
Apple says the iPhone 17 Pro offers up to 40% better sustained performance than the iPhone 16 Pro. Regarding the iPhone Air's AI performance, Apple estimates that the new neural accelerators located on each of the five GPU cores give the A19 Pro a 3x gain in the peak GPU compute compared to last year's A18 Pro. (You can preorder the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air starting at 5 a.m. PT on Sept. 12) Watch this: iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max: All the New Fe