Apple has shied away from adding a vapor chamber to its iPhones, resulting in performance being lost over time, regardless of how capable the chipset was. This drop was witnessed when running AAA games and other tests, which undoubtedly hampered the user experience, which is why the company may finally learn from its past mistakes and introduce a vapor chamber to the top-end iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, at least according to one tipster. Various premium Android flagships ship with this cooling solution, as it allows handsets to remain relatively thin while keeping the thermals in check.
Tipster’s latest post suggests that the vapor chamber will not arrive to the less expensive iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air
On Weibo, MacRumors noticed that an individual who goes by the handle Setsuna Digital has commented on the Chinese social network regarding the arrival of a vapor chamber to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. What is interesting about the post is that nowhere does it mention the same solution arriving to the less expensive iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air, suggesting that it will be another year where Apple attempts to differentiate its ‘Pro’ models from the remaining lineup by removing certain features from the non-Pro variants.
The latest rumor also mentions which SoC will be found in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is the A19 Pro. Apple’s upcoming silicon will probably utilize TSMC’s third-generation 3nm process, also known as ‘N3P,’ which will deliver improvements over the second-generation node, but not by much, based on the following statistics. When we reported that the company’s M5 had already undergone mass production, we stated that TSMC’s 3nm N3P technology would deliver around a 10 percent improvement in power efficiency and a 5 percent performance bump.
The aforementioned differences are not a whole lot, especially when there will be a ton of thermal constraints for the A19 Pro when running in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. With the vapor chamber cooler added, the next-generation silicon could stretch its legs comfortably, operating at a higher wattage to deliver steady performance levels. Of course, it remains to be seen if Apple actually goes through with this claim, so remember to treat this rumor with a pinch of salt, and we will return with more updates.
News Source: Setsuna Digital
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