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As Snell notes, Apple’s A18 Pro chip is “46% faster than the M1 in single-core tasks, and almost identical to the M1 on multi-core and graphics tasks.” For general laptop tasks like browsing the web, watching videos, and messaging, the iPhone chip would be more than sufficient.
Apple plans to launch a low-cost MacBook using the iPhone 16 Pro’s A18 Pro chip instead of its M-series silicon, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says.