Apple’s next-generation iPhone and iPad devices will likely include new quad-core processors in place of Apple’s current dual-core A5 chipset. 9to5Mac on Friday uncovered references to the new quad-core chip within the latest beta release of Apple’s iOS software. Among the code for Apple’s updated processing-core management software, a reference to “/cores/core.3” has been identified. Apple’s dual-core A5 chipset is referred to as “/cores/core.1” within the iOS code, and single-core chips are “/cores/core.0” according to the naming conventions within Apple’s processing-core management software. Apple may include new quad-core A6 chips in its third-generation iPad and sixth-generation iPhone, both due to launch later this year. An image of the references to Apple’s quad-core chipset within the iOS 5.1 beta code follows below.
Apple’s iOS 5.1 beta reveals quad-core chips for next-gen iPhone, iPad
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 7:41PM EST
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