iPhone 12 production is still on track, but Apple may wait until May to decide on a release date

[Yoni Heisler]

• TSMC's plan to mass produce an A14 chip with a 5nm process for the iPhone 12 is still on schedule.
• The iPhone 12 release may be delayed for a few months due to the economic impact of the coronavirus.
• Apple will reportedly nail down an iPhone 12 release date sometime in May.
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A new report from Digitimes (via MacRumors) relays that TSMC's plan to begin manufacturing 5nm chips is still on schedule. If this is, in fact, the case, it suggests that Apple is still planning to adhere to its iPhone 12 production schedule as closely as possible. Recall, the iPhone 12 will boast an A14 chip that will reportedly be based on a 5nm process.

The benefit of the new 5nm process would manifest in significant performance gains while using markedly less power. Put simply, Apple's A14 chip will likely represent a huge step up in overall efficiency.

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