Analyst who claimed iPhone 17 would use A18 backtracks

The iPhone 17 is again rumored to ship with an A19 chip as an analyst not known for accuracy catches up with other leakers on the processing and memory rumors.Render of a possible iPhone 17 design - Image Credit: AppleInsiderApple currently uses a two-tier approach when it comes to iPhone chips, with the Pro models getting the Pro version of the system-on-chip for that year. However, after claiming Apple will shake things up with its chip strategy for 2025, an analyst has returned to the fold.In May, GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu recanted an earlier report and went against practically every other leaker on the core iPhone 17. Pu believed that the base model will use the A18 chip, the same one used in the iPhone 16 lineup. Rumor Score: