Post #1626138
2026-03-23 08:21 UTC
@wtfwtf_ok No. The key factor is the availability of those reject iPhone 17 Pro systems-on-chips. If the 18 Pro moves to a new chipset, (a) the Neo's CPU/RAM/Storage is obsolete and starts tapering off, and (b) why not try and upsell some waverers?
Apple did this before with the first unibody Macbook Pro/Macbook circa 2007/08. New model after 9 months! (They deleted Firewire and replaced the port with another USB-C, and deleted the user-replacable battery, strengthening hte case. I had one.)
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@wtfwtf_ok@hachyderm.io 2026-03-23 13:48
@cstross the ‘reject’ binned chips are there all along. They don’t need to stop making the 17pro to free-up chips that were never going into in the first place. I do understand that apple sometimes does a fast follow-up on products (m3 macbook pros launched the same year as the m2, and further back the iPad 4 came out like 6 months after iPad 3) but I don’t think that’s the plan with the Neo, I think this model will be with us through Christmas. I have no inside knowledge though.