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iOS 18.1 is here, and all the talk is about Apple Intelligence. However, it also appears that the latest iPhones received a modest performance boost as part of the update. With Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite claiming the performance crown, perhaps Apple is opening the taps a little more to catch up.
This wouldn’t be the first time Apple has tweaked the performance point of its latest iPhone shortly after launch. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max suffered from high temperatures on debut, which Apple remedied with a small update a few weeks later. But you do have to wonder why Apple’s latest chips were slower at launch than they are now. Anyway, let’s get into the numbers.