In the competition to produce smartphones on the 3 nm process, Apple outperformed Qualcomm and MediaTek, with its A17 Pro mobile SoC remaining the only one available. The 2025-bound A19 Pro may be able to reach a 2 nm node, according to a report published last week, but that has since been questioned.
The A19 Pro won’t be released on the 2 nm-produced iPhone 17 Pro models that come out next year, according to a fresh leak from a Korean source. These assertions are allegedly unfounded because TSMC’s 2 nm technology is not expected to reach mass production capability until the second half of 2026. That would, of course, completely rule out the possibility of a 2 nm A19 Pro, with the A20 Pro looking like the more likely contender.
If this leak is anything to go by, it’s likely that the A20 Pro and MediaTek 9600 could both be built on the same 2 nm node. It’s currently unknown if the Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 will be built on a TSMC or Samsung process.
