Apple's 2026 iPhone 18 will use a next-generation A20 chip that will be produced using TSMC's 2nm manufacturing process.

The current generation of iPhones might get away with minimal price hikes (or none at all), but it sounds like we might have to pay more for the generations that will follow. As always, remember that ...

On April 1, 2025, the Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC introduced the world's most advanced microchip: the 2 nanometre (2nm) chip.

The tipster states that the cost of producing these 2nm chips is "expected to increase significantly'' and suggests that the iPhone 18 lineup could arrive with a price hike. The prices of devices ...