Excitement is certainly building about the A17 Bionic, Apple's latest mobile chip that's slated to be the driving force in some of this year's iPhone 15 models. Built on a 3nm processor — the first mobile silicon to make that claim — the A17 promises gains for both performance and power efficiency as a result of its more compact size. Grab an A17-powered iPhone this fall, and you're more or less assured of having the best-performing phone around.
But what happens if the iPhone 15 model you buy doesn't have an A17 Bionic inside?
