iPhone 18 Pro: A20 Pro adds a dual 16-core Neural Engine

Apple has introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max with the A20 Pro chip. According to Apple, the chip has a new dual 16-core Neural Engine, 32 cores in total, which the company describes as double the AI processing power of A19 Pro. Apple says the Neural Engine accelerates on-device AI models and computational photography.

The A20 Pro also offers 50 percent more memory bandwidth than A19 Pro, and its 6-core CPU includes integrated Neural Accelerators. Apple positions the chip for “more advanced on-device AI workloads” alongside games.

The phones ship with iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and the new Siri AI. Apple states that Apple Intelligence uses on-device processing together with Private Cloud Compute. Pre-orders start on 12 September, with availability from 18 September; prices start at $1,199 for the iPhone 18 Pro and $1,299 for the iPhone 18 Pro Max, both with 256 GB.