We have heard the rumors before that the iPhone 6 will be receiving a processor upgrade. However, we have yet to hear much about the new processor's specs until now. A recent article from MacRumors cites Chinese website cnBeta as the source of some interesting news regarding Apple's upcoming A8 processor.
According to the Chinese source, the new A8 processor could feature frequencies of 2.0 GHz or even higher per core. Compare this to the iPhone 5's A7 processor, which clocked in at 1.3 GHz. The speed increase of the A8 could be quite significant. It was also stated that the A8 will feature 64-bit architecture, and will remain a dual-core chip like the A7, despite the current trends of quad and higher-core processors.
Sources also claim that the A8 will be manufactured using the 20nm process instead of the 28nm process that Apple's chip manufacturers used to make the A7. This process will result in a faster, but lower cost chip, with much less power consumption and heat production.
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