Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 5s uses a microprocessor manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co., IFixit said, countering speculation that the world’s most-valuable technology company would move orders away from its largest competitor.
The iPhone 5s’ new A7 processor was made by Apple’s South Korean rival, according to a tear down of the handset by IFixit, which performs analysis of consumer electronics and sells repair parts. Applications processors are the main chip in smartphones and run all of the software that enable users to play games, send messages and more. Samsung has made all the previous chips in Apple’s A range of processors for the iPhone and iPad.
