Apple's next-generation flagship iPhone -- commonly identified as the iPhone 5S -- does appear to use an A7 processor, new photos suggest. The chip has an APL0698 model number, rather than the APL0598 for the A6, or the APL5598 for the A6X. Also of note is a "K1A0062" identifier, which may back reports that Apple has dropped Samsung as a chipmaker in favor of TSMC. Earlier A-series chips have "N" identifiers that refer to Samsung part numbers.
