Technical Glossary (2260 terms)

Standardized hardware and benchmark definitions across smartphones, laptops, CPUs, GPUs, SoCs, and tablets.

• Apple A14 Bionic — Apple's first 5nm iPhone chip with Firestorm and Icestorm cores (launched in 2020). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple A15 Bionic — Apple's iPhone chip with the Avalanche and Blizzard cores (launched in 2021). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple A16 Bionic — Apple's iPhone chip used in the iPhone 14 Pro (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple A17 Pro — Apple's first 3nm chip with hardware ray tracing (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple A18 — Apple's iPhone chip with a faster 6-core GPU (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple A18 Pro — Apple's Pro chip with a bigger GPU and ray tracing (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple A19 — Apple's iPhone chip built on a 3nm-class process (launched in 2025). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple A19 Pro — Apple's Pro chip with 6 GPU cores and strong AI performance (launched in 2025). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple GPU — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M-series — Apple's in-house Arm-based chips for Mac and iPad (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5). [ BRANDS ]
• Apple M1 — Apple's first Apple Silicon chip for Mac, with CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Apple M1 Max — Apple's high-end chip with up to 32 GPU cores (launched in 2021). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M1 Pro — Apple's pro chip with up to 10 CPU cores and 16 GPU cores (launched in 2021). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M1 Ultra — Apple's flagship chip combining two M1 Max dies (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M2 — Apple's second-generation Apple Silicon chip. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Apple M2 Max — Apple's high-end M2 chip (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M2 Pro — Apple's pro chip with up to 12 CPU cores (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M2 Ultra — Apple's flagship combining two M2 Max dies (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M3 — Apple's 3nm Apple Silicon chip generation. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Apple M3 Max — Apple's high-end M3 chip (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M3 Pro — Apple's pro chip with up to 12 CPU cores and 18 GPU cores (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M4 — Apple's 2024-2025 Apple Silicon chip generation used in iPad Pro and Mac. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Apple M4 Max — Apple's high-end M4 chip (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M4 Pro — Apple's pro chip with up to 14 CPU cores (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M5 — Apple's 2025-2026 Apple Silicon chip generation. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Apple M5 Max — Apple's high-end M5 chip (launched in 2025). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple M5 Pro — Apple's pro chip generation (launched in 2025). [ CHIPS ]
• Apple Neural Engine — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Apple Pencil — Apple's stylus for iPad. [ DISPLAY ]
• Apple Watch — Product Lines [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Arc — Intel's discrete graphics card brand. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Arc A-series — Intel's first Arc GPU generation (Alchemist). [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Arc B-series — Intel's second Arc GPU generation (Battlemage). [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Arm Holdings — British company that designs the ARM processor architecture and Cortex cores. [ BRANDS ]
• Armor Glass — Samsung's durable display glass on Ultra flagships. [ DISPLAY ]
• Arrow Lake — Intel's Core Ultra 200 microarchitecture (2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Aspect Ratio — The ratio of screen width to height (e.g., 19.5:9, 16:10); affects how tall or wide a screen feels. [ DISPLAY ]
• Aspire — Acer's mainstream consumer laptop line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Asus — Taiwanese company making ROG gaming phones, Zenfone, laptops, and motherboards. [ BRANDS ]
• Asus ROG Strix G16 — Asus's mainstream gaming laptop — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 — Asus's compact gaming laptop — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Asus TUF Gaming A16 — Asus's durable value gaming laptop — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Asus Zenbook 14 OLED — Asus's thin laptop with an OLED display — launched in 2024. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Asus Zenfone — Asus's compact flagship phone line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Athlon — AMD's budget processor brand. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Atom — Intel's low-power processor line for tablets and laptops. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Audio Codecs — Formats that compress audio for wireless headphones (AAC, aptX, LDAC); they set max quality. [ AUDIO ]
• Audio-Technica — Japanese audio brand for headphones, mics, and turntables. [ BRANDS ]
• Auracast — Bluetooth broadcast audio that shares audio to many listeners. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Avalanche — Apple's performance CPU core in the A15 and M2 chips. [ CHIPS ]