Idabi lelungelo elilodwa lomenzi phakathi kwe-Apple kunye ne-Samsung alizange lichaphazele ubudlelwane babo boshishino. I-Samsung iqhubekile nokubonelela ngezikrini ze-iPad eNtsha kunye neetshiphusi, iifowuni kunye neetafile, kwi-Apple ngokungathi akukho nto yenzekileyo. Okwangoku izikrini akukho nto ithethiweyo kodwa yonke into ibonisa ukuba Isamsung ayizukwenza iprosesa ye-A7 kulindeleke ukuba ifike kwithebhulethi elandelayo yenkampani yaseMelika, i-iPad 4, kunye nefowuni yayo elandelayo, i-iPhone 6.
Iphephandaba laseMzantsi Korea Amaxesha eKorea iqokelela ubungqina obungaziwa begqala le-Samsung elilawulayo elibonisa ukuba ubudlelwane phakathi kweenkampani ezimbini zokwenza iitshiphusi sele buza kuphela. Iya kuyeka ukusebenzisa itekhnoloji yembangi yayo ephambili kwaye iya kusebenzisa iinkonzo zenkampani yaseTaiwan TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) kuyilo lwe I-chip ye-A7 Kukholelwa ukuba quad-core kwaye yakhelwe phezu inkqubo kwi-20 nm.
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, iApple iyile iitshiphusi kwaye i-Samsung izenzele kwi-forge yayo kwi-32 nm. Abanye abahlalutyi babonisa ukuba i-Apple ikhangele imveliso kwi-nm ephantsi (i-nanometers) kwaye oku kusisiseko sesigqibo kwaye kungekhona ingqumbo phakathi kweenkampani ezimbini kwingxabano yomthetho yakutshanje. Khumbula, ukukwazi ukwakha kwii-nanometers ezimbalwa kukuvumela ukuba ubeke ii-transistors ezininzi kwindawo encinci kwaye ukufumana ukusebenza kakuhle kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kwamandla.
Enye ingcaciso eqinisekisa ukuba imvelaphi yesigqibo kukuzinikela okucacileyo ekuphuculeni iteknoloji ku Ukuqeshwa kutshanje kukaJim Mergard nguApple. UMergard wayengusekela mongameli we-AMD kunye negosa eliyintloko lobunjineli iminyaka eli-16. Okumangalisayo kukuba, umsebenzi wakhe wokugqibela wawukwi-Samsung. UJim Mergard yingcali kwiichips ze-SoC, oko kukuthi, inkqubo ye-chip edibanisa i-CPU kunye ne-GPU kwi-chip enye, njengazo zonke iitshiphusi ze-Apple ukususela kwi-A4. Ukongeza, uyingcali kwiiprosesa zelaptop. I-Apple ifuna ukusebenzisa la mava ukugxila kwisicwangciso sayo sokwenza iprosesa.
I-Samsung yayisebenzela ukuveliswa kweetshiphusi kwi-20 nm nakwi-14 nm ixesha elithile kwaye mhlawumbi iya kukwazi ukwenza oko ngo-2013, kodwa njengoko kubonisiwe ngumphathi kudliwanondlebe nephephandaba laseKorea, I-Apple ifuna ukunciphisa ukuxhomekeka onayo kwimbangi yakho kwaye uyeke ukunikela ngemali ukukhulisa olo khuphiswano. Kwaye akufuneki ukuba ulibale ukuba abo baseCupertino bangoyena mthengi uphambili wenkampani yaseMzantsi Korea, yenze i-9% yeenzuzo zayo ngezinto abenzela zona.