They're similar, but it is not "basically the a14". This is like saying that an Intel Core i9 is basically the same as a Core i5. Sure it has a lot of similarit

They're similar, but it is not "basically the a14". This is like saying that an Intel Core i9 is basically the same as a Core i5. Sure it has a lot of similarities, but they have very different thermal and performance characteristics. https://www.extremetech.com/computing/318715-comparison-of-apple-m1-a14-shows-differences-in-soc-design https://www.extremetech.com/computing/318715-comparison-of-a...