The Pro designates more than just the core count. If you look at the A18 vs A18 Pro, they’re not simply binned versions of each other. The Pro includes feature

The Pro designates more than just the core count. If you look at the A18 vs A18 Pro, they’re not simply binned versions of each other. The Pro includes features like better display controllers, thunderbolt support and more video codec silicon. So it’s more fair to say this is a binned A17 Pro than what would fit if they removed the Pro nomenclature.