The iPhone 15 rumors are in full swing and as we move ahead in time, the web is filled with news about the upcoming iPhone 15 series mobile. Apple mostly launches new version of iPhone in September every year, and seems that it will be same this year too. However the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus kickoff is a decent nine months away from now, but the gossip has already started.
The most recent reports suggest that the iPhone 15 will have an all-new design, a most awaited USB-C port, and a few other cool new elements will provoke you to move up to upgrade to iPhone 15 series this year, we have assembled the latest bits of iPhone 15 series rumors, its highlights, variants, design, and the suggested cost of the iPhone 15 series. So lets jump into the details without wasting time!
iPhone 15 Rumors about Variants
Apple may continue with its habit of releasing releasing numerus iPhones for different segments as affirmed by various analysts. Like last year, the Apple may most likely release four different iPhone variants in 2023 with various combination of screens quality, screen size, Wi-Fi and camera configurations, to name a few.
Analysts mentioned that Apple could follow the most recent naming strategy of the Apple Watch series and rename the top-end iPhone 15 from Pro Max to Ultra. This change bring the iPhone 15 in line with the Apple Watch Ultra. If Apple follows this naming convection then we may actually see the below iPhone 15 models this year:
- iPhone 15 (6.1-inch display for Standard model)
- iPhone 15 Plus (6.7-inch display for Standard model)
- iPhone 15 Pro (6.1-inch display Top End)
- iPhone 15 Ultra/Max (6.7-inch display Top End)
Apple may still not release the iPhone 15 mini model in 2023 again, since Apple is not seeing a satisfactory response from users.
iPhone 15 Release Date
Apple iPhones follow a very predictable unveiling launch event schedule, with the upgraded ones seeming consistent to be released in early days of autumn. You can see the trend of release dates of previous years (from September mid to end of September every year). Ignoring the later release in 2020 – because of Coronavirus related difficulties – it appears that Apple leans toward a mid-to late-September launches, however you must consider that these are speculations /rumors and nothing is official right now.
Fortunately a report from mid-January 2023 confirms that the iPhone 15 is now in preliminary production stage at Foxconn and China, giving Apple and producers a lot of buffer to figure out any issues before releasing iPhone series later this year.
iPhone 15 Design Change
Finally iPhone 15 USB C Charging Port May Arrive in iPhone 15
A fairly constrained change that Apple needs to obligatorily bring to the iPhone 15 this year is the iPhone 15 USB C port rather than its exclusive lightning charging port. This won’t bring a significant design change, yet will be one of the primary highlighted feature elements of the iPhones this year.
Apple didn’t make any announcement to when this change will occur, while Apple has officially announced that it will introduce the iPhone 15 USB C to iPhones soon. Yet, it is generally accepted that iPhone 15 series will be the main iPhone models to get USB-C port. In addition, reports have assured that Apple may also release new iPhone 15 USB C accessories, including iPhone 15 USB C compatible Airpods, to pair with the new iPhones.
iPhone 15 Rumor – iPhone Notch aka Dynamic Island Across All Models
While the Dynamic Island was iPhone 14 Pro Max exclusive design but is seems that this will be a standard feature in all models of iPhone 15 this year. This is also increase acceptance in developers and they will come up with more apps compatible with Dynamic Island in coming days.
To make your island look especially unique, you can make it look like a dog or display a skyline on top of it. It’s a fantastic way to distinguish your iPhone from the other dynamic islands out there. Also, these are only the app’s free options. To unlock all of the designs in the app.
Play the entertaining game Hit the Island against the pill-shaped cutout on your iPhone by adapting the tried-and-true “Pong” concept. Essentially, you can move this paddle around to hit the ball like we did in old school 8 bit ATARI Games but on a touchscreen in 80s and 90s. You receive one point for each time the ball contacts a pill, and after every ten points, the ball’s speed increases. The paddle eventually gets smaller, and the ball occasionally even splits in half. If you’re scoring anything above 45 points, as shown in the leaderboard, you’ll likely be in the top 1% of players because the game becomes quite challenging once you pass the 30–40 point threshold.
iPhone 15 Rumor – Titanium Frame
One more change in design is rumored for iPhone 15 series is a titanium frame for high end iPhone 15 Pro models. Apple may move to a titanium frame on the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max/Ultra models from the stainless steel frame used currently. This will assist the organization in reducing the weight of its top of the line iPhone models.
iPhone 15 Leaks – Curved Edge Reincarnation!
Back in 2020 Apple took on flat looking edges with the arrival of the iPhone 12 series, and continued with same design until last year’s iPhone 14 series as well. But rumors in last few months suggest that we could see the reincarnation of curved/round edges with the upcoming iPhone 15 series.
Back in November 2022, leaksters mentioned that Apple could launch the iPhone 15 series with curved/rounded edges like iPhone 5c. Nothing is confirmed officially on the design front of iPhone 15 Series yet. As of late however, leaksters shared an update saying that the forthcoming iPhone series will flaunt a completely different design with curved edges rather than the current design.
iPhone 15 Rumors – Cool Update, No Buttons
As Apple pushes to increase the difference between the normal and Pro iPhone models, reports claim that iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max/Ultra may introduce the solid state controls for power and volume function, similar to the home button of the iPhone 8. To support these solid state buttons Apple will need to add two extra Taptic engines to help the haptic feedback function. Introducing the solid state buttons will help Apple to reduce the mechanical parts to great extent and this will increase the protection against water and dust and toughness of phone as there will be less openings in the top end iPhone 15 models.
Geek Stuff : Solid State Relay and Solid State Logic
iPhone 15 Rumors – Expected Specifications
iPhone 15 will boast a 3nm A17 Bionic Chipset
Apple is probably going to continue with the practice from the previous year and make its Pro models and non Pro models look different. The Apple A16 Bionic, which was the year’s top-of-the-line chipset, would therefore power the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus models and iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max will use the latest Apple A17 Bionic 3nm processor.
According to rumors, the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will use an enhanced version of the A16 Bionic chip, which is used in current iPhone 14 Pro series and not the upgraded A17 chip. The A17 Bionic chipset from Apple, on the other hand, will have a significant advancement because it is anticipated to be built on TSMC’s 3nm design, which promises substantial performance improvements and significantly enhanced power efficiency.
TSMC’s 3nm semiconductors for iPhones will perform better while using 35% less battery. So, we may anticipate that Apple’s upcoming Pro iPhones will have longer battery lives than the current models.
iPhone 15 Rumors – May Have Periscope Camera
Samsung has proactively challenged the best feature of Apple, the iPhone camera. Samsung flagship models (S23 Ultra) have a periscope 100x Digital zoom and 10x optical zoom. So we assume that iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will probably include the 48MP lens from current-gen iPhone 14 models.
Hence the biggest improvement in this year’s iPhone launch, besides the USB-C port, might be the cameras on Pro versions. Apple’s introduced 48MP sensor on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max in 2022. With a telephoto periscope lens, the company is anticipated to advance its camera technology this year, improving the iPhones a competitive optical zoom. This will help Apple further create difference in the normal and Pro models as these features will be limited to Pro and above models only.
Other rumors indicate that Apple intends to increase the value of current iPhone 14 Pro’s by upgrading the optical zoom from 3x optical zoom to 10x. Additionally it may introduce 8P Lenses, where 8 refers to number of elements (Plastic Lenses) in a camera setup, here more number of elements results in better, distortion free images. Another rumor claims that Apple will use new Sony sensors for better low light photography. Nonetheless, it isn’t certain if these sensors will be available just on Star models or across the setup. Remain tuned for more explanation.
iPhone 15 Leaks – Wi-Fi 6E and Qualcomm 5G Modem
New component coming to the iPhone 15 series – Wi-Fi 6E. Apple will probably depend on Broadcom to source the Wi-Fi 6E chips for the iPhone 15 Series mobiles. The Wi-Fi update will come to all iPhone 15 models or simply the Pro ones is yet not known.
Apple may not be able to manufacture its in-house 5G modem for upcoming iPhone 15 series because of overheating issues in their chipset, hence the 2023’s models will probably use the Qualcomm X70 5G modem (same as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset).
iPhone 15 – Ram Upgrade to 8GB
The forthcoming top-end iPhones will include 8GB RAM to pair up with the 3nm A17 chipset, a bump from last year’s 6GB iPhone 14 Pro models. Standard iPhone 15 may adapt to 6GB Ram
Still Apple will use LPDDR5 and not the latest LPDDRX5 for its iPhone 15 models. Apple may reserve the latest LPDDRX5 for the following year’s iPhone 16 series.
Super Fast Wired Data Transfer Speed
One more significant element for the iPhone 15 Pro series is quicker wired data transfer speed over new USB-C 3.2 version port. Apple will remove its lightning port on 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max/Ultra with USB-C 3.2 or Thunderbolt 3, and make it possible to transfer data up to 20Gb/s over USB3.2 and 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3. It will be help transferring huge picture/video files clicked using new periscope lens and 48MP sensor in pro iPhone models. Standard iPhone models will likewise get a USB-C 2.0 or 3.0 ports.
iPhone 15 Pricing
As we have mentioned above that Apple wants to differentiate the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models, hence the difference might be more than expected. This signals that we could see a $300 cost distinction between the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models.
This is how much the iPhone 15 series May cost in US at launch this year:
- iPhone 15 – $799 (No change)
- iPhone 15 Plus – $899 (No change)
- iPhone 15 Pro – $1,099 (bumped by $100)
- iPhone 15 Ultra – $1,199 (bumped by $100)
Rumors about a cost for iPhone 14 series as well didn’t end up being correct. From 2017, Apple has listed its base model flagship iPhones at $999, and it could continue to do so this year too.
iPhone 15 : What Are Your Assumptions?
The article is based on rumors/comments from reputed industry sources and we will see a few new leaks until the new iPhone 15 series finally becomes official in September 2023. If these rumors become true, you have enough information to evaluate if you want the new features like Curved Design, Upgraded Camera, or superfast Wi-Fi and Data Transfer and super solid Titanium frame. Please feel free to make a comment below and join me in further disclosure as and when they arrive.
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