Apple’s rumored iPhone 15 lineup — anticipated to reach in fall of 2023 — already has an lively rumor mill touting a wide range of new options. Those rumors, plus the current EU ruling mandating USB-C charging on phones offered inside Europe, would possibly imply a lot of departures from Apple’s conventional design. Will the iPhone 15 have a USB-C port? Will Apple increase iPhone prices in 2023? Will it even be referred to as the “iPhone 15”? No one outdoors of Apple is aware of for certain, however these stories will definitely feed our curiosity till Apple throws the following iPhone occasion. Here are among the greatest and most credible rumors we have seen to date, to color an image of what we might even see from the iPhone 15.
iPhone 15 design: Hello USB-C, goodbye Lightning
This one has been within the rumor mill for years now, however in 2023 the change from a Lightning Port to a USB-C port may lastly occur. That’s probably because of stress from the European Union, which has been pushing for a typical charging customary for years. In 2022, the bloc managed to move laws requiring Apple to equip its iPhones with USB-C ports by 2024 if it desires to promote them within the EU.
The query is whether or not Apple will change all iPhone fashions to USB-C or simply these offered within the EU. Apple already modifies iPhone fashions regionally, because it has performed with the iPhone 14: The US model has an electronic SIM, whereas different variants retain the SIM slot. However, there are good causes to maneuver all iPhones to USB-C transferring ahead, in response to Avi Greengart, analyst at Techsponential.
“…There are larger ecosystem, security, and accessory considerations with the power/data connector, so I think it is more likely that Apple moves all iPhones [globally] to USB-C in the iPhone 16 timeframe to comply with European regulations,” he instructed CNET in an e mail.
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iPhone 15 design: Dynamic Island expands to all fashions
Apple is more likely to proceed promoting 4 iPhone fashions with the iPhone 15 lineup. Rumors level to a typically related design throughout the board, besides that the iPhone 14 Pro’s shape-shifting cutout, often known as Dynamic Island, is ready to make its means throughout all fashions.
That rumor comes from show analyst Ross Young, who additionally stated in a September tweet that he is not anticipating base iPhone 15 fashions to have a better refresh charge like Apple’s Pro iPhones as a result of the provision chain cannot assist it.
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iPhones have had Lightning ports for the reason that iPhone 5 in 2012. Android telephones sometimes have the marginally bigger USB-C.
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iPhone 15: Solid-state buttons come to professional iPhone 15 fashions
Noted Apple observer Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with TF International Securities, expects Apple to distinguish additional between its base and Pro fashions within the coming years. One means he is anticipating that to occur is by giving the iPhone 15 Pro fashions solid-state quantity and energy buttons as an alternative of the usual keys current on right now’s gadgets, he wrote in a tweet in October.
The solid-state buttons, which Kuo says can be just like the house button discovered on the iPhone SE and iPhone 7, mimic the texture of urgent a button with the assistance of haptic suggestions. The obvious benefit of any such button is that it additionally protects in opposition to water getting in.
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iPhone 15 Power: Increased RAM for pro models
According to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce, Pro models of the iPhone 15 lineup will get a bump up in RAM to 8GB from 6GB to complement the anticipated A17 Bionic chipset. Base models will continue to receive 6GB RAM, according to TrendForce. This rumor is also apparently backed up by a research report from analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities, according to a MacRumors article, which referenced Pu’s report.
iPhone 15 camera: Periscope-style telephoto lens arrives
Yet another Kuo prediction has been making the rounds, but this time it’s about the iPhone 15’s camera. The analyst forecasts that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will receive a periscope-style telephoto lens. This sort of telephoto lens allows for higher optical zoom levels, with Kuo forecasting a 6x optical zoom could arrive in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The optical zoom on the iPhone 14 Pro Max is limited to 3x, which lags rivals such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra’s 10x optical zoom.
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iPhone 15 price: Up, up and away?
Prices have dramatically increased since the original iPhone arrived in 2007. And that may happen again in 2023 with the iPhone 15, except not in the way you might think. The price of the regular iPhone 15 is currently expected to remain the same, according to analysts who previously spoke with CNET.
However, the upper limit of the price range could be pushed higher if rumors about a luxe iPhone 15 Ultra turn out to be true. The rumored Ultra model could potentially replace the iPhone 15 Pro Max next year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes. This falls in line with predictions from Kuo, who expects Apple to differentiate further between the iPhone Pro and iPhone Pro Max models. US prices currently range from $829 for the entry-level iPhone 14 model (128GB) all the way up to $1,599 for the highest-end iPhone 14 Pro Max with 1TB of storage.
Read more: What Apple Could Do With iPhone 15 Prices in 2023
iPhone 15: Launch and release timeline
Apple holds its annual iPhone event in September almost every year, so we’d expect the timeline to remain the same for the iPhone 15. New iPhones typically get released shortly thereafter, usually the Friday of the following week. Sometimes Apple will stagger release dates for specific models, especially when introducing a new design or size. So it’s possible that the iPhone 15 lineup will have more than one release date.
Here’s what we know:
- Apple tends to hold its events on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Apple’s iPhone 14 event was held on Wednesday Sept. 7, while its iPhone 13 event was held on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
- iPhone release dates are typically a week and a half after Apple’s announcements.
- In general, new iPhones are released on a Friday, around the third week of September. For the iPhone 13, preorders began Sept. 17 and the phones went on sale Sept. 24.
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