iPhone 15: price, release date & design

In this article we will discover iPhone 15: price, release date, design, all about Apple’s future smartphones.

The iPhone 15 and all its variations should be officially announced in September 2023, one year after the arrival of the iPhone 14. What are the changes in the range? Will there be a new design? What are the technical novelties? Will the iPhone 15 benefit from new camera sensors? And how much will the iPhone 15 be sold for? Find all the information on Apple’s upcoming smartphones in this article.”

Price

While the iPhone 14 Pro Max has cost the same $1,099 for the past four years, rumors say the iPhone 15 Ultra will likely bring a price hike. So start saving now, because the iPhone 15 Ultra is likely to be the most expensive iPhone of all time. Several reports have claimed that the iPhone 15 Ultra will have a higher starting price than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, possibly as high as $1,299.

Design

According to leaked renders, the iPhone 15 Ultra isn’t expected to deviate all that much from the rest of the iPhone 15 lineup. The design of all four models will reportedly be somewhat refined, with slightly curved edges and thinner bezels around the display. But there will reportedly be several design elements that set the iPhone 15 Ultra apart from the rest of the lineup.

First and foremost, it will reportedly have a titanium frame instead of stainless steel. Apple has been rumored for years to be working on an iPhone that uses a different material than stainless steel or aluminum, and after the Apple Watch Ultra, it makes sense for Apple to shift to lightweight titanium. Like the Apple Watch Ultra, it’s possible that Apple only offers the iPhone 15 Ultra in a single color to accentuate the difference.

It’s also expected to be thicker than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, making it one of the thickest iPhones ever. According to rumors, the iPhone 15 Ultra will be 8.25mm thick compared to 7.85mm on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which will also let Apple trim down the camera bump. The overall dimensions of the phone are expected to be slightly smaller than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, giving the phone a svelter, smaller feel.

The buttons are reportedly changing as well. The most recent rumors say Apple will return to a volume rocker rather than individual buttons and reportedly use solid-state buttons with dedicated haptic engines, eliminating the last of the moving parts. The mute switch is also reportedly changing from its long-standing switch to a haptic button.

Display

The iPhone 14 Pro Max has had a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display since the iPhone 12, and it’s not expected to change. It will also still have the Dynamic Island, ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz, an always-on feature, True Tone, and 2000 nits of peak brightness when outdoors.

However, it’s possible that the Ultra could get a larger screen. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg suggests that the iPhone Ultra could be “an even higher-end iPhone above both Pro models,” rather than a replacement for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. That means it could have an even larger display, which means it would rival—or even top—the 6.8-inch S23 Ultra. Since renders show significantly reduced bezels, Apple could deliver a slightly larger screen without needing to increase the body of the phone.

Processor and specs

Like the iPhone 14 Pro models, the iPhone 15 Ultra is expected to get Apple’s newest A17 processor, which will be built using a 3nm process for the first time. Apple has used a 5nm process since the A14 was introduced in 2020. The A17 will be built using the same architecture as the upcoming M3 chip for the Mac, which is expected to deliver a significant speed and power efficiency boost.

The other big change for the iPhone 15 Ultra is the expected move to USB-C. Not only will USB-C let users use the same cable to charge their iPhone, iPad, and Mac, it should also bring a boost to data transfer speeds. Lightning is currently capped at 480 Mbps, but and the iPhone 15 Ultra’s USB-C port will reportedly support Thunderbolt, with transfer rates up to 40Gbps.

Additionally, the iPhone 15 Ultra will almost certainly get Wi-Fi 6E, which was already introduced on the iPad Pro, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro, and possibly a storage boost to 256GB at the low end and 2TB at the high end.

WILL THE IPHONE 15 BE USB-C OR LIGHTNING COMPATIBLE?

The European Union has finally announced the date starting with which all rechargeable electrical devices, including smartphones, must be equipped with a USB port for charging or data transfer. This has been a long time coming. The day in question is December 28, 2024. Manufacturers are still not required to incorporate a USB port before this date and can choose a proprietary port instead.

It was previously apparent that Apple would seek to delay the adoption of the USB connector as much as possible because the company profits greatly from the Lightning port. In order to sell products that are compatible with the iPhone, all accesories must acquire a license before using this exclusive technology. Therefore, Apple would still have a year to consider whether to comply.

It is amazing that Apple might overtake the competition. The iPhone 15 might all include a USB-C port, according to financial analyst Ming Chi Kuo, who mentions this in one of his financial notes. Additionally, this claim does not conflict with the data provided by Bloomberg. A few weeks ago, the financial news outlet stated that Apple would not add a USB port to its iPhones until 2023.

There is a nuance, though, that should be kept in mind: even if the ports on the various iPhone models are physically identical, the models would be differentiated by their USB standards, which would account for price disparities. The regular and Plus models would only have a USB 2.0 compatible port, while the Pro variants would have a USB 3.2 compliant port. The first has a far higher bandwidth than the second. Additionally, the power for recharging may be stronger.

Camera

While the iPhone 14 Pro Max brought an impressive main camera upgrade from 12MP to 48MP, the iPhone 15 Ultra will reportedly take things even further. Literally—the iPhone 15 Ultra is expected to get a new periscope zoom lens, which will reportedly raise the optical zoom from 3X all the way to 6x or 10x, with digital zoom that will likely reach 30x or 50x with incredible clarity.

The wide and ultra-wide cameras will likely be the same 48MP and 12MP, respectively, but Apple will surely refine the processing and add some new camera tricks. Also rumored to be using a more efficient LiDAR Scanner supplied by Sony.