This year, Cupertino is further raising the stakes with the next-generation “Pro” lineup by introducing several new first-on-an-iPhone like features.
Apple is holding its fall launch event on Tuesday at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, where it’s expected to unveil new devices including the iPhone 15. The star attraction of the event will be two high-end “pro” models with titanium casing and better cameras, according to insiders. Here are the five major changes that we expect to see in Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models.
iPhone 15 Pro concept render (Image credit: Jonas Daehnert)
Apple’s Pro iPhones are already a step ahead of the competition in terms of design, thanks to the use of stainless steel for their mid-frame. This year, Cupertino is further raising the stakes with the next-generation “Pro” lineup which will get titanium frames instead of stainless steel, making them stronger and lighter.
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iPhone 15 Pro render with a Type-C charging port (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)
USB-C
Apple has been gradually replacing Lightning ports with USB Type-C ports, starting with the iPads. This time around, the entire iPhone 15 lineup will get a USB Type-C port. The move spurred by new European regulations which require a common charging port. That said, it remains to be seen how Apple will execute the transition to USB-C for the iPhone. Apple already ships newer iPads and MacBooks with USB-C charging.
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iPhone 15 Pro Max speculated to be the first Apple smartphone to feature periscope zoom lens (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)
Periscope lens
Apple will continue to use a triple camera setup with dedicated telephoto, wide-angle, and ultra-wide-angle lenses in the iPhone 15 Pro lineup. While the primary wide-angle shooter is said to be similar to its predecessors with a 48 MP resolution, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is reported to include a new periscope zoom lens with 6x optical zooming capability. Rival smartphones, most notably Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra use a combination of pericope lenses and digital lenses.
iPhone 15 Pro speculated to feature a display manufactured using LIPO technology (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)
LIPO Display
The Apple iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max feature a new display with even thinner bezels. This is possible using a new OLED screen manufacturing technique called low-injection pressure over-moulding or LIPO process, which is also said to decrease the thickness of the display panel. A report from Bloomberg highlights that the new display manufactured using the LIPO process is said to have reduced the bezels from 2.2 mm to 1.5 mm, helping Apple offer more screen real estate and inching closer towards offering an all-screen iPhone.
The iPhone 15 Pro has notably slimmer bezels (Image: Ian Zelbo/MacRumors)
A17 Bionic
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra will both be powered by the A17 Bionic which will be the first chip produced by leading foundry TSMC made using its 3nm process node. A17 Bionic is said to deliver a 10 to 15 per cent boost in both CPU and GPU performance.
Source:indianexpress.com