If the constant flood of speculations is any indicator, the iPhone 15 release date is soon to arrive. The Apple presentation is anticipated for September 12 or 13, while the precise date is still up in the air. If past events are any indication, the phones themselves should debut soon after.
As is to be expected with any significant Apple release, a number of new features, including a USB-C connector, Action button, an improved camera system, and more, have already been speculated for both the basic iPhone 15 and Plus models as well as the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.
We’ve outlined some of the most major updates and new features that the iPhone 15 series is expected to include below. Check out our list of the new goods we anticipate Apple to introduce in September if you’re interested in learning more about Apple’s likely intentions for the event scheduled for next month.
iPhone 15 series Action Buttons
The mute option will be removed from the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, according to a rising number of speculations, and will be replaced by a new solid-state “action button.” According to the leaks we’ve heard so far, you’ll still be able to turn on and off your phone’s ringer with the action button, just like you could with the mute switch. However, you can now configure the button to perform a number of other useful tasks, such as turning on Do Not Disturb or Low Power Mode, among others.
The iPhone 15 Pro versions may herald the end of a period for smartphones with this modification. Since Apple unveiled the first iPhone in 2007, the mute switch has been present on every model of the device. Although a physical toggle has advantages, Apple and other smartphone makers have been gradually eliminating them from their products’ designs for years. The mute switch might soon follow the 30-pin charging and headphone connector to the grave.
So it should come as no surprise that Apple would wish to replace it with something more modern, especially in light of persistent claims that the company intends to eventually replace all iPhone buttons with solid-state equivalents.
iPhone 15 USB-C Charging
Apple is anticipated to replace its proprietary Lightning charging port with a common USB-C one starting with the iPhone 15 series. The long-requested change now occurs as a result of new EU regulations requiring Apple to adopt the USB-C port by the end of 2024, just like every other phone manufacturer.
A major update to the iPhone 15’s USB-C connector was seen in earlier this week’s leaked pictures, along with Thunderbolt connectivity, which may enable substantially quicker potential data transfer speeds for iPhone customers. Thunderbolt over USB-C enables speeds of up to 40Gbps, as opposed to Lightning’s 480Mbps USB 2.0 speed limit and USB-C’s 10Gbps standard. This might make transferring big files from the finest iPhones faster than ever.
It is yet unknown whether Thunderbolt will be available on all four iPhone 15 versions or if Apple will reserve the feature for its most expensive models, like it did with the iPad Pro and more recent Macs and MacBooks. Even though all iPhone 15 models have the same rumored USB-C connector, only the iPhone 15 Pro was said to feature Thunderbolt 3 in earlier leaks.
Dynamic Island Comes to all Models
One of the newest and most innovative features on the iPhone is the Dynamic Island, which takes the place of the notch with a more user-friendly interface for alerts and mini-players. Sadly, Apple only included the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max when it first debuted with the iPhone 14.
This time around, though, that might alter. The Dynamic Island is reportedly coming to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus as well as the Pro versions, according to a number of sources and allegedly photographic proof. With all the additional screen real estate and functionality provided by Dynamic Island, the iPhone 15 series should therefore present a more cohesive family of phones, at least from the front.
Periscope Zoom Camera
A new periscope telephoto camera that will enable up to double the optical zoom of the iPhone 14 Pro Max is rumored to be an exclusive feature reserved for the iPhone 15 Pro Max and not seen on any other iPhone 15 models.
The periscope system, which allows Apple to fit a more potent zoom lens in the iPhone’s thin chassis, is said to enable up to 5x or 6x magnification, according to tipsters. According to another rumor, Apple will switch to a hybrid lens design for the iPhone 15 Pro Max in order to improve image quality in comparison to rivals without adding bulk to the phone’s sleek design.
The current 3x telephoto zoom offered on previous Pro iPhone models is reportedly staying on the smaller Pro iPhone.
Stacked Battery System
Finally, the iPhone 15 series promises to deliver some of the longest-lasting smartphones on the market on the battery front. Achieving an outstanding number of 13 hours and 39 minutes on Tom’s Guide’s battery test, the iPhone 14 Pro Max was the only real flagship device to make it into the top five on our list of the greatest phone batteries.
According to rumors, the batteries on all iPhone 15 models will be bigger. The battery size of the iPhone 15 is expected to be 3,877 mAh for the normal model and 4852 mAh for the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The longer battery life of the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max may be due, at least in part, to a new stacked battery arrangement that uses the same technology as electric vehicles. We could observe up to a 35% increase in power efficiency in their battery life as a result of the A17 Bionic chip, Apple’s first chip to utilize the 3-nanometer manufacturing process, which is reported to be slated for the Pro models.