Yearly, Apple introduces a brand new iPhone line, and its introduction is a very powerful occasion within the Apple calendar. As a lot as Mac gross sales are rising and Apple’s push into companies is rising, iPhone gross sales are on the coronary heart of the corporate’s portfolio and function the motive force for equipment like Apple Watch and AirPods.

The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Professional haven’t been out for very lengthy, however rumors are already heating up about what to anticipate with subsequent yr’s iPhone 15 line. Right here’s what we’ve heard up to now, and what we anticipate based mostly on Apple’s latest historical past.

Up to date 02/22/23: Purported iPhone 15 CAD information present slimmer bezels (which means a really barely bigger show or very barely smaller physique), USB-C, and Dynamic Island.

iPhone 15 launch date

Apple often introduces the brand new iPhones on a Tuesday or Wednesday across the second week of September.

Subsequently, we suspect the iPhone 15 might be unveiled on September 12 or 13, 2023. At the least a few of the fashions will possible go on sale for preorder that Friday (September 15) and be available in shops the next Friday (September 22).

Right here’s when the previous couple of generations arrived in shops:

• iPhone 14: September 16, 2022
• iPhone 13: September 24, 2021
• iPhone 12: October 23, 2020
• iPhone 11: September 20, 2019
• iPhone XS: September 21, 2018

iPhone 15 worth

With the iPhone 14 fashions, Apple stored the value the identical within the U.S., however because of change charges and inflation, needed to elevate costs within the U.Okay. and lots of different international locations. For reference, right here’s the pricing on the iPhone 14 line:

• iPhone 14: $799/£849
• iPhone 14 Plus: $899/£949
• iPhone 14 Professional: $999/£1099
• iPhone 14 Professional Max: $1099/£1199

If Apple does certainly re-brand the iPhone 15 Professional Max because the iPhone 15 Extremely (see under) and provides it some unique new options, we predict that can show sufficient of an excuse to lift costs on that mannequin, maybe $100/£100. A tweet by LeaksApplePro in November 2022 stated it expects the iPhone 15 Extremely to “price considerably extra to fabricate than iPhone 14 Professional Max.” That doesn’t essentially imply it is going to price extra, nevertheless it’s a great indication that it would.

A rumor in December claimed that Apple is “critically” contemplating a worth minimize to the iPhone 15 Plus following disappointing gross sales of the iPhone 14 Plus this yr.

iPhone 15 Extremely

Now that Apple has launched the Apple Watch Extremely, there are rumors that the corporate will prolong the branding to the iPhone line with the iPhone 15 Extremely.

That’s actually about all there may be to these rumors up to now. The belief is that the iPhone 15 Extremely could be the branding used for the “Professional Max” variant, and there could be some form of new options to distinguish it. Apple did this as soon as earlier than with the iPhone 12 Professional Max, which had a barely higher digital camera than the iPhone 12 Professional.

So most individuals anticipate that the digital camera will as soon as once more be the characteristic that units aside the brand new Extremely telephone, probably with a greater periscope telephoto digital camera (see under). The rumor mill has plenty of different concepts for a way Apple might make the Extremely model stand out, akin to quicker charging or extra storage, however most of them aren’t substantiated by any proof. Wishlist options, if you’ll.

This hypothetical iPhone 15 Extremely might in any other case be considered an iPhone 15 Professional Max–it’s assumed to make use of the identical processor, show, and design because the iPhone 15 Professional (although LeaksApplePro reviews that it might have a titanium physique just like the Apple Watch Extremely).

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iPhone 15 design

Whereas Apple has stored the identical normal design because the iPhone 12, rumors recommend {that a} change could also be in retailer for the iPhone 15. Right here’s what we’re listening to concerning the look of the following iPhone.

Enclosure

In accordance with ShrimpApplePro on Twitter, the iPhone 15 will characteristic “a brand new border design.” Because the leaker explains, the again edge corners will “be rounded and never sq.” just like the iPhone 14. Primarily based on the pictures under, it appears a bit like an up to date model of the iPhone X.

We anticipate to see the identical 4 normal sizes: about 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch for each the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Professional. 9to5Mac obtained CAD information reported to be from the iPhone 15 enclosure, which reveals a really barely bigger 6.2-inch show because of a slimmer bezel. The iPhone 15 Professional CAD information confirmed the same slimmer bezel. It’s not but recognized if the Max variants may even have a bigger show, or if none of those iPhones will, however may have a barely smaller enclosure as a substitute.

ShrimpApple Professional says the iPhone 15 will use titanium for the primary time, a rumor that we’ve heard for a number of years. If true this time round, it’s potential that will probably be unique to the iPhone 15 Extremely, very like the Apple Watch Extremely.

Buttons

In accordance with a rumor by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may change to solid-state buttons for the iPhone 15 Professional and Extremely fashions, very like the Residence button on the iPhone SE. Kuo says Apple will add a pair of Taptic engines on both facet of the telephone to imitate the texture of a clickable button.

USB-C

The EU is mandating that the majority transportable electronics, together with telephones, must standardize round USB-C for charging ports (if any–devices that solely cost wirelessly just like the Apple Watch don’t must add a USB-C port). Apple must transition a number of merchandise over time, and as a substitute of constructing particular USB-C variations for Europe, will possible simply change every part worldwide as we noticed not too long ago with the Tenth-gen iPad and Siri distant. It’s anticipated that every one iPhone 15 fashions will include a USB-C port.

Present iPhones use USB-C energy adapters, in order that received’t change, simply the USB-C to Lightning cable and the port on the iPhone itself. The upside? Doubtlessly quicker charging and quicker information switch speeds for those who plug their iPhones into their Macs or PCs.

CAD information obtained by 9to5Mac present a USB-C port on the iPhone 15.

Dynamic Island

One important change to the show on the non-Professional iPhones is that the Dynamic Island— that pill-shaped digital camera cutout that serves as an essential interface aspect on iPhone 14 Professional–will come to all iPhone 15 fashions. Meaning the non-Professional iPhones may have the identical look and interface.

Observe that this doesn’t imply that the iPhone 15 will get an always-on show or ProMotion, although. These options are at the moment rumored to stay unique to the Professional fashions.

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iPhone 15 specs and options

Apple exams a whole lot of new applied sciences from a whole lot of suppliers, and over time little leaks can typically give us a clue as to what’s coming within the subsequent iPhone. These leaks are typically fallacious, usually misunderstood, and customarily miss software program improvements that accompany the brand new {hardware} (akin to Dynamic Island, the place we solely heard concerning the “tablet and gap” cutout and never how Apple supposed to utilize it).

Right here’s what we at the moment anticipate finding contained in the iPhone 15 line.

Periscope digital camera lens

Rumors have stated that Apple has been engaged on a “periscope lens” to supply a a lot longer-range optical zoom. It’s the identical know-how that permits the Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely to attain such an extended zoom vary. There hasn’t been a whole lot of motion on this rumor not too long ago, nevertheless it was final prompt that this may be an unique characteristic of the iPhone 15 Professional Max. It’s unclear whether or not this could necessitate a special digital camera array structure or dimension, although the S22 Extremely’s cameras are a lot bigger than the opposite fashions.

Elsewhere, there are certain to be digital camera upgrades within the iPhone 15 as there are yearly. Between a entrance digital camera and three rear cameras, you’ll be able to wager a minimum of certainly one of them will get an improved sensor or lens. The one particular rumor across the cameras proper now could be that the iPhone 15 Professional Max might have a periscope telephoto digital camera, giving an optical zoom possible someplace within the 5x to 10x vary.

A17 processor

The following main processor manufacturing know-how bump out of TSMC (the corporate that makes most of Apple’s chips) wasn’t prepared but for the A16. We predict the A17 is more likely to be one of many first mass-produced chips to make use of the chip producer’s 3nm course of, which ought to permit extra transistors in the identical space, permitting Apple to cram in additional options and higher efficiency.

With the iPhone 14 line, Apple reserved its new A16 for the Professional fashions and used the A15 once more on the non-Professional fashions. We predict that’s more likely to proceed in 2023, with the usual iPhone 15 utilizing the A16 processor and the iPhone 15 Professional utilizing the brand new A17.

Reminiscence

After the iPhone 14 Professional stored the identical 6GB of reminiscence because the iPhone 13 Professional, Trendforce reviews that the iPhone 15 Professional/Extremely fashions will get 8GB of RAM. The non-Professional fashions are anticipated to have the identical 6GB of RAM as this yr.

Apple’s 5G modem

Apple has been working by itself mobile modem for years now, having acquired Intel’s modem unit in 2019 for $1B. Whereas it was initially rumored that Apple might have a aggressive 5G succesful mobile modem prepared in time to be a part of the iPhone 15, latest rumors recommend that received’t be the case. Again in Might, Ming-Chi Kuo reported that the event of the modem had hit a “roadblock,” and Mark Gurman reported in November that Qualcomm is predicted to supply “nearly all of new modems” for the iPhone 15. We must always anticipate one other Qualcomm Snapdragon modem as a substitute, almost definitely the Snapdragon X70.