Apple’s iPhone 15 Professional and Professional Max fashions might include a brand new titanium body, elevated RAM, and further haptic suggestions thanks to 2 Taptic Engines, as a brand new leak suggests what to anticipate from Apple’s subsequent flagship iPhone lineup.
In line with a analysis word from analyst Jeff Pu (by way of MacRumors (opens in new tab)), the iPhone 15 Professional fashions will likely be getting a number of upgrades. This features a sturdy titanium body, which earlier leaks and rumors have prompt. Curiously, leaker ShrimpApplePro (opens in new tab) on Twitter confirmed a picture of the iPhone 15’s rumored titanium body end. That is tipped to be for the alleged iPhone 15 Extremely, however Pu would not point out this mannequin.
Titanium body end of iPhone 15 extremely ? https://t.co/EH0ToAASgx pic.twitter.com/T6tOqogc5gDecember 5, 2022
Pu additionally expects quantity and energy buttons with haptic suggestions, that means the iPhone 15 Professional fashions will swap from bodily buttons to solid-state buttons — thanks to 2 further Taptic Engines. What’s extra, the Professional fashions might get elevated RAM, leaping to 8GB as a substitute of the 6GB discovered on the iPhone 14 Professional and Professional Max.
The analyst additionally expects the iPhone 15 Professional Max mannequin to boast improved optical zoom, because of the telephoto lens having periscope know-how. Whereas these options have beforehand been rumored, it means that these upgrades are what we are able to anticipate.
The iPhone 15 lineup seems acquainted
The analysis word additionally teases Apple’s iPhone 15 lineup, which features a 6.1-inch iPhone 15, 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Plus, 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Professional, and 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Professional Max. There’s not point out of an iPhone 15 Extremely, however rumor has it the Extremely mannequin might exchange the Professional Max mannequin.
As Pu suggests, we might even see related upgrades to the iPhone 14 lineup. The Professional fashions will likely be powered by a brand new A17 Bionic chip based mostly on a 3-nanometer chip, whereas the usual fashions will stick to the A16 chip with 6GB of RAM. As anticipated, Apple will transfer to USB-C as a substitute of Lightning, and can also function Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X70 modem for 5G and LTE connectivity.
As all the time, take this in with a pinch of salt. Pu has a blended observe document, however its seemingly Apple is about to disclose it is subsequent set of iPhones in September, 2023. Pu additionally revealed that the Cupertino-based tech large could also be planning new, low-cost AirPods “Lite” for 2024, together with a high-end Apple Watch with a micro-LED show.
There’s already loads to anticipate from Apple in 2023, together with the MacBook Professional 2023, so keep tuned for additional updates.
