Apple could be launching the iPhone 15 series in the next 10 months and rumors suggest that these would have more exclusive features. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that better sales of iPhone 14 Pro models may encourage Apple to make iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max much more special than iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. However, it is important to note that most hardware changes are planned a few years.
Rumored features of iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
A17 chip
iPhone 15 Pro models would have an A17 Bionic chip manufactured based on the second-generation 3nm process of TSMC. It would provide improvement in efficiency and performance as per Nikkei Asia, a Japanese publication.
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Faster USB-C port
Ming-Chi Kuo opines that the pro models would feature a USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3 or USB 3.2. This would ensure significantly faster data transfer speeds.
Increased RAM
According to TrendForce, a Taiwanese research firm the pro models would have an increased 8GB of RAM.
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Solid-state buttons
Kuo thinks that the pro models would host solid-state power and volume buttons. He tweeted, “There will be Taptic Engines located on the internal left and right sides to provide force feedback to make users feel like they are pressing physical buttons.”
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Increased optical zoom
The iPhone 15 Pro Max could feature a periscope telephoto lens as per Kuo. This could make the device have 10x optical zoom compared to 3x zoom on iPhone 14 Pro models.