While Apple followers patiently anticipate the rumored iPhone 16, the iPhone 15 collection stays the tech big’s most superior flagship lineup. It consists of a base iPhone 15 and a bigger iPhone 15 Plus, which have related specs to at least one one other. Then there’s the higher-end iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, the latter of which has a number of options that make it stand out greater than earlier Max fashions. Apple unveiled all 4 at its Wonderlust occasion final September, alongside the Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2.Â
If you are contemplating an improve to the iPhone 15 collection, it is value figuring out how the 4 fashions stack up. For starters, the Dynamic Island, the shape-shifting cutout launched in iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, is now normal throughout your entire iPhone 15 collection. The total lineup has additionally now switched to USB-C for charging. But that is the place the similarities finish, roughly, with every iPhone mannequin standing out by way of its design, digicam, normal options and, extra just lately, AI-powered options. Â
The colours of the iPhone 15 line.
Earlier this week, differentiated its iPhone 15 base fashions from its iPhone 15 Pros much more. At the corporate’s annual developer occasion, Apple revealed Apple Intelligence, an AI platform it says is built-in into the core of your iPhone, amongst different Apple gadgets. It underpins new options together with a set of so-called Writing Tools that allow you to craft copy shortly and even Siri’s touted new capabilities to know conversational context and carry out multi-step duties. However, solely the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will get Apple Intelligence at launch as a result of they’re the one iPhones with the A17 Pro processor.Â
Apart from these upcoming AI options, there are extra variations to contemplate. Apple eradicated the toggle change on the Pro fashions in favor of what it calls the “Action button.” Essentially, it is a multifunction button that permits you to program it for a variety of duties, like taking a photograph or launching a timer.
Colors range throughout the entry-level and Pro lineups. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are available brighter shade choices like pink, yellow, inexperienced and blue together with a darker black. However with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max now coming in a titanium chassis, these telephones are available darker shades that Apple is labeling pure titanium, blue titanium, white titanium and black titanium.
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That USB-C port arrives to the iPhone 15 line after a European Union mandate, and can permit the iPhone to utilize the identical charging cables that energy Android telephones, current iPads and different electronics. While all 4 fashions use USB-C charging as a regular, the pace of knowledge switch varies between base and Pro fashions. Only the Pro fashions assist USB 3, which presents sooner 10Gbps speeds. But if you wish to make the most of these sooner speeds, you may want to purchase your individual USB 3 cable since Apple ships all telephones with only a USB 2 cable.Â
As for the cameras, the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus have two cameras on the again, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max get three. You get a 48-megapixel broad lens, which has telephoto capabilities, and a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens with both common mannequin. The Pro fashions function a 12-megapixel telephoto lens full with 3x optical zoom. You may shoot at a number of focal lengths with the Pro fashions: 24mm, 28mm and 35mm.Â
Further to that, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has its personal unique digicam perk by way of the improve to a brand new telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom, essentially the most that has ever been included on an iPhone.Â
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Both iPhone 15 Pro telephones can shoot spatial video, which is basically a 3D video that may be seen on Apple’s forthcoming Vision Pro headset.
And just like the iPhone 14 line, the iPhone 15 line contains totally different processors relying on the mannequin. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will run on the A16 Bionic chip, which debuted final yr on the iPhone 14 Pro. Meanwhile the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max telephones will ship with the brand new A17 Pro chip (as talked about earlier), which Apple says will make the higher-end iPhone higher fitted to graphics, gaming and suitable with Apple Intelligence.Â
To take a look at extra variations between the totally different iPhone 15 fashions, take a look at our specs chart beneath.
iPhone 15 collection in contrast
| iPhone 15 | iPhone 15 Plus | iPhone 15 Pro | iPhone 15 Pro Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display measurement, tech, decision, refresh fee, brightness | 6.1-inch OLED; 2,556×1,179 pixels | 6.7-inch OLED; 2,796×1,290 pixels | 6.1-inch OLED; 2,556×1,179 pixels; 120Hz Adaptive Refresh Rate | 6.7-inch OLED; 2,796×1,290 pixels; 120Hz Adaptive Refresh Rate |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 460 ppi | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Dimensions (inches) | 2.82 x 5.81 x 0.31 in. | 3.06 x 6.33 x 0.31 in. | 2.78 x 5.77 x 0.32 in. | 3.02 x 6.29 x 0.32 in. |
| Dimensions (millimeters) | 71.6 x 147.6 x 7.8 mm | 77.8 x 160.9 x 7.8 mm | 70.6 x 146.6 x 8.25 mm | 76.7 x 159.9 x 8.25 mm |
| Weight (grams, ounces) | 171 g (6.02 oz.) | 201 g (7.09 oz.) | 187 g (6.6 oz.) | 221 g (7.81 oz.) |
| Mobile software program | iOS 17 | iOS 17 | iOS 17 | iOS 17 |
| Camera | 48-megapixel (broad), 12-megapixel (ultrawide) | 48-megapixel (broad), 12-megapixel (ultrawide) | 48-megapixel (broad), 12-megapixel (ultrawide), 12-megapixel telephoto (3x optical) | 48-megapixel (broad), 12-megapixel (ultrawide), 12-megapixel telephoto (5x optical) |
| Front-facing digicam | 12-megapixel | 12-megapixel | 12-megapixel | 12-megapixel |
| Video seize | 4K | 4K | 4K | 4K |
| Processor | A16 Bionic | A16 Bionic | A17 Pro | A17 Pro |
| RAM/storage | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| Expandable storage | None | None | None | None |
| Battery | Undisclosed; Apple claims as much as 20 hours of video playback (16 hours streamed) | Undisclosed; Apple claims as much as 26 hours of video playback (20 hours streamed) | Undisclosed; Apple claims as much as 23 hours of video playback (20 hours streamed) | Undisclosed; Apple claims as much as 29 hours of video playback (25 hours streamed) |
| Fingerprint sensor | None (Face ID) | None (Face ID) | None (Face ID) | None (Face ID) |
| Connector | USB-C (USB 2.0) | USB-C (USB 2.0) | USB-C (USB 3.0) | USB-C (USB 3.0) |
| Headphone jack | None | None | None | None |
| Special options | 5G (mmw/Sub6), IP68 ranking, MagSafe, Dynamic Island | 5G (mmw/Sub6), IP68 ranking, MagSafe, Dynamic Island | 5G (mmw/Sub6), Action Button, Always-On show, IP68 ranking, MagSafe, Dynamic Island, 3x optical zoom | 5G (mmw/Sub6), Action Button, Always-On show, IP68 ranking, MagSafe, Dynamic Island, 5x optical zoom (120mm equal) |
| US value off-contract | $799 (128GB), $899 (256GB), $1,099 (512GB) | $899 (128GB), $999 (256GB), $1,199 (512GB) | $999 (128GB, $1,099 (256GB), $1,299 (512GB), $1,499 (1TB) | $1,199 (256GB), $1,399 (512GB), $1,599 (1TB) |
| UK value | £799 (128GB), £899 (256GB), £1,099 (512GB) | £899 (128GB), £999 (256GB), £1,199 (512GB) | £999 (128GB), £1,099 (256GB), £1,299 (512GB), £1,499 (1TB) | £1,199 (256GB), £1,399 (512GB), £1,599 (1TB) |
| Australia value | AU$1,499 (128GB), AU$1,699 (256GB), AU$2,049 (512GB) | AU$1,649 (128GB), AU$1,849 (256GB), AU$2,199 (512GB) | AU$1,849 (128GB), AU$2,049 (256GB), AU$2,399 (512GB), AU$2,749 (1TB) | AU$2,199 (256GB), AU$2,549 (512GB), AU$2,899 (1TB) |
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