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Hands-On: What the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Will Look Like
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Well I have an M2 13” MacBook Pro, which is more to my liking.
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Damn 4 year design cycle? Maybe 5? Aside from the "Island" it still looks like the 12. Not sure if it's time to let go of my 13 Pro just yet.
I've often wondered what people actually do, to get their charging cable looking like that, never happens to me, I suspect it's simply misuse or not looking after your equipment 😏
Hmmm, they will carry on being used, with the phones they were made for and then be sold on with those phones 😊
I think it's a no brainer and a great upgrade for anyone on 11 pro or lower, maybe even 12 pro's......unless they come out with something amazing on the photo side, ie get rid of the over exposure & flares in night mode, then it won't be for me on 13 pro and it's likely to be very heavy, unless it's titanium.....those massive camera bumps are a major down side as well 😏
Ahead of new iPhone launches, case makers invest significant money into sourcing leaked details on updated designs to be the first to come out with appropriate cases. That often results in dummy models that are accurate replicas of future iPhones, such as the iPhone 15 dummy models that we're sharing today.
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We were able to get our hands on a set of dummy models that represent the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max, aka the four new iPhones that we're expecting Apple to launch in September 2023. We've already heard endless rumors about the iPhone 15 models, but it helps to be able to see all the changes and design updates in person.
At first glance, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models look similar to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models, but there are notable differences when you look a bit closer. There are no more Lightning ports, for example, as Apple is adopting USB-C this year. There are USB-C ports at the bottom of each device, which will allow for charging with the same USB-C cable that can be used to charge a modern Mac or iPad.
On the surface, the USB-C ports on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro look identical, but we are expecting the iPhone 15 Pro models to support faster data transfer speeds with possible Thunderbolt support. There have also been hints that Apple will restrict some functionality to Made for iPhone cables, but we can't tell if that's the case with dummy models.
There have been multiple rumors of a minor design change to the corners of the iPhone 15 models, which you can indeed see. It's a subtle shift, but the corners are rounder than before, making for a more comfortable feel in the hand.
Rumors suggest the iPhone 15 Pro models will use titanium instead of stainless steel, but that's a feature we can't see in the dummy models. Rather than the shiny finish of the dummy models, we'll likely see a more high-end matte finish. All of the dummy models feature a frosted glass back, something that has in the past been limited to the Pro models. We have heard rumors that frosted glass will be used across the board, but it is a curious choice.
All four iPhones in 2023 are also expected to have the Dynamic Island instead of a notch, and that will effectively mark the end of the notch in Apple's flagship iPhone lineup. Right now, the Dynamic Island is limited to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, but even the lower-priced iPhone 15 will have the updated design in 2023.
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max dummy models feature a unified volume button, but that design tweak may have been changed last minute. Apple was rumored to be implementing solid-state technology into the volume buttons, but there were too many bugs to be worked out, so the function has been held until the iPhone 16. Because of that, we may see the traditional two-button design rather than the unified button.
What's more certain is Apple's elimination of the mute switch, which is turning into a button. We'll have a button above the volume buttons, and it may be an Action button instead of a dedicated mute button, similar to the Action button on the Apple Watch Ultra. The Action button would be programmable and able to do more than just mute the iPhone.
Cameras look about the same and you won't notice major external changes, but the iPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to get a new periscope lens with up to 6x optical zoom. It takes a lot of space inside the phone to implement this technology, so it's going to be limited to the Pro Max.
We're about four months away from the debut of the iPhone 15 models, which means the design has been finalized and Apple will soon start mass production. We'll be hearing more about the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models as a launch approaches, with everything we know aggregated in our dedicated roundups.
Article Link: Hands-On: What the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Will Look Like
But u were happy enough to pay $750 for the 7 six years ago? (I upgraded my 7 two years ago)
Taking inflation into account, relatively speaking current pro iphones are cheaper than the 7 and you'll get a hell of a lot more than 4 hour battery 🤣
MagSafe will never replace the transfer speeds or charging speeds of a cable, it's simply Apple's version of wireless charging and it will definitely not replace the charging cable for at least 5 years, which is an average life span of a cable 😊
Also, fact is, there is a charging cable included with every new iPhone, so what is the difference, whether it's lightning or USB -C ? (from an environmental point of view)
People's upgrade cycles have gotten longer, so has Apples redesign cycles, it's as simple as that 😊What do people honestly expect? Have the Pixel and Galaxy lines, both great phones, changed drastically? I honestly don't know, but they seem to have a similar design aesthetic from each iteration. Same with iPhones. It feels like we are at the ceiling of aesthetics—it's the internals that count
ie; not using your equipment correctly and then complaining about it's lack of quality 😏 because it's cool to yank it by the cable or it saves a lot of time 🤣
By some, you mean the braded ones? which apple don't make for the iPhone.
Nothing Apple makes is poor quality, that's a fact!
I suspect strongly, the users that have these issues with the lightning cables (I never have), have the same issues with the USB-C Cables, however it's more convenient to blame the manufacturer 😏
Well it’s old, and most Android phones do it much better as they hide multiple different lenses under one dark pane of glass for a smoother look.
Theoretically yes, however, every devise you buy, comes with a charging cable, so really, what we're talking about is, user convenience when travelling, again theoretically, because after 1 trip you'll learn that 1 cable is not enough to keep all your devices charged when travelling 🤣
I've never had that on an Apple cable and really it has nothing to do with the quality of the cable, it has to do with yanking it out by the cable, rather than the connector it self, my partner's son, does exactly the same and has the same results 😏
When I sold my iPhone 7, the cable was 4 years old and it was like new, I've had my 13pro cable for 2 years almost and it's like new, it will be like that when I sell it as well.
It's braded, so more expensive.
However my Apple cables last for years as well, I just don't yank it out by the cable 😊
The 15 will actually have slightly rounded edges, an in between between the 11 & 14.....so much more comfortable to hold and not as slippery as the 11 pro 😊
Yea agree biggest thing why i might wait for 15 is more ram and new charger but thats about it
I haven’t really seen that in the 15 yet - may be.
I know the 13 and 14 have flat squared edges. I like what Samsung did with the Ultra - feels really nice in hand. Something like that on the 15 would be a nice touch IMO.
btw - Apple cables besides being too short (my use case) seldom last more than 6 months for me. The flexing starts cracking near the plug. I have gone to 6’ and 10’ braided. Surprisingly they are cheaper than original Apple cables. Win - Win for me.
Nope. I have some Anker non-braided Lightning cables which are much more durable than Apple's flimsy ones.
Even back in the MagSafe 1 and 2 days, Apple would use thin sheathing which would get brittle and fail at the brick side, and once the sheathing tore open the metal would fail not long after because there was nothing reinforcing it. Heck common advice was to try reinforce where the cable exited the brick with a ball point pen spring. 30-pin cables did the same thing so Apple has always had flimsy cables.
I think its how you use the cables; for example, if you carry your cables with you and coil them up for travel into a circle or something else they tend to fail at the ends, but if you just leave them extended at home then Apple cables are fine because even though the sheething becomes brittle over time there are no bending forces which would cause them to tear.
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i'd wager most people have more than one lightning cable. selling their iPhone with the lightning means they have X surplus of lightning cables not doing anything because their new iPhone is USB-C. and since their iPhone is USB-C, they'll replace all of their accessories with an updated usb-c (magsafe battery/mice/trackpad/etc).
Of course, I never said otherwise.
which is why we should have stuck with lightning for the next X years until they go portless instead of getting billions of customers to buy USB-C before going portless.
how do you know the plan wasn't to remove the charging cable in iPhone 15 originally? that could have pushed customers to buy a separate MagSafe charger when they buy the next iPhone.
MagSafe is power only, not data, so it isn't a replacement for a cable.