iPhone 15 Pro How likely will iPhone 15 Pro has an extra year of software and hardware support than 15 Plus?

[hajime]

Hi, given that the 15 Pro has a newer chip with more RAM than the 15 Plus, how likely will the Pro gain one more year of software and hardware support than the Plus? I know a few games can be run on the Pro not the Plus but I am not into gaming. Not sure if the up-coming iOS will require more RAM. 15 Plus has a larger battery so the battery may last longer than that of the Pro. However, 15 Pro has a "slightly more advanced?" chip with more RAM.

 

[now i see it]

The iPhone 6S runs on maximum iOS 15. It recently got an incremental software fix update.
It’s a 7 year old iphone.
I wouldn’t worry about the longetivity of any of the iPhone 15s. You’ll be sick of all of them before software support runs out.

 

[dz5b609]

Not enough to warrant the upgrade just for that.

 

[JPack]

I'd say very likely due to the processor and RAM advantage.

 

[James6s]

The 15 Pro may get an additional major software update over the 15 Plus, but we’re talking many years away. The Plus will likely get support to 2027/28 at least.

I had a 15 Pro (great device) but the battery life wasn’t great for my usage so I got a 15 Plus. I’m in a 2 year contract so I’ll be getting the 17 Plus and the 15 Plus will be long gone and still be getting software support & updates for many years after 😄

 

[winxmac]

iPhone 5s [A7] vs iPhone 6 [A8] - can only run up to iOS 12.x
iPhone 6s [A9] vs iPhone 7 [A10 Fusion] - can only run up to iOS 15.x
iPhone 13 series [A15 Bionic] vs iPhone 14/14 Plus [A15 Bionic] - [?]
iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max [A16 Bionic] vs iPhone 15/15 Plus [A16 Bionic] - [?]

 

[HDFan]

Hi, given that the 15 Pro has a newer chip with more RAM than the 15 Plus, how likely will the Pro gain one more year of software and hardware support than the Plus?

Have never heard of support being tied to the chip which is being used. It has always been dependent on the initial release date of the product.

 

[Devyn89]

Honestly, it’s anyone’s guess. Apple has only been using different chips for the pro and non pro for three years (and the first year it was just an extra GPU core) which isn’t enough time for any of them to reach EOL so we’ll see in a few years 🤷

 

[JPack]

Have never heard of support being tied to the chip which is being used. It has always been dependent on the initial release date of the product.

iPhone 7 users say hello.