iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 15 Pro: 20+ Upgrades and Changes to Expect

[MacRumors]

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are expected to be announced in less than a month, introducing over 20 upgrades and changes to surpass the iPhone 14 Pro models introduced last year.

After over a year of rumors about the upcoming devices, we have compiled all of the key differences the next-generation "Pro" iPhone models are expected to feature based on information from reliable sources like Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, DSCC's Ross Young, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and others. Many of these insights have been corroborated, but some have only been rumored in isolated reports. Nevertheless, MacRumors believes the following table represents a credible overall picture of what the iPhone 15 Pro could look like compared to the iPhone 14 Pro:

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max	iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
Surgical-grade stainless steel chassis with 90° edges	Lightweight titanium chassis with slightly curved edges
2.17mm display bezels	1.55mm display bezels
7.85mm thick	8.25mm thick
Mute switch	Action Button
Lightning port (480Mb/s)	USB-C port (20Gb/s to 40Gb/s)
Telephoto camera with up to 3x optical zoom	Periscope telephoto camera with up to 6x optical zoom (iPhone 15 Pro Max only)
ƒ/1.79 wide camera	ƒ/1.7 wide camera
LiDAR scanner	More efficient LiDAR scanner
A16 Bionic chip (5nm)	A17 Bionic chip (3nm)
OLED display driver chip (40nm)	More power-efficient OLED display driver chip (28nm)
6GB memory	8GB memory
U1 chip (16nm)	Next-generation ultra-wideband chip (7nm)
Qualcomm X65 modem	Qualcomm X70 modem
Wi-Fi 6 connectivity	Wi-Fi 6E connectivity
Support for Qi wireless charging	Support for Qi2 wireless charging
Support for 7.5W wireless charging with third-party accessories	Support for 15W wireless charging with third-party accessories
Support for ~27W wired charging	Support for 35W wired charging
128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options	256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB storage options
Available in silver, gold, space black, and deep purple	Available in silver, space black, gray, and dark blue
Comes with white 1m USB-C to Lightning charging cable	Comes with color-matched 1.5m USB-C to USB-C braided charging cable
Starts at $999 and $1,099	Starts at $1,099 and $1,199

The latest reports point to an Apple event to announce the iPhone 15 lineup taking place on Tuesday, September 12. Launch is expected to follow on Friday, September 22.

For more detail on the iPhone 15 Pro models, see our dedicated roundup. Be sure to let us know what upgrades you're most looking forward to in the comments.

Article Link: iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 15 Pro: 20+ Upgrades and Changes to Expect

 

[abatabia]

Please have a better battery life. Please have a better battery life.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Titanium Chassis + Periscope Camera! Enough said.

This sounds like a very compelling upgrade to me. Upgrade!

 

[Coreymac84]

Not worth it for me. S upgrade from the 14 Pro.

 

[maxrest]

Honestly a pretty solid upgrade. I think I’m gonna try and stick it out with my 14 PM for another year but I’m getting tempted…

 

[MrENGLISH]

Titanium Chassis + Periscope Camera! Enough said.

This sounds like a very compelling upgrade to me. Upgrade!

+ USB-C is the upgrade justifiability trifecta for me.

 

[GuruZac]

13 Pro ➡ 15 Pro Max or Ultra. Can't wait for the upgrades.

 

[exodiusprime]

Compared to my 12 PM, these changes are gonna be huge! If 256GB is the base version this year, I'll def get 512GB+! One month to go!!

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Honestly a pretty solid upgrade. I think I’m gonna try and stick it out with my 14 PM for another year but I’m getting tempted…

I’ll probably base my decision on how much they offer for trade-ins this year.

 

[Skyscraperfan]

The battery life problem could really hurt their iPhone 15 lineup sales unless they promise to replace the battery for free after two years. That would give them two years to come up with a better battery.

 

[whoknows2597]

Let’s hope there is a storage increase. It’s about time Apple!!

Longer battery life is always welcome as well.

 

[lazyrighteye]

What do we know about Qi2 charging? More magnets to ensure better connection/charging speeds? Anything else?

Additionally - I feel the Pros are A) large enough and B) Pro enough 🤪 to warrant Pencil 2 (and above) support. Would make for a nice/functional differentiator between the temp Phone tiers. These devices are nearly Fields Notes-sized. Would love to see this capability hit the Pro line some day.

 

[alexandr]

If that's it, I'll probably stick with my 14PM for another year. Unless battery life and camera are amazing. Couldn't care about usb-c — I've got so many lightning cables still waiting to be used

 

[icwhatudidthere]

I'm in for multiple of these. Upgrading my 12 Pro Max and downsizing to a 15 Pro. I didn't really get much benefit from the larger size and the weight was enough to pull my pants down.

Also upgrading my parents' iPhone 11s that now occasionally have trouble getting signal.

 

[Lakersfan74]

Looks like a nice upgrade from my 12 Pro. Going Pro Max this time

 

[JohnRckr]

Looks good, still no reason to switch from S23U.

 

[MrENGLISH]

iPhone 14 7.85mm thick, iPhone 15 8.25mm thick....the iPhone 6 was 6.9 mm

iPhone Studio 10.36 mm thick

Introducing the iPhone 15 Air. It is our thinnest iPhone EVER at just 3mm thin. Since it is so thin, we've eliminated the charging port in favor of MagSafe wireless charging (sold separately). Battery life is around 1 hour on standby.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

The 2TB option would be such an ideal iPhone for me. I cannot rely on a 1TB iPhone anymore. I'm afraid I will be running out of space next year.

Apple also needs to increase iCloud storage next month.

 

[george88]

can't wait to go from 100% to 50% battery health after 50 cycles with the new iDiversity Pro max batteries!!

 

[jbjarko]

I'm still running a regular 12. What sort of sale do we think the 14s will go on? I'll probably just upgrade to a 15PM and be done with it for a hot minute

 

[inthequantum]

Honestly a pretty solid upgrade. I think I’m gonna try and stick it out with my 14 PM for another year but I’m getting tempted…

What I say every year and then I say… “take my money” it will depend on trade in value for the 14PM and how much lighter the Max will be with titanium because this 14PM is a brick.

 

[inthequantum]

If that's it, I'll probably stick with my 14PM for another year. Unless battery life and camera are amazing. Couldn't care about usb-c — I've got so many lightning cables still waiting to be used

The cable change over is going to be brutal…

 

[DotCom2]

Honestly a pretty solid upgrade. I think I’m gonna try and stick it out with my 14 PM for another year but I’m getting tempted…

Exactly me. I wasn't planning on giving up my 14 PM but now I dunno. Most of these things I really like. Hmmmm

 

[SactoGuy18]

I'd love to get the iPhone 15 Pro Max 1 TB but I know the price will be in nosebleed territory. 💸

 

[alexandr]

The cable change over is going to be brutal…

I know... and what's going to happen to all of the keyboards and mice? Apple's pretending like these product don't exist. Can we hope for a new usb-c magic mouse, where the plug just might be in the front vs. the bottom? Can we can we??