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

[MacRumors]

Apple's iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are expected to be announced in just a matter of weeks, introducing over a dozen upgrades and changes to surpass the iPhone 14 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 standard 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 could look like compared to the iPhone 14:

iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus	iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Aerospace-grade aluminum chassis with 90° edges	Aerospace-grade aluminum chassis with slightly curved edges
Glossy glass back	Frosted glass back
"Notch" TrueDepth camera array	Dynamic Island
7.79mm thick	7.81mm thick
Lightning port (480Mb/s)	USB-C port (480Mb/s)
12-megapixel camera	48-megapixel camera
ƒ/1.5 wide camera	ƒ/1.7 wide camera
A15 Bionic chip	A16 Bionic chip
OLED display driver chip (40nm)	More power-efficient OLED display driver chip (28nm)
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
Available in midnight, starlight, blue, yellow, purple, and (PRODUCT)RED	Available in midnight, starlight, blue, yellow, and coral pink/orange
Comes with white 1m USB-C to Lightning charging cable	Comes with color-matched 1.5m USB-C to USB-C braided charging cable

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. To understand all of the differences between the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro, see our other specific comparison:

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

Take a look at our dedicated roundup for more detailed information about what we're expecting from the iPhone 15 models. Be sure to let us know what upgrades you're most looking forward to in the comments.

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

 

[6787872]

holding onto my 12 mini here, wondering if it can make it to the alleged new SE within the next 2 years

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Disappointing to see Product Red iPhone is not available on the iPhone 15 line-up. 😩

 

[Duncan-UK]

I’ve got a 12 mini as my work phone. terrible battery life. There’s no way I’d have managed with it as my personal phone. I’m still enjoying an 8 plus.

seems to be basically little difference between the 14 and 15. What might make me upgrade is when they finally ditch the notch and the hilarious spin of the “dynamic island”. Yep I really want a crappy permanent hole in my display…. Can’t stand Face ID (it’s awful on the iPad Pros when compared to touch on the iPad mini) but as it isn’t going to be dropped I’ll wait til it’s implemented under the screen.

 

[Duncan-UK]

Disappointing to see Product Red iPhone is not available on the iPhone 15 line-up. 😩

Product Virtue Signal

 

[fatTribble]

Haven’t heard much about the upgraded U1 chip but going from 90nm to 7nm architecture certainly sounds impressive

 

[tomtad]

But does the 15 get the thinner bezels?

 

[imoss92]

Since the regular 15 is getting the dynamic island, does that mean 120 Hz will be included too?

 

[poorcody]

Haven’t heard much about the upgraded U1 chip but going from 90nm to 7nm architecture certainly sounds impressive

I was struck by that too, but they may have that wrong -- Googling around some sources say the U1 is 16nm (example, example), although others report 90nm.

 

[Populus]

As another member pointed out on another post, thank you for doing this comparisons on a sheet/table like this. Much easier to read and compare.

 

[Gator5000e]

I wonder if Apple will make a new iPhone dock for the 15. I use the current dock that has the audio out port so I can run an audio cable from the dock to my older but fantastic sounding Cambridge Soundworks table radio. That radio does not have Bluetooth. The music from the phone to the radio sounds great. So I am hoping that Apple makes a USB-C dock.

 

[JonathanLevine]

If the 15 and 15 Plus have the A16 chip they’ll still only have Wi-Fi 6, not 6E.

 

[PerfectChaos]

Since the regular 15 is getting the dynamic island, does that mean 120 Hz will be included too?

I doubt this will happen on the 15, but in the future I could see them increasing the refresh rate on the standard models without calling it ProMotion.

 

[travis64]

S year

 

[KooL BeAnZ]

I doubt this will happen on the 15, but in the future I could see them increasing the refresh rate on the standard models without calling it ProMotion.

KindaProMotion

 

[JodyK]

Camera camera camera! For me it’s usually all about the camera.

Being able to most accurately see what my eyes do to preserve memories is important to me.

 

[BorisDG]

Apple's iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are expected to be announced in just a matter of weeks, introducing over a dozen upgrades and changes to surpass the iPhone 14 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 standard 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 could look like compared to the iPhone 14:

iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus	iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Aerospace-grade aluminum chassis with 90° edges	Aerospace-grade aluminum chassis with slightly curved edges
Glossy glass back	Frosted glass back
"Notch" TrueDepth camera array	Dynamic Island
7.79mm thick	7.81mm thick
Lightning port (480Mb/s)	USB-C port (480Mb/s)
12-megapixel camera	48-megapixel camera
ƒ/1.5 wide camera	ƒ/1.7 wide camera
A15 Bionic chip	A16 Bionic chip
OLED display driver chip (40nm)	More power-efficient OLED display driver chip (28nm)
U1 chip (90nm)	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
Available in midnight, starlight, blue, yellow, purple, and (PRODUCT)RED	Available in midnight, starlight, blue, yellow, and coral pink/orange
Comes with white 1m USB-C to Lightning charging cable	Comes with color-matched 1.5m USB-C to USB-C braided charging cable

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. To understand all of the differences between the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro, see our other specific comparison:

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

Take a look at our dedicated roundup for more detailed information about what we're expecting from the iPhone 15 models. Be sure to let us know what upgrades you're most looking forward to in the comments.

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

2nd article and again being wrong about the U1 chip. Please fix that. You are supposed to give relatively good information to your audience, not the opposite.

Haven’t heard much about the upgraded U1 chip but going from 90nm to 7nm architecture certainly sounds impressive

Because it's wrong. U1 is based on 16nm FF. Also ZERO details if we get new U* chip or being based on 7nm. No idea who started with that rumor.

 

[kp98077]

what improvements for the plus!!

 

[Duncan-UK]

The real meaningful difference will be the prices. As someone beautifully put it before, Tim will say “we’d like to introduce you to our latest price increases. We think you’re gonna love ‘em”

 

[KOTN91]

Some good upgrades here and coming from a 13 is a significant upgrade. I hope they a wrong about the frosted back though and the finish is glossy

 

[saulinpa]

Disappointed that there doesn't look to be a 15 mini.

 

[oldMacGenius]

Disappointed that there doesn't look to be a 15 mini.

This would be nice. All we can hope for is that we get a SE Mini. A few things are fact: apple feels that people the SE only because it is cheap. They also love good • better • best pricing schemes. I could see Apple doing SE mini @ 429, SE @ 529 and SE+ at 629 without destroying the latest iPhone #’d lineup.

It would not require too much retooling as they still have some semblance of these form factors in production; sort of like iPhone 6, 6S, 7, 8, SE2, SE3 which is giving us 9 years so far of 4.7” devices.

Edit: I might add that I bet the reason for not doing this so soon would be that maybe it would be a terrible idea to use form factors that appear to be identical to the current models, something which non savvy users might be thrown off by

 

[Bodhitree]

Camera camera camera! For me it’s usually all about the camera.

Being able to most accurately see what my eyes do to preserve memories is important to me.

Yes, but I’m beginning to doubt whether the zoom lens on the Pro is worth the extra they charge for it. A 14 Pro is 1326 euros, compared to a plain 14 at 1016 euros, which I think is still a lot.

 

[Geekett]

I bet the iPhone 15 will get a price cut, a least in Europe.
I won’t upgrade if no price cut 😕

 

[umbilical]

I’ve got a 12 mini as my work phone. terrible battery life. There’s no way I’d have managed with it as my personal phone. I’m still enjoying an 8 plus.

seems to be basically little difference between the 14 and 15. What might make me upgrade is when they finally ditch the notch and the hilarious spin of the “dynamic island”. Yep I really want a crappy permanent hole in my display…. Can’t stand Face ID (it’s awful on the iPad Pros when compared to touch on the iPad mini) but as it isn’t going to be dropped I’ll wait til it’s implemented under the screen.

that's why I wait and got the 13 mini, IMO to my needs the battery is fine, I charged around every 48 hours.