Last-Minute iPhone 15 Report Reveals New Battery Life, Design, and Camera Details

[MacRumors]

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today shared his expectations for Apple's "Wonderlust" event, revealing several significant new features for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models.

Gurman claims that the new titanium chassis of the iPhone 15 Pro models will be more durable, reduce weight by around 10 percent, and have a brushed effect, unlike the polished finish of the current devices that have stainless steel frames, to reduce fingerprints. The edges where the metal sides and glass front and back of the device meet are now more smooth and rounded. He added that the displays of both Pro models will look perceptibly larger due to their reduced bezels, which are about one-third smaller.

While the A17 Bionic will offer improved performance thanks to its first-of-its-kind 3nm fabrication process, one of the main benefits of the chip will apparently be enhanced battery life. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max currently have a battery life of around 23- and 29-hours, respectively. The next-generation devices will also feature more memory, increasing from the 6GB of memory that have been offered in Pro iPhone models in recent years.

The new "Action Button" that replaces the mute switch have customizable functionality to perform tasks including "silencing the phone, turning on a Focus mode, opening the flashlight, launching the camera, starting a voice recording, opening Siri shortcuts, pulling up the digital magnifying glass and opening accessibility settings."

In addition, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max's telephoto and ultra wide cameras will feature more megapixels than their predecessors, increasing beyond 12-megapixels for the first time. Gurman also clarified that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will retain its "Pro Max" moniker, and will not be branded as an "Ultra" model as some previous rumors have suggested.

Both the standard and the Pro iPhone models will feature an all-new "U2" ultra wideband chip, the first iteration of the component since the U1 chip's introduction in the iPhone 11 Pro in 2019. The new chip will improve location capabilities, allowing people and devices to be tracked more precisely in the Find My App. It is apparently set to come to all of the next versions of Apple's major products. Another improvement coming to the entire iPhone lineup is faster wireless charging speeds and a more repairable design.

Gurman also reiterated several previously reported rumors, such as the Dynamic Island, A16 Bionic chip, and 48-megapixel main camera coming to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, as well as the iPhone 15 Pro Max's periscope telephoto camera with up to 6x optical zoom.

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[MayaUser]

with 1 week away, we always trust Mark G
So better battery that means they go with N3e or N3B architecture so that will translate to the M3 family as well

 

[Ctrlos]

Saying it will have better stats than last years model is like saying the sun is going to rise tomorrow.

 

[Oscar_440]

Will the standard iPhone 15 have the A16? Hopefully they'll get rid of that "chip's hell".

 

[phill85]

Staying with my iphone 14 pro… the 16 pro will be the more worthwhile upgrade. Going to a 1/1.14 inch camera sensor will be epic!

 

[jimmy_uk]

Still need the eSIM update……
Is it globally eSIM only?

 

[xxray]

Better battery life and improved resolution on the telephoto and ultrawide lens is great news! This just got me a lot more excited. Battery life has been my number one complaint about my 14 Pro Max.

 

[LiE_]

Hype is building.

- Improved battery.
- Smaller bezels, giving the appearance of a bigger screen.
- New U chip
- No more fingerprint / scratch magnet glossy sides
- Lighter
- Better cameras
- One more thing

 

[MayaUser]

Better battery life and improved resolution on the telephoto and ultrawide lens is great news! This just got me a lot more excited. Battery life has been my number one complaint about my 14 Pro Max.

14 pro max has poor battery life?! come on...its on the top charts of the best smartphone in battery life department

 

[SW3029]

I wonder if the U2 chip will come to the new AirPods Pro with the USB-C case?

 

[Kylo83]

So is the display getting bigger or is the case gonna be smaller because if the smaller bezels, they said the display is staying the same size so is the whole phone getting smaller or the rounded design make it look bigger?

 

[Kylo83]

The more megapixels is surprising given we just got 48 megapixels last year.
I won’t complain though 🤓

It’s not more it’s more on the other sensors the 48 is only on the wide one

 

[xxray]

14 pro max has poor battery life?! come on...its on the top charts of the best smartphone in battery life department

I didn’t say it was poor, I said it was my biggest complaint. Charts mean nothing for my real world experience. My 14 Pro Max often doesn’t last me through the day. My 13 Pro had a smaller physical battery but had longer battery life than my 14 Pro Max does.

 

[Adam Warlock]

They really need to change the upgrade cycle to every two or even three years. Nothing new or exciting here. Same with OS updates. Actually, _especially_ with OS updates; absolutely no need for yearly full-version 'upgrades'.

 

[George Dawes]

Do you think there will be any new laptops ?

I do hope so

 

[Kylo83]

Bezels 1 3rd smaller that’s not thin, the iPhone 14 pro bezels are big I would of thought half but 1 3nd isn’t much

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Saying it will have better stats than last years model is like saying the sun is going to rise tomorrow.

Three people have disagreed with your comment and are apparently oblivious that iPhone specs improve year on year lol.

So yep, the iPhone 15 Pro will look almost identical to an iPhone 14 Pro, albeit some slight curvature to the flat sides and shockingly enough the interior hardware will be better than last years model. Shock, horror.

 

[BeatCrazy]

with 1 week away, we always trust Mark G
So better battery that means they go with N3e or N3B architecture so that will translate to the M3 family as well

M3 will be based off A16, as M2 is based on A15.

So likely sticking to 5nm for M3.

 

[fatTribble]

It’s not more it’s more on the other sensors the 48 is only on the wide one

Thanks for clarifying! Deleted my post.

My extra coffee clearly did not improve my speed reading abilities. ☕️🥱😊

 

[Sydnxt]

Still need the eSIM update……
Is it globally eSIM only?

It already leaked with a visible Sim Slot. So no.

 

[fatTribble]

Better battery life and improved resolution on the telephoto and ultrawide lens is great news! This just got me a lot more excited. Battery life has been my number one complaint about my 14 Pro Max.

I’ve heard battery life complaints but mine has been a monster in terms of battery. Seems hit or miss.
Hope your 15PM is better!

 

[MLVC]

Do you think there will be any new laptops ?

I do hope so

No, that will be in an October event most likely.

 

[fatTribble]

They really need to change the upgrade cycle to every two or even three years. Nothing new or exciting here. Same with OS updates. Actually, _especially_ with OS updates; absolutely no need for yearly full-version 'upgrades'.

It’s new and exciting if your iPhone is 4 or 5 years old

 

[xxray]

I’ve heard battery life complaints but mine has been a monster in terms of battery. Seems hit or miss.
Hope your 15PM is better!

Thanks! It does seem hit or miss as I’ve seen people with a lot better battery life than mine. Glad to hear you got one of the good ones!

 

[abatabia]

Cool. Now that I know everything I’ll wait for the pixel 8 pro event and then decide who gets my upgrade bucks this year. These upgrades are just not exciting me.