Bad news for anyone planning on taking out a second home mortgage to buy a 2TB iPhone 15 Pro Max this week: 1TB appears to remain the highest capacity option yet again.
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The switch from stainless steel to titanium is expected to make the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max significantly lighter than their predecessors. On Friday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman gave us an idea of how drastic this change to expect. A new rumor today now offers some more insight on what to expect.
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Apple has officially set a date for its annual iPhone special event. This year, the festivities commence on September 12 and the iPhone 15 is expected to be the star of the show. Head below as we round up all of the announcements we expect at the Apple event, including new software and hardware.
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While there’d been speculation that this year’s high-end iPhone could be called “iPhone 15 Ultra,” it turns out that might not be the case. In a new report detailing what to expect at next week’s “Wonderlust” event, Bloomberg says Apple is planning to stick with the “Pro Max” branding this year for the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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iPhone 15 Pro Max sales will account for 40% of all purchases of this year’s models, according to a prediction by market intelligence company TrendForce.
It says that the periscope lens unique to the top-tier model will be enough to drive consumer demand, despite a potential $100 price increase over last year’s Pro Max …
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Leaker yeux1122 says that Apple Store staff have been told to make sure iPhone 15 buyers know about the change from Lightning port to a USB-C one, when they make their purchase.
Staff will advise them that the box includes a USB-C to USB-C cable, but not a charging brick, so they may need to buy one …
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The iPhone 15 ultrawide-band chip will reportedly be a new U2 version – the first time the location-finding chip has been updated since the U1 first seen in the iPhone 11 Pro.
The report says that this further improves on the already impressive location-finding abilities of the first-gen chip …
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The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are slated to be announced in less than a week, and rumors say that Apple is planning a price increase of $100. While at least one rumor suggested that Apple would offset that price increase by also bumping up the base storage from 128GB, it turns out that might not be the case.
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The iPhone 15 is just days away from being announced. Apple will hold a special event on September 12 to announce the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. When will the devices be available to order? Head below to find out what we know.
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We’re just a week away from Apple’s iPhone 15 “Wonderlust” event, and a new rumor today once again suggests that the iPhone 15 Pro will be more expensive than its predecessor. This time, the story comes via the supply chain source DigiTimes, which attributes the change to two primary factors.
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Evidence continues to mount that the iPhone 15 will mark the end of Apple’s selection of leather cases. A new rumor posted to Twitter this weekend once again suggests that the replacement for the leather cases will be a new lineup of fabric cases branded “FineWoven” by Apple.
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We’re less than a fortnight away from the September Apple event, and by this point we’re reasonably sure we know which iPhone colors to expect in this year’s line-up.
Many of you have already reached at least a tentative decision for the Pro models, based on our renders, with Dark Blue the most popular choice. But does it really matter much … ?
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Market intelligence company IDC says that the global smartphone market is worsening, and that the decline in shipments this year will be even lower than previously expected.
However, it says that Apple will buck the trend in a dramatic fashion, predicting that iPhone market share will reach an all-time high this year …
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Frankly, we’re torn between this being bad knockoff text or Apple’s newest marketing lingo. iPhone 15 Pro Max cases (or at least clones of cases) have surfaced online, and the non-leather, non-silicon material is branded as “FineWoven” with no space.
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Earlier this week, we shared new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro renders that offered our closest and most accurate look yet at the color options for each model. Now, new dummy units have surfaced that once again showcase the new colors…and they’re even more boring than we expected.
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Apple yesterday officially announced its iPhone 15 event for September 12, teasing the tagline “Wonderlust.” In a report today, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has some updates on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro production and some of the challenges Apple has faced thus far.
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Apple has officially announced its next product event where it will announce the new iPhone 15 lineup alongside Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. The event will take place on September 12. The tagline for the event reads “Wonderlust.” and features the rumored colors of the titanium iPhone 15 Pro lineup.
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Over the last week, a number of details about Apple’s plans for iPhone 15 colors have come to light. Now, 9to5Mac can share a closer look at each of the colors Apple is planning for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro lineups, based on detailed information obtained from a source.
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Reliable supply chain analyst Ming Chi Kuo says that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 Pro Max “will start mass shipments this week” despite supply chain issue reports. Kuo also forecasts strong unit shipments compared to other analysts who have recently cut back their predictions.
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Over the last few days, we’ve heard a lot of rumors when it comes to the colors of the iPhone 15 Pro. Since Apple is replacing the stainless steel frame with a new one made of titanium, the company is also expected to introduce new colors to match the material. Based on these rumors, we want to know which of the rumored colors you would choose.
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There’s a ritual around every new iPhone release, and we’re crossing one of the final steps before launch.
First, analysts predict how many tens of millions of new models will be produced. Some time passes, then last minute reports of production issues arise. Finally, just before the new iPhones are announced, analysts cut their iPhone production predictions due to supply constraints.
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iPhone 15 Pro will rely on a titanium frame instead of stainless steel, and that should make for a noticeably lighter device. How much lighter are we talking?
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This week has seen three iPhone 15 cable rumors, which serve to underline the mess around USB-C cables in general. While that’s not a mess of Apple’s making, it is one the company could and should solve for its own customers.
The first of the three rumors appeared to be good news. It suggested that the charging cable included in the iPhone 15 box might be longer than usual and perhaps also more durable…
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Word is out that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max won’t come in a gold color option. We shared today that a new gray color will replace it in the lineup. Now 9to5Mac can share what we believe is the new color name and how it will look.
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