Apple hosted its annual iPhone announcement event on Tuesday in Cupertino, California, at Apple Park, the company’s headquarters. The firm unveiled the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, which start at $799 and include USB-C charging. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, with a starting price of $999, were also announced. New AirPods were also unveiled, along with the brand-new Apple Watch, which is made of 95% titanium and has a 72-hour battery life.
Apple’s stock was down around 2% for the day after the presentation. The presentation started at 1 p.m. ET and was a pre-recorded video.
iPhone 15: Features, camera and pricing
The A16 Bionic technology, which debuted on the iPhone 14 Pro phones last year, is also present in the forthcoming iPhone 15. This is already standard practice for Apple’s iPhones, and the Pro models for this year should include a more potent CPU.
A second-generation ultra-wideband chip (UWB) is also included. According to Apple, you may even use it to locate your buddies in a congested area.
Apple also claims that this year will see the expansion of its general service to new nations and an enhancement to its satellite connectivity service with AAA integration in the US.
The iPhone 15 became the first iPhone to be equipped with a USB Type-C port
The iPhone 15 became the first iPhone to be equipped with a USB Type-C port. Apple said that USB Type-C is now widely used, and it is true that the company was perhaps the last to release flagship devices with the Lightning port, which has been around for ten years.
The iPhone 15 Pro sports a Grade 5 titanium body
The iPhone 15 Pro sports a 6.1-inch display and a Grade 5 titanium body, the same material used on NASA’s Mars rover. The iPhone 15 Pro Max has a larger 6.7-inch display. Apple claims that by moving away from stainless steel, the devices will become lighter.
Apple’s new ‘Action’ button has replaced the classic mute button, allowing users to choose between silent and ring modes as well as other functions like instantly initiating a voice recording.
iPhone 15: Camera features
The upgraded 48-megapixel primary camera on the new iPhone 15 Pro supports 24mm, 28mm, and 38 mm lens settings. The iPhone 15 Pro Max, in contrast, has a 5x telephoto camera with a 120mm focal length powered by a periscope camera arrangement. It has a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel 3x telephoto camera
iPhone 15: Pricing
The price for the iPhone 15 series starts from $799. The iPhone 15 Pro will start at $999, just like it did last year, but the iPhone 15 Pro Max will start at $1,199, presumably because of the new periscope camera system.
iPhone 15 at a glance
- Price: $799 (iPhone 15) & $899 (iPhone 15 Plus)
- Available in Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Black
- Twice as bright as iPhone 14 – 1600 nits or 2000 nits in the sun
- 2 sizes – 6.1-inch & 6.7-inch (Plus)
- Colour embedded into the rear glass
- Tough Ceramic Glass Shield
- 48MP Main camera
- 2x Telephoto
- Continuous zoom
- Next-gen portraits
- Matte back
- Contoured edge
