Apple has launched the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max successor of last year’s iPhone 14 Pro models along with the iPhone 15, both with new Titanium design, A17 Pro chip, customizable Action Button, USB 3 Type-C, all-new 5x Telephoto camera for Max and more, while retaining the same display with Dynamic Island.
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iPhone 15 Pro Series Unveiled
Apple A17 Pro
The new A17 Pro, the company’s first 3nm chip that uses EUV process, and has 19 billion transistors. The chip has a 6-core CPU with two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. It features an accelerated 6-core GPU that is up to 20% faster, and brings Ray tracing support and a new 16-core Neural Engine.
The A17 Pro includes a dedicated AV1 decoder, and the new USB controller enables USB 3 speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second on iPhone for the first time, now supporting much higher transfer speeds and video output up to 4K at 60 fps HDR.
Action Button
The all-new Action button replaces the single-function switch. This can be customized to launch the camera or flashlight, activating Voice Memos, Focus modes, Translate, and accessibility features like Magnifier or using Shortcuts for more options. A press-and-hold gesture with fine-tuned haptic feedback and visual cues in the Dynamic Island ensure the new button launches the intended action, said the company.
Titanium Design
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max feature a strong and lightweight titanium design for the first time. These feature a new refined brush texture, contoured edges, and the thinnest borders on iPhone.
These use an industry-first thermo-mechanical process, the titanium bands encase a new substructure made from 100 percent recycled aluminum, bonding these two metals with incredible strength through solid-state diffusion, said the company.
Camera
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max feature a 48MP Main camera with a new 24MP super-high-resolution default, and can switch between 24 mm, 28 mm, and 35 mm. There is 48MP ProRAW, and supports 48MP HEIF images with 4x more resolution.
iPhone 15 Pro features 3x Telephoto camera, and iPhone 15 Pro Max has a 5x telephoto camera at 120 mm for the first time that uses tetraprism design with a combined optical image stabilization and autofocus 3D sensor-shift module, which Apple says is its most advanced stabilization system yet.
These feature next-generation portraits for sharper detail, more vivid colors, and better low-light performance. You can take portraits without having to switch to Portrait mode. Apple says that the Night mode is better with sharper details and more vivid colors, now powered by the Photonic Engine, including Night mode portraits, enabled by the LiDAR scanner.
ProRes video can be recorded directly to external storage, enabling higher recording options up to 4K at 60 fps. iPhone 15 Pro also introduces a new option for Log encoding and is the first smartphone in the world to support ACES, the Academy Color Encoding System, a global standard for color workflows, said Apple. Spatial video capture will be available later this year.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max specifications
Display:
- iPhone 15 Pro – 6.1-inch (2556×1179 pixels) OLED 460ppi Super Retina XDR display, 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, up to 2000 nits peak outdoor brightness, HDR, True Tone, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz, Ceramic Shield protection
- iPhone 15 Pro Max– 6.7-inch (2796×1290 pixels) OLED 460ppi Super Retina XDR display, 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, up to 2000 nits peak outdoor brightness, HDR, True Tone, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz, Ceramic Shield protection
Chipset: Six-Core A17 (2 performance and 4 efficiency cores) Pro 3nm chip with 64-bit architecture, 6‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
Storage: 128GB (iPhone 15 Pro only), 256GB, 512GB storage options
OS: iOS 17
IP Rating: Water and dust resistant (IP68)
SIM: Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
Other Features: Action button – Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Translate11, Magnifier, Shortcut or Accessibility features
Rear Camera: Triple
- iPhone 15 Pro
- 48MP wide-angle (f/1.78) camera, second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video, 2x Telephoto, 100% Focus Pixels, Photonic Engine, True Tone flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision at 4K 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
- 12MP 120° Ultra Wide (f/2.2) secondary camera
- 12MP Telephoto (ƒ/2.8) camera, optical image stabilisation, 3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range; digital zoom up to 15x
- iPhone 15 Pro Max –
- 48MP wide-angle (f/1.78) camera, second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video, 2x Telephoto, 100% Focus Pixels, Photonic Engine, True Tone flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision at 4K 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
- 12MP 120° Ultra Wide (f/2.2) secondary camera
- 12MP Telephoto (ƒ/2.8) camera, optical image stabilisation, 5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 10x optical zoom range; digital zoom up to 25x
Front Camera: 12MP TrueDepth (ƒ/1.9) front camera, Autofocus with Focus Pixels,
Retina Flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 120fps
Sensor: TrueDepth camera for FaceID facial recognition, Stereo speakers
Dimension
- iPhone 15 Pro: 146.6×70.6×8.255mm
- iPhone 15 Pro Max: 159.9×76.7×8.25mm
Weight:
- iPhone 15 Pro: 187g
- iPhone 15 Pro Max: 221g
Connectivity: 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4×4 MIMO, Gigabit-class LTE, 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3, Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness, NFC with reader mode, GPS with GLONASS
Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with 15W MagSafe wireless charging, USB-C 3 fast charging, up to 23 hours (iPhone 15 Pro) / 29 hours (iPhone 15 Pro Max) of video playback
Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max Price and Availability
The Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max come in Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium and Natural Titanium colours in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options.
The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max are up for pre-order this Friday. The 15 Pro starts at $999 for a base 128 GB model, while the 15 Pro Max starts from $1,199, but the base model now has 256 gigs of onboard storage. Prices in Europe are €1,199 for the Pro and €1,449 for the Pro Max – those are the same prices as last year.
The iPhone 15 Pro series will be available through apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app, with availability in stores beginning Friday, September 22 with pre-order starting from September 15th at 5:30PM IST.
