The big fall launch is here. Apple has made four new models a part of the iPhone 15 series— the vanilla iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, the smaller iPhone 15 Pro, and the Pro Max. They all bring changes, with the USB-C port being considered the most notable one. The Pro phones have been treated with more new features, and that’s what we’ll discuss in this post.

Design and Display

This year’s iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models bring some notable design changes. The most important changes are in the build quality. Apple has used new titanium alloy for their chassis, instead of the stainless steel they’ve used so far. When compared to steel, Titanium has a few benefits— it’s much stronger and lighter. The Dynamic Island is there on the front of both iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max and it can do more tricks this time.

Another interesting addition is a solid-state Action button, which replaces the traditional mute switch. It can perform the usual functions of the mute switch but can also be configured to execute a string of commands like launch the camera app, invoke Shortcuts or accessibility features, start a voice memo, and more.

Both the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max retain their respective 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch OLED displays, but the screen is brighter, has more efficient LTPO controllers, and thinner bezels. They both come with an adaptive refresh rate (ProMotion-enabled) and Always-on display.

Everything else

Unlike their vanilla siblings, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max get the new A17 Bionic chip. It is the first mobile SoC to be built on a 3nm process and offers a bump in processing performance and better efficiency. It has a 6-core processor and a 6-core GPU— 1 additional core than the graphics in the A16 chip. You get 8GB of RAM with up to 1TB of onboard storage.

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max get an upgraded 48MP IMX803 main camera with improved low light performance. The telephoto lens on the Pro Max features 5x optical zoom at 120mm focal length.

Elsewhere, the iPhone 15 Pro Max gets upgraded battery units. They both charge through— drumrolls— a USB-C port, which also supports up to 10Gbps data transfer with the optional USB3 cable. Both devices run iOS 16 on the software front.

Pricing and Availability

The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will be available in four colors: black titanium, white titanium, and blue titanium. The iPhone 15 Pro will start at $999, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max will start at $1,199. The Pro model will start with 128GB of storage, but the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be offered in a base 256GB option.

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