Apple will use a new technology with the display of Phone 15 Pro and Pro Max models in order to create the company's ‘dream iphone’ that is truly all-screen. Apple could launch the latest iteration of its iPhone series in September this year.
According to a report by Bloomberg's Mark Gunman, Apple has been working for years to create an iPhone without borders around the display or cutouts for cameras and sensors.
The report notes that Apple has been trying to extend the display size since the launch of the iPhone X in 2017 and in later iterations the company has been working on reducing the notch size until eventually replacing it with the Dynamic Island design last year.
Apple's new LIPO technology:
Apple is now expected to use a new technology called ‘low-injection pressure over-molding’ or ‘LIPO’ to shrink the border size on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models from 2.2 millimetres to 1.5 millimetres. The process was first used in the Apple Watch Series 7 in order to increase the display size and make borders thinner and is also eventually expected to make its way to iPad devices.
An earlier report by MacRumors noted that Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max devices are expected to feature a titanium frame, solid-state buttons with haptic feedback and increased RAM. Other rumoured features for the Pro models include a USB-C port, customizable Action button, faster A17 Bionic chip, Wi-Fi 6E support, and an upgraded Ultra Wideband chip.
New Display Tech For iPhone 15 Pro And Pro Max
The Pro phones this year will have Low-Injection Pressure Over-Molding. No, me neither, but it’s tech that makes the thinner bezels possible and has previously been used on the Apple Watch.
iPhone 14 in yellow. Will the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus gain a 48-megapixel sensor
iPhone 15 And iPhone 15 Plus Camera And Chip Upgrades
There will be major camera improvements, Gurman says, for the 15 and 15 Plus. This tallies with reports that both will get 48-megapixel sensors, even if they are not quite the same sensors as on the Pro models.
The A16 chip currently exclusive to the 14 Pro and Pro Max will come to the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus.
Titanium For iPhone 15 Pro And Pro Max
Gurman told us this earlier but now says it again, that the Pro phones will have a titanium edge. He says now, “Apple has long sought to bring titanium to the iPhone and using the metal with recent watches was a test for bringing that material to its highest-volume device.”
Easier To Repair
This is new: the inside of the Pro phones will be redesigned to match the iPhone 14 which means it will be easier to repair. A quietly important change.
Snappier Chip In The iPhone 15 Pro And Pro Max
As the 15 and 15 Plus move to A16 chip, the Pro models “are moving to a 3-nanometer chip that is noticeably snappier.”
Pricing
Gurman says, “I would look out for at least minor price increases across all four models outside of the US. I also wouldn’t rule out a price increase in the US — at least for some of the pro models — given the move to titanium and the costlier camera system on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.”
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