Today, Apple announced the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max with several new changes and improvements at its “Wonderlust” event.
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, powered by the new A17 Pro chip feature the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR Display, but they now come with slimmer bezels for a more futuristic look. The limelight falls on the new Action Button and the new aerospace-grade titanium design which is both strong and lightweight. The iPhone 15 Pro brings the ability to switch between three popular focal lengths ”“ 24 mm, 28 mm, and 35 mm has been added to the Pro lineup along with support for 48MP HEIF Images. While the iPhone 15 Pro has 3x Optical Zoom with the Telephoto lens, the iPhone 15 Pro Max takes it to the next level and introduces a new Telephoto camera with a tetraprism design for a 5x Optical Zoom option at 120mm.
Due to the new Titanium chassis, the iPhone 15 Pro is around 9% lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro while the iPhone 15 Pro Max is around 8% lighter than its predecessor.
The iPhone 15 Pro weighs 187 grams, which is 9.22% lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro (206 grams) from 2022. The larger iPhone 15 Pro Max on the other hand weighs 221 grams, and is 7.92% lighter than its predecessor – the iPhone 14 Pro Max (240 grams). Both the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models are lighter than the iPhone 11 Pro (188 grams) and iPhone 11 Pro Max (226 grams) respectively. Being lighter, this year’s iPhones will be more comfortable to use and hold. Not only is it lighter, but also more Durable due to the new Titanium finish.
The new iPhone 15 Pro models will be available in four elegant finishes ”“ Black titanium, White titanium, Blue titanium, and Natural titanium finishes. The iPhone 15 Pro starts at $999 for the 128GB variant, $1,099 for the 256GB variant, $1,299 for the 512GB variant, and $1,499 for the 1TB variant. The iPhone 15 Pro will be available to Pre-order on September 15th starting at 5 a.m. PDT and it will be available starting September 22nd.
The larger Pro Max starts at $1,199 for the 256GB variant, $1,399 for the 512GB variant, and $1,599 for the 1TB variant. The iPhone 15 Pro Max will also be available to Pre-order on September 15th starting at 5 a.m. PDT and it will be available starting September 22nd. Notably, the base variant of the iPhone 15 Pro Max costs $100 more than last year’s iPhone 14 Pro Max, which costed $1,099 — but it also comes with 256GB of base storage, so it is not really a price increase but rather the elimination of the 128GB variant.
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