igeekphone news on August 4, according to the practice of previous years, the new iPhone will meet with you in mid-to-late September (the third week). 9to5Mac today brings the latest news of the new iPhone – the iPhone 15 series will be announced on September 13, and the official sale on September 22.
9to5Mac has learned from multiple sources that mobile carriers have asked employees not to take the day off on Wednesday, September 13, due to a major phone launch event. Although the news does not directly point to the iPhone 15 series launch, but the choice of mid-September to announce a major new product is only Apple.
According to the report, if it is not unexpected, Apple will choose to officially release the iPhone 15 series on September 13, and open the pre-order on September 14 (Friday), and officially go on sale on September 22.
While most iphones have been released on Tuesdays, there have been exceptions.
Last year, Apple announced the iPhone 14 on September 7, which was also a Wednesday, and it went on sale a week later on September 16. Last year, the iPhone 14 Plus was delayed until October 7 due to supply issues.
In terms of price, a research report obtained by MR Earlier this month shows that the iPhone 15 Pro is expected to be $100 more expensive than the iPhone 14 Pro, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be $100 to $200 more expensive than the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Specifically:
iPhone 15: $799 (unchanged)
iPhone 15 Plus: $899 (unchanged)
iPhone 15 Pro: Up to $1,099 (now $999)
iPhone 15 Pro Max: Up to $1,299 (now $1,099)
According to this calculation, the starting price of the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus is still 5,999 yuan and 6,999 yuan. The iPhone 15 Pro is expected to increase from 7999 yuan to 8999 yuan, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max will increase to 9999 yuan, or directly break the 10,000 yuan. According to the report, the price increase of the iPhone 15 Pro and Max mainly comes from the cost increase brought by the upgrade of the periscope.
At the functional level, the iPhone 15 series is expected to have seven major upgrades:
1. Replace all USB-C ports.
2, the whole system adopts the “smart Island” design, including iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.
3, the whole frame will be narrower. The black edge width of the iPhone 15 Pro Max cover is only 1.55mm, which is a record.
4, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will have a new titanium body.
5, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will be updated with the latest 3nm A17 Bionic chip. This is also the world’s first 3nm mobile phone.
6, the iPhone 15 Pro and Max will be equipped with a stealth lens to improve the optical zoom performance of the rear camera. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will also be upgraded from 12 megapixels to 48 megapixels.
7, the iPhone 15 series is expected to upgrade 40W wired fast charge and 20W MagSafe wireless charging.