“My latest survey indicates that due to unresolved technical issues before mass production, both high-end iPhone 15 Pro models (Pro & Pro Max) will abandon the closely-watched solid-state button design and revert to the traditional physical button design,” Kuo said.Īnd for those of you waiting for Apple to bring back Touch ID (or an in-display fingerprint sensor), we’ve got bad news. However, in a Medium post published on 12 April, Kuo backtracked on the report about the transition to solid-state buttons. On those phones, the button could be mistaken for a real one – but was actually just a touchpad that used precise vibrations to feel as if it was being pressed down. The buttons would work similarly to the home button on the iPhone 7 and 8. Another report from Gurman suggests that all four iPhone 15 models will also get the Dynamic Island from the iPhone 14 Pro, shrinking the notches down for every device.Ī report in October from reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max could also lose their physical-mechanical buttons in favour of solid-state buttons. The lightning port has also been removed in the render in favour of a USB-C port, which seems to be the most plausible rumour so far (given the political wrangling with the EU). They did, however, receive a price hike in the UK. Take this with a pinch of salt, however, as, last year, rumours suggested the price of the iPhone 14 would increase by 15 per cent in the US, but prices stayed the same.
It’s also long been suggested the base iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus would remain the same price. Could we see another price hike for the iPhone 15? We’ve had one unverified report from the Chinese social media platform Weibo suggesting that the iPhone 15 Pro models will be getting a price increase this year, with Jeff Pu backing up that claim in a research note in March.Ī blog post from Korean firm Naver also suggests that the base iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus could also get a price cut to make the non-Pro devices more enticing to customers, who have seemingly shunned the Plus device, as they did with the iPhone Mini.Īccording to a research note from Barclays analyst Tim Long, and seen by MacRumors, the iPhone 15 Pro could cost $100 (£79) more than the iPhone 14 Pro, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max could cost $100-$200 (£79-£157) more than the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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