The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple’s lightest Pro models yet, were unveiled today. They were built with aerospace-grade titanium for strength and lightness. Additionally, the new design has rounded edges and an Action button that users may customize to suit their own preferences.
A more sophisticated 48MP Main camera system that now supports the new super-high-resolution 24MP default, the next generation of portraits with Focus and Depth Control, improvements to Night mode and Smart HDR, and an entirely new 5x Telephoto camera that is only available on the iPhone 15 Pro Max are just a few of the impressive camera upgrades that give users the equivalent of seven professional lenses with incredible image quality. The A17 Pro enables professional performance and next-generation gaming.
Together with new video formats, the new USB-C connector’s supercharged USB 3 speeds up to 20 times quicker than USB 2 allow for sophisticated pro workflows that weren’t before conceivable.
There will be four striking new finishes for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, including black titanium, white titanium, blue titanium, and natural titanium. Pre-orders open on Friday, September 15, and the product will be available starting on Friday, September 22.
Greg Joswiak, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple, declared that this was the most professional lineup the company had ever produced. “This is the most pro lineup we have ever created, with a state-of-the-art titanium design, the best iPhone camera system yet that enables game-changing new workflows, and the A17 Pro chip, which ushers in a new chapter of performance and games never before seen on iPhone,” he added. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max “represent the pinnacle of Apple design and industry-first innovations to help enrich our users’ daily lives while empowering them to unleash their creativity.”
A Beautiful, Lightweight, and Long-Lasting Design
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which come in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display sizes2, have a sturdy and lightweight titanium construction, a first for iPhone. Apple’s lightest Pro range ever is made possible by the premium alloy, which is also used in spacecraft and has one of the best strengths-to-weight ratios of any metal.
Both variants have the narrowest boundaries on iPhone, a new refined brush texture, and curved corners. The Pro series is made to last thanks to the industry-leading Ceramic Shield on the front, the strongest rear glass found in a smartphone, and the strength of titanium. The titanium rings completely wrap a new substructure composed of 100 percent recycled aluminum using an innovative thermo-mechanical technique, which solidifies a strong link between the two metals.
The metal frame aids in thermal dissipation and makes it simple to change the rear glass. With Always-On and ProMotion technology for an unparalleled viewing experience, this new design showcases the Super Retina XDR display.
The brand-new Action button replaces the single-function switch that was used to switch between ring and silent. It offers more options so users can select between quickly accessing the camera or flashlight, turning on Voice Memos, Focus modes, Translate3, and accessibility features like Magnifier, or using Shortcuts for additional options. To guarantee that the new button performs the appropriate action, a press-and-hold motion combined with precise haptic feedback and visual clues in the Dynamic Island is used.
A New Generation of Apple Silicon for the iPhone, the A17 Pro
The A17 Pro, the first 3-nanometer processor in the market, powers the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, bringing professional performance and capabilities. The A17 Pro improves every aspect of the processor, including the largest GPU overhaul in Apple history, maintaining its position as the industry leader in smartphone silicon.
The Neural Engine is now up to 2x quicker, enabling features like autocorrect and Personal Voice in iOS 17, while the new CPU is up to 10% faster thanks to microarchitectural and design enhancements. With a revolutionary 6-core architecture that boosts peak performance and energy efficiency, the pro-class GPU is up to 20% quicker and opens whole new experiences. The iPhone 15 Pro now provides smoother visuals thanks to hardware-accelerated ray tracing, which is 4x quicker than software-based ray tracing. as well as more immersive gaming and AR applications.
With console games like Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4, Death Stranding, and Assassin’s Creed Mirage that have never been seen on a smartphone before, the iPhone 15 Pro puts realistic gaming in the palm of consumers’ hands.
A17 Pro comes with a specialized AV1 decoder, allowing for more effective, high-quality video streaming experiences. Additionally, a new USB controller makes it possible for iPhone to handle USB 3 speeds for the first time, enabling substantially faster transfer rates as well as video output up to 4K at 60 fps HDR.
A Pro Camera System with Power for Greater Creative Control
The powerful camera systems on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max each contain the equivalent of seven professional lenses thanks to a close integration of hardware and software, which is made possible by the A17 Pro.
The 48MP Main camera, created just for the Pro series, allows customers even more versatility with a new 24MP super-high-resolution default, giving outstanding image quality at a practical file size appropriate for keeping and sharing. This is made possible by the power of computational photography. Users of the Main camera have the option of switching between the three widely used focal lengths of 24 mm, 28 mm, and 35 mm and even setting a new default. The Main camera offers 48MP HEIF photos with a 4x higher resolution in addition to 48MP ProRAW images.
The 3x Telephoto camera on the iPhone 15 Pro is a sizable feature, and the 5x optical zoom on the iPhone 15 Pro Max is the longest ever offered by an iPhone. The new telephoto camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max boasts a revolutionary tetraprism design and a combined optical image stabilization and autofocus 3D sensor-shift module, Apple’s most powerful stabilization system ever. It is great for close-ups, wildlife photography, and capturing the action from a distance.
Sharper detail, more vibrant colors, and improved low-light performance are all features of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max’s next-generation portraiture. Users may now capture portrait photos without first switching to Portrait mode. iPhone automatically takes pictures when a human, dog, or cat is in the frame or when the user taps to focus. depth information, enabling users to subsequently utilize the Photos app on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac to transform images into beautiful portraits. Users may also change the focal point after the shot has been taken for more artistic freedom.
On the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, additional capabilities that benefit all cameras include:
- Night mode, which is now powered by the Photonic Engine and includes Night mode portraits made possible by the LiDAR scanner, gets better with clearer details and more vibrant colors.
- New Smart HDR ensures that images have brighter highlights, richer midtones, and deeper shadows when viewed in the images app, while capturing subjects and the backdrop with more realistic representations of skin tones. Third-party apps may also use this cutting-edge HDR rendering, making shared web photographs even more appealing.
- enhancements in low-light video and Action mode, the A17 Pro brings the greatest video quality in a smartphone up to date.
Featuring enhanced professional workflows, the go-to smartphone for creative professionals and filmmakers gets even better. With an extra USB 3 connection, users may now experience transfer speeds of up to 20 times quicker.
Photographers may capture and rapidly upload 48MP ProRAW photographs from iPhone to Mac with the use of the iPhone and third-party applications like Capture One, which also aids in the creation of a professional studio. Direct recording of ProRes video to external storage enables better recording resolutions—up to 4K at 60 frames per second—and more set flexibility when utilizing an iPhone as the primary camera.
ACES, the Academy Colour Encoding System, an international standard for color processes, is supported for the first time on the iPhone 15 Pro, which also offers a new option for Log encoding.
With the ability to shoot spatial video for Apple Vision Pro, the iPhone 15 Pro will later this year provide a new level to video recording. When Apple Vision Pro launches in the U.S. early next year, users will be able to record priceless moments in three dimensions and revisit those memories with stunning depth.
Next-Generation Wireless Connectivity and Performance
The iPhone 15 Pro series provides easy-to-use new methods for charging, locating friends in congested areas, and maintaining connectivity while traveling. The new AirPods Pro (2nd generation) and updated iPhone, Mac, and iPad can all be charged using the same connection because all models utilize the USB-C connector, a widely established standard for charging and data transfer. Additionally, customers may utilize the USB-C port to rapidly charge their Apple Watch or AirPods iPhone. Data transfer rates up to 10 gigabits per second, up to 20 times quicker than previously, are supported by the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max when using USB 3.
The second-generation Ultra Wideband processor is present in both versions, allowing two iPhone devices to communicate at a distance that is three times greater than previously. As a result, users of the iPhone 15 may now share their whereabouts and locate one another even in crowded places by using Precision Finding for Find My Friends in a new method. The same privacy safeguards that users have grown to rely on with Find My are included into Precision Finding.
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are the first Thread-enabled handsets, enabling Home app integrations in the future and supporting Wi-Fi 6E for improved wireless performance, including up to 2x faster rates.
Super-fast 5G is included in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which also feature:
- support for future Qi2 wireless charging as well as MagSafe.
- phone conversations with better audio quality, even those made via FaceTime or outside applications. When customers choose Voice Isolation, sound quality improves even further, allowing conversations to be heard clearly even in busy environments.
- More than 295 carriers support the eSIM. Users may purchase prepaid eSIM plans in more than 50 nations and regions, including Australia, Italy, Thailand, and more, to stay connected while touring the globe. International roaming plans from their current carrier are also an economical option.
iOS 17
With iOS 17, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are even more personalized and intuitive.
- The Phone app receives significant changes, including Live Voicemail, which makes advantage of the A17 Pro’s capabilities to display real-time on-device transcription as voicemails are received, and Contact Posters, which let users customize how they seem to their contacts. Even when the caller is leaving a message, users can answer the call.
- Check In, which enables users to automatically notify friends and family when they have reached their destination safely, new stickers, a more robust search, transcription of audio messages, and other updates are all added to Messages.
- By merely bringing two iPhone devices together, NameDrop offers customers a new option to use AirDrop to more easily transfer contact information. Users may now move apart from one another and complete transmitting huge files over the internet with the same motion that can be used to AirDrop material and more.
- When the iPhone is on its side and charging, StandBy offers customers a fully customizable full-screen experience with glanceable information that is intended to be viewed from a distance. StandBy continues to offer vital information thanks to the Always-On display on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, making it ideal for a desk, bedside, or kitchen counter.
- Users can perform actions with just a tap using interactive widgets on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in StandBy, making it simple to complete a to-do list or play or pause music directly from the widget.
- Safari introduces profiles and improves Private Browsing security, making it easier for users to distinguish between personal and professional browsing.
Numerous other updates come with iOS 17, including Journal, a brand-new app that encourages gratitude among iPhone users, enhancements to autocorrect and dictation that make text entry faster and simpler than ever before, password and passkey sharing with iCloud Keychain, and much more.
Cost and accessibility
- There will be four different titanium finishes for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max: black titanium, white titanium, blue titanium, and natural titanium. Storage options for the iPhone 15 Pro include 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, with prices starting at INR 134900. Starting at INR 159900, the iPhone 15 Pro Max comes in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options.
- Great ways to upgrade to the newest iPhone are provided by Apple. To see what their device is worth and for terms and conditions, customers can visit apple.com/in/shop/trade-in.
- Customers in more than 40 countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the UAE, the U.K., and the U.S., will be able to pre-order iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max beginning at 5 a.m. PDT this Friday, September 15, with availability beginning Friday, September 22.
- Beginning on Friday, September 29, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will be offered in Macao, Malaysia, Turkey, Vietnam, and 17 additional nations and regions.
- For INR 5900, you can get the FineWoven Wallet with MagSafe and FineWoven Case with MagSafe in five new hues for the iPhone 15 collection: black, taupe, mulberry, pacific blue, and evergreen. A Silicone Case with MagSafe in the colors black, storm blue, clay, light pink, guava, orange sorbet, cypress, and winter blue will be offered for INR 4900 in addition to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max Clear Case, all of which cost INR 4900
- iOS 17 will be available as a free software update on Monday, September 18.
