I am sure today most of you were awake to know what Apple was announcing during its live event. Well, I was awake too. Every time in the month of September the main thing which Apple will reveal is their next generation iPhone series. Today Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 15 series smartphones. For now, let’s take a look at the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max first.
FIRST OF ALL, USB-C IS HERE ON THE IPHONE 15 PRO
My first impression looking at the design of the iPhone 15 Pro is similar to its predecessor only. The major difference would be the material used in the enclosure is now TITANIUM instead of the stainless steel.
Then the mute switch has been replaced with the long-rumored Action button. To those of you who do not know about the action button please take a look at this video below. Back when Apple launched the Apple Watch Ultra, they added the Action button to it. Using the Action button, you can customize it according to your own preference.
With this new Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro, you can not only use it to mute your iPhone. But you can use it to enable your camera, torchlight, Do Not Disturb, etc. This is one of the interesting features Apple has introduced first time for the iPhone 15 Pro. So next time, I can simply configure my Action button to do other tasks as well using the Shortcut app.
Under the hood, Apple has introduced its new mobile chip called the A17 Pro. It looks like Apple has rebranded its Bionic chip to Pro chip now. Apple’s A17 Pro chip is packed with a 6-core CPU and 6-core GPU. The 6-core CPU is now 10% faster than the iPhone 14 Pro and then the 6-core GPU is now 20% faster. According to Apple, this GPU redesign is the biggest redesign in Apple’s history. And also for the first time, I think Apple is moving its focus towards mobile gaming as well. The neural engine is twice as fast now compared to the neural engine in the A16 Bionic chip. For those of you who are asking for extra storage, there is 1TB of storage now on the iPhone 15 Pro. But yeah, it comes with an expensive price for this storage option. The base storage option starts from 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB for the iPhone 15 Pro and 256GB onwards for the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
In the camera department, Apple still remains with its triple camera setup. First of all, there is the 48MP main camera. Then there is the 12MP ultra-wide camera with a 120-degree field of view. Lastly, there is the 12MP 3x telephoto camera. However, the major difference on the iPhone 15 Pro Max only comes with a 5x telephoto camera with 25x digital zoom. If you are a person who gives priority to the camera then maybe the iPhone 15 Pro Max is the best choice for you.
Pricing & Availability
The pricing of the base storage 128GB iPhone 15 Pro and 256GB iPhone 15 Pro Max starts from RM5,499 and RM6,499 respectively. The 1TB storage iPhone is priced at RM7,999 and RM8,499. According to Apple, the pre-order of the iPhone 15 Pro starts from 22nd September onwards and it’s available to purchase at all Apple Resellers on 29th September. The iPhone 15 Pro comes in four premium colors which are black titanium, white titanium, blue titanium, and natural titanium.
In conclusion, this is the first-ever USB-C iPhone you can start purchasing soon. For more information visit Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro website. Next, we will share with you about the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus details. Stay tuned for more updates from us.
