This year’s launch is an interesting one. The new iPhone 15 has much more in common with the iPhone 14 Pro. Essentially, it is Apple’s way of bringing some of the Pro-grade goodness to a wider audience, but without the price bump. In fact, Apple was quick to point out that its iPhone 15 models are debuting at the same price point as the iPhone 14 counterparts. So here’s what the new iPhone 15 and 15 Plus gain from the last-gen Pro models: a Dynamic Island display, a A16 Bionic processor (among the pros is that you get 50 per cent more memory bandwidth for smooth graphics when streaming videos and playing games, and a 48MP main camera.
The new iPhone 15 and 15 Plus models now feature a Dynamic Island display.
Aside from borrowing key features from the iPhone 14 Pro series, here’s what’s new on the iPhone 15 series thanks to advances made by the company. Besides an improved display with the Dynamic Island, a more powerful chipset enabling better computational photography (and a Pro-level main camera), perhaps the biggest change is the charging/data connector finally says goodbye to the old Lightning port. Hello USB-C. Now, there’s a high chance you can reuse existing cables and adapters to charge other devices that you own, including many from Apple.
Over on the iPhone 15 Pro series, Apple has focused on its cutting-edge processors to bring about new experiences and capabilities on their handsets. This year’s launch hails a new Apple A17 Prp chipset. It’s also the first mass consumer product to jump on the 3nm manufacturing process to pack more transistors, wield a notable performance jump, and run the processor more efficiently than its predecessors. In fact, it’s so powerful, that it will herald pro-level gaming in addition to pro-level photography.
Futuristic and chic, the iPhone 15 Pro series features cases with a aerospace-grade titanium build and textured matte glass back.
So are the new phones expensive? By and large, they are pegged at very similar prices to the iPhone 14 counterparts. When you further factor in that you get certain iPhone 14 Pro features – a powerful A16 processor, its 48MP main camera and the Dynamic Display – on the main iPhone 15 and 15 Plus models, you’re actually getting much better value out of this year’s iPhone 15 phones than last year’s iPhone 14 models.
In Singapore, the iPhone 15 starts at S$1,299 for 128GB, with 256GB and 512GB variants also available. The iPhone 15 Plus starts at S$1,449 for 128GB, with 256GB and 512GB variants available, and will have five colours to choose from – pink, yellow, green, blue, and black. Pre-orders begin Friday, September 15, with availability beginning Friday, Sept 22.
This article is adapted from a story that first appeared in Hardwarezone
