The iPhone 15 series is here. Apple unveiled four models at its Wonderlust event in September, alongside the Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2. This year Apple’s iPhone 15 line again includes a base iPhone 15 and a larger iPhone 15 Plus, which offer comparable specs to one another. But the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which are a tier above the base and Plus models, include a few differences that make the Pro Max stand out more this year than they have before.
Features such as the Dynamic Island, the shape-shifting cutout introduced in iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, are now available across the entire iPhone 15 line. The entire line has also now switched to USB-C for charging. But that’s roughly where the similarities end, with each iPhone model standing out with its design, camera and other features.
For starters, colors vary across the entry-level and Pro lineups. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus come in brighter color options like pink, yellow, green and blue along with a darker black. However with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max now coming in a titanium chassis, those phones come in darker shades that Apple is labeling natural titanium, blue titanium, white titanium and black titanium.
Additionally, Apple eliminated the toggle switch on the Pro models in favor of what it calls the “Action button.” Essentially, it’s a multifunction button that lets you program it for a wide range of tasks, like taking a photo or launching a timer.
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The aforementioned USB-C port arrives to the iPhone 15 line after a European Union mandate, which will allow the iPhone to make use of the same charging cables that power Android phones, recent iPads and other electronics. While all four models use USB-C charging as a standard, the speed of data transfer varies between base and Pro models. Only the Pro models…
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