iPhone 15 Pro rumors are coming sooner than Michael Bublé songs over Christmas in the last few weeks, but the latest supposed leak is scratching our heads.
There have been plenty of signs that the Pro-level iPhone 15 and rumored iPhone 15 Ultra will feature Apple Watch Ultra-style action buttons, but serial hints star. @analyst941 (opens in new tab) This new toggle suggests shutting down these phones when used in conjunction with their respective power buttons.
Why is this important? Well, at the moment, you have to press the volume button and the power button at the same time to turn off or restart your iPhone. So this leak assumes the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra won’t have volume buttons in the same way that today’s best iPhones do. State (that is, non-physical) volume buttons.
Why is this important? Two weeks ago, you would have said that all this made a lot of sense, but two veteran Apple analysts counter that Apple’s next flagship phone will stay that way. Traditional After all, the button design. If that’s true, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra will keep the existing button combination intact, so Apple wouldn’t have to reconfigure the button combination to shut down his iPhone.
So this latest iPhone 15 Pro leak again begs the question: Will Apple adopt solid-state volume buttons? Haitong Tech analyst Jeff Pu and credible Apple informant Ming-Chi. According to Kuo, the pair explained that Apple has decided to postpone the introduction of solid-state volume buttons until next year’s new iPhone harvest. (opens in new tab) The company needs more time to develop the haptic engine needed to power them.
However, Twitter leaker @analyst941 believes Apple is sticking with its original plan to introduce solid-state (or capacitive) buttons on this year’s premium iPhones.
“We’ll let you know if there are any changes about the capacitive buttons,” the tipster explained in a follow-up. Tweet (opens in new tab) Against his aforementioned prediction, [until] 2024. [Apple is] At least core development is on track, so such a major design change is unprecedented. ”
So while it seems that the leakers are divided on whether the iPhone 15 Pro will have capacitive buttons, we’re on the side of Pu and Kuo on this one as they each have their own track record when it comes to leaks. tend to stand.
Kuo said Apple’s decision to remove the capacitive buttons from the iPhone 15 Pro “simplifies the development and testing process,” which also makes sense given the complexity of the technology. increase.
A solid-state power button is a complicated beast. Another leaker previously claimed that a dedicated microprocessor would be required to support the new features. See him come out with the iPhone 16 line in 2024 (unless, of course, @analyst941 proves it’s coming in his September).
