Apple have announced their latest flagship iPhone series as is their yearly custom. This is the iPhone 15 series.

This might seem rather redundant, but for those who are not aware, every iPhone ever made is a flagship. This means that all iPhones ever made are designed to compete at the top end of the market. The story is no different here.

This is why Apple has positioned itself as a premium brand and put a lot of effort into its products to maintain this image. If you want an Apple product, better be ready to spend top dollar.

That being said, Apple is no longer the juggernaut they once were. In the recent past, iPhones were the pinnacle of smartphone innovation. Now they are simply copying and rebranding ideas from Android.

With that being said, let us look at the iPhone 15 series proper. This year, the usual excitement preceding an Apple event has been rather muted. Just like last year, there are four phones in the series. They are iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

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iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

Just like last year’s iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, this year’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are similar phones with just a few differences.

Build

Both devices are built with an aluminum frame and sandwiched by a pair of ceramic shields. The ceramic shield is the fancy name that Apple calls its protective glass. Both phones weigh 171g (iPhone 15) and 201g (iPhone 15 Plus) respectively. As usual, there is an IP68 rating for water resistance here.

Performance

For performance, both devices use last year’s Apple A16 Bionic SoC with an Apple GPU (5-core). For RAM and storage, there is a very snappy LPPDR5 RAM and NVMe storage. The memory-only variant is 6GB with different storage configurations starting from 128GB.

Cameras

For photos and videos, both phones use a dual camera setup with a main camera and a supporting telephoto camera. This year, the main camera has been bumped up to 48MP whilst the Telephoto stays at 12MP. There is also a 12MP camera for selfies as well. Videos have always been a stronghold of Apple’s iPhone and these devices do not disappoint. All 3 cameras on this device can shoot 4K HDR video at 60fps.

iPhone 15 display

Displays

That would then take us to the displays. The iPhone 15 Plus has a bigger and better display than the iPhone 15. The iPhone 15 Plus has a 6.7″ Super Retina XDR OLED display with a resolution of 2796 x 1290p. The refresh rate is rather disappointing at 60Hz and it supports a max brightness of 2000 nits (auto sunlight mode).

The iPhone 15 on the other hand, has a smaller 6.1″ Super Retina XDR OLED display with a resolution of 2556 x 1179p (FHD+). It maintains the same 60Hz refresh rate. The pixel density is 461ppi and it supports a max brightness of 2000 nits (auto sunlight mode).

These two phones are downgraded versions of last year’s iPhones 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.

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iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

Let us move on to the real flagships now, the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Just like the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, these two phones are the same with a few differences here and there.

Build

Both the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are built with a Titanium frame and have full ceramic shield glass protection, both at the front and back. This is a huge step up from last year’s stainless steel frame. There is also an IP68 rating here, and they both weigh 187g and 221g respectively.

Apple A17 Pro

Performance

They both use the all-new Apple A17 Pro with a 6-core Apple GPU. Both phones run on iOS 17. For memory, they use LPDDR5 RAM and NVMe-based storage. The memory variants are 8GB RAM with different storage configurations starting from 256GB.

Cameras

For photos and videos, there is a triple camera setup here. Both phones have a 48MP (main) + 12MP (telephoto), 12MP (ultrawide). However, the 15 Pro Max has a periscope camera instead of a telephoto camera. For selfies, there is a dual 12MP + SL 3D sensor. All cameras on both devices can shoot 4K HDR Video at 60fps. The main cameras can shoot 4K ProRAW ProRes to an external SSD.

Displays

Just like with the aforementioned pair of the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max have different displays. The iPhone 15 Pro has a 6.1″ Super Retina XDR OLED LTPO display with a resolution of 2556 x 1179p (FHD+). The pixel density is 461ppi, a refresh rate of 120Hz, and a max brightness of 2000 nits.

The iPhone 15 Pro Max on the other hand has a much bigger 6.7″ Super Retina XDR OLED LTPO display with a sharper resolution of 2796 x 1290p (FHD+). The refresh rate remains the same at 120Hz and the larger screen, the pixel density stays at 460ppi. The iPhone 15 Pro Max display also maxes out at 2000 nits of brightness.

Both displays support HDR 10 and Dolby Vision. They are also protected by Apple’s ceramic glass shield in addition to the gorilla glass.

Other features

Other features that all four phones share include: crash detection, satellite assistance, roadside assistance, face ID, spatial audio, Dolby Atmos, stereo speakers, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 LE, NFC, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light/ambient sensors, OIS, face ID etc. They all also lack support for FM radio, a 3.5mm Audio jack, and an IR blaster.

Prices

The prices for the iPhone 15 series are as follows: the iPhone 15 starts from $799 and the iPhone 15 Plus starts from $899. The iPhone 15 Pro starts from $999 and the iPhone 15 Pro Max starts from $1199.

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