If you want the latest iPhone, you’ll want the iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro. But in 2023 there will be the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, and possibly even the iPhone 15 Ultra. Below, we’ve compared all the iPhone 15 rumors so far to what the iPhone 14 has to offer to help you decide whether to buy an iPhone 14 now, or wait patiently for an iPhone 15 next fall.
iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 15: Design and display
The iPhone 14 series looks very similar to previous generations, with a few minor exceptions. All four versions are flat phones with either a notch or a dynamic island containing the front-facing selfie camera. You can get Pro and non-Pro phones with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch OLED displays, and the Pro models also feature always-on display, a 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate, and higher peak brightness.
We don’t expect the overall look of the iPhone 15 to be radically different from the iPhone 14, but we could see some notable changes. These include solid-state buttons on some models and curved edges on the back of the phone. The latter design tweak could make the new iPhones more comfortable to hold and use. The iPhone 15 may also feature a new LTPO OLED display, which is said to last longer than current OLED displays. Sounds like a good fit for those who want to use their phone for as long as possible.
Speaking of screens, the iPhone 15’s panel may hold a secret. Next year’s iPhones will likely feature Face ID under the display, though the selfie camera will still be exposed in a hole-punch cutout similar to the one we saw on earlier iPhone 14 concepts. Another change to note is the alleged addition of titanium guardrails to some iPhone 15 models. That’s a rumor we’ve heard about previous generations of iPhones that apparently didn’t materialize, but the ongoing rumors of Apple using this super-tough metal seem to suggest it’s still under consideration.
iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 15: Cameras
The iPhone 14 brings two major camera upgrades as it replaces the iPhone 13. The first is the autofocus selfie camera on all four models, and the second is the 48MP main camera on the Pro model.
Further enhancements to the iPhone 15’s camera could include a new Sony-made sensor with enhanced exposure controls compared to the iPhone’s current Samsung-made camera sensor, and a 48MP main camera on the base model, but not the same as the Pro phones.
Apple could go a step further with a new periscope telephoto lens, likely using parts from the same suppliers as Samsung, which would allow for greater optical magnification than the current 3x. It will allegedly achieve 5x optical zoom, which beats out many competitors such as the Galaxy S22 and current and upcoming iPhones. However, that’s not enough to beat the best telephoto cameras like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and its 10x optical zoom.
An annoying caveat is that this new periscope zoom camera may only be available on the iPhone 15 Pro Max model, leaving the regular-sized Pro cold, meaning there may not be major photographic differences between it and the iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 14 Pro models.
A more bizarre rumor is that the iPhone 15 Ultra models may have two front-facing cameras. We’re not sure what the second camera is for, but it could be used to take ultra-wide shots or help with Apple’s rumored AR/VR ambitions.
iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 15: Specs
Aside from photography, there are other rumors about how the iPhone 15 will be different from the iPhone 14. First, we’ll obviously see another two-tier chipset situation in next year’s iPhones, as we’ve seen with the A15 chip in the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, and in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. The new A16 chip.
The regular iPhone 15 models are said to feature the A16 chipset, while the iPhone 15 Pro models will feature a brand new 3nm chipset, which we assume will be called the A17 Bionic. That could mean some iPhone 14 models could be as powerful as some iPhone 15 models, though all could still perform as well as any comparable Android phone before.
We’d like to see the US iPhone 15s support eSIM only, which means no physical SIM card slot. That may still not be the case for iPhone models sold outside the US, though.
Finally, the iPhone 15 may add a long-awaited feature and use a USB-C port instead of Lightning, as the European Union forces all mobile device companies to adopt USB-C by 2024, and Apple is said to have made a USB-C iPhone. Prototypes have been around for a while.
While that’s more convenient than the iPhone 14’s Lightning port, we probably won’t see any difference in data or charging speeds for the base model, according to one rumor. Only iPhone 15 Pro/Ultra models offer faster data transfers via USB-C.
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