Poll: *** The Official iPhone 15 thread (it has USB-C and everything!) ***

[Deleted member 209350]

If they did those 7 point it'd be an instant buy for me.

The only thing I'd add here is to make the damn thing a little lighter.

Same here, these things make it an instant buy. Funny thing is, this is the exact wishlist I had for the 13 pro max last year, and apple literally did none of these except arguably point 3 with the "dynamic island"

 

[VortexA1]

Post all your hopes and rumours etc here! Here's my wish list for the 15 Pro/Pro Max, those eagle eyed members will notice that that list is almost completely unchanged from this time last year!

15 pro max wish list, in no particular order:

Hardware/Design:
1) USB-C
2) Faster wired and wireless charging (maybe 45w wired and 20w wireless?)
3) No notch/holepunch display
4) 256gb base storage/8gb ram (for prores and proraw mainly as it seems to use a lot of space)
5) Touch ID in power button
6) Change the dimensions of the 15 pro max for it to be narrower so its easier to hold in hand - at the moment its far too wide for it to be a comfortable 1 handed phone!
7) 1440p display

Software:
1) 4K/240fps slow-mo (still stuck on 1080p in 2022!!)
2) Home screen on pro max to be less zoomed in so can actually fit more rows on each page

I'm sure there are a couple other small things as well that can be added, but ill update list as the year goes on. If the 15 Pro Max includes all of these I am 100% getting it3

Post all your hopes and rumours etc here! Here's my wish list for the 15 Pro/Pro Max, those eagle eyed members will notice that that list is almost completely unchanged from this time last year!

15 pro max wish list, in no particular order:

Hardware/Design:
1) USB-C
2) Faster wired and wireless charging (maybe 45w wired and 20w wireless?)
3) No notch/holepunch display
4) 256gb base storage/8gb ram (for prores and proraw mainly as it seems to use a lot of space)
5) Touch ID in power button
6) Change the dimensions of the 15 pro max for it to be narrower so its easier to hold in hand - at the moment its far too wide for it to be a comfortable 1 handed phone!
7) 1440p display

Software:
1) 4K/240fps slow-mo (still stuck on 1080p in 2022!!)
2) Home screen on pro max to be less zoomed in so can actually fit more rows on each page

I'm sure there are a couple other small things as well that can be added, but ill update list as the year goes on. If the 15 Pro Max includes all of these I am 100% getting it

Apple every year do things 'piece-meal' so that peeps keep buying them every year so unfortunately it won't be all at once. They'll add on one or two 'wow' things hopefully and then it's 'oh we'll buy this' and then it'll be a year or two later again...drip feed.


I'm not bashing apple. I'm saying what apple do with the iphone It'll be eventually 'usb-c' and they'll invent an 'amazing' reason why they've now added it tbh won't they

 

[HACO]

Apple every year do things 'piece-meal' so that peeps keep buying them every year so unfortunately it won't be all at once. They'll add on one or two 'wow' things hopefully and then it's 'oh we'll buy this' and then it'll be a year or two later again...drip feed.


I'm not bashing apple. I'm saying what apple do with the iphone It'll be eventually 'usb-c' and they'll invent an 'amazing' reason why they've now added it tbh won't they

I'd be surprised if we'll ever see usb-c on iPhones. They'll go portless entirely.

However, if the day comes that they go usb-c, it will probably be only on the Pros and it will be marketed as Thunderbolt. The non-pro iPhones will stay on Lightning for a couple of years like the iPads.

 

[Deleted member 209350]

iPhone 15 tipped to get USB-C ports — and there could be a new ‘Ultra’ model

Leak hints at a new premium ‘Ultra’ iPhone 15 model

www.tomsguide.com

"Pro Max" to be renamed to the "Ultra" and USBC looking very likely!
Seems the lineup is going to be:

iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Ultra (Formerly the pro max)

Im a fan of this change in naming, as long the Ultra has extra hardware features

 

[GMac11]

iPhone 15 tipped to get USB-C ports — and there could be a new ‘Ultra’ model

Leak hints at a new premium ‘Ultra’ iPhone 15 model

www.tomsguide.com

"Pro Max" to be renamed to the "Ultra" and USBC looking very likely!
Seems the lineup is going to be:

iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Ultra (Formerly the pro max)

Im a fan of this change in naming, as long the Ultra has extra hardware features

And with the 'Ultra' moniker comes an added £100 to the RRP

 

[Deleted member 209350]

And with the 'Ultra' moniker comes an added £100 to the RRP

Definitely. I mean the price increases were already coming (surprised they didnt do it this year tbh!) but now under the Ultra moniker just seems like a disguised way to do the price bump.

But at least now its more in sync with the rest of their product lineup and follows the M1/M2 naming scheme.

 

[HACO]

iPhone 15 tipped to get USB-C ports — and there could be a new ‘Ultra’ model

Leak hints at a new premium ‘Ultra’ iPhone 15 model

www.tomsguide.com

"Pro Max" to be renamed to the "Ultra" and USBC looking very likely!
Seems the lineup is going to be:

iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Ultra (Formerly the pro max)

Im a fan of this change in naming, as long the Ultra has extra hardware features

They need to get consistent with these names across the entire product lineup. With chips we have Pro/Max/Ultra, with Apple Watch we have SE/nothing/Ultra, and if this is true then we have Plus/Pro/Ultra, and we have Air/Pro for Macbooks, Mini/nothing/Air/Pro for iPads.

Just simplify the whole thing please I really like Macbook Pro 14/16, just going by the "Pro" (or whatever) and then followed by size. They use it for iPads as well and it works well but they do want each iPhone size to have its own name.

 

[Deleted member 209350]

They need to get consistent with these names across the entire product lineup. With chips we have Pro/Max/Ultra, with Apple Watch we have SE/nothing/Ultra, and if this is true then we have Plus/Pro/Ultra, and we have Air/Pro for Macbooks, Mini/nothing/Air/Pro for iPads.

Just simplify the whole thing please I really like Macbook Pro 14/16, just going by the "Pro" (or whatever) and then followed by size. They use it for iPads as well and it works well but they do want each iPhone size to have its own name.

Agree, do think they are in the process of doing it though as the "Pro" and "Ultra" names looks like they'll become consistent throughout.
Air, SE and Max name schemes should be gotten rid of though as they are bad.
SE - at one point stood for special edition, and now its just the cheap item for the watch and phone.
Max - sounds lame, Plus to replace some of the current "max's" and Ultra to replace at the top end.
Air - Should get rid of for Pro or Nothing for whichever applies best. Just gets too confusing at times.

iPhone - Nothing, Plus, Pro, Ultra
iPad - Mini, Nothing (new air), Pro
Macbooks - Nothing (new air), Pro (13/14), Ultra (14/16)
Watch - Nothing (new SE), Pro, Ultra

The base cheapest product should just be the nameless one i.e iPhone 14, Macbook, Apple Watch

 

[HACO]

Agree, do think they are in the process of doing it though as the "Pro" and "Ultra" names looks like they'll become consistent throughout.
Air, SE and Max name schemes should be gotten rid of though as they are bad.
SE - at one point stood for special edition, and now its just the cheap item for the watch and phone.
Max - sounds lame, Plus to replace some of the current "max's" and Ultra to replace at the top end.
Air - Should get rid of for Pro or Nothing for whichever applies best. Just gets too confusing at times.

iPhone - Nothing, Plus, Pro, Ultra
iPad - Mini, Nothing (new air), Pro
Macbooks - Nothing (new air), Pro (13/14), Ultra (14/16)
Watch - Nothing (new SE), Pro, Ultra

The base cheapest product should just be the nameless one i.e iPhone 14, Macbook, Apple Watch

Agreed. I would also get rid of Plus entirely, and use Mini for the entry-size instead. If I were in charge of Apple's product marketing, I'd go with:

iPhone: Mini (current nothing), nothing (current Plus), Pro, Ultra --- drop the Plus entirely
iPad: Mini, Nothing, Pro (Air is basically 11" Pro, combine them into one), Ultra (basically turn current 11" Pro into just Pro and 12.9" Pro into Ultra, they are fundamentally different tablets)
Macbooks: Nothing (14" air, maybe 16" air in the future), Pro (14/16), and release a separate Ultra only if it can be made fundamentally different to the current 16" Pro
Watch: Nothing, Pro, Ultra

One-off Air products would make sense if they are made significantly thinner than the last version, but they should quickly be integrated back into the normal lineup.

As I'm not in charge of their marketing, this was a fun exercise

 

[uvarvu]

Only thing I dislike about the ultra thing is that one shouldn't have to buy the biggest phone to get all the features.

 

[Deleted member 209350]

Agreed. I would also get rid of Plus entirely, and use Mini for the entry-size instead. If I were in charge of Apple's product marketing, I'd go with:

iPhone: Mini (current nothing), nothing (current Plus), Pro, Ultra --- drop the Plus entirely
iPad: Mini, Nothing, Pro (Air is basically 11" Pro, combine them into one), Ultra (basically turn current 11" Pro into just Pro and 12.9" Pro into Ultra, they are fundamentally different tablets)
Macbooks: Nothing (14" air, maybe 16" air in the future), Pro (14/16), and release a separate Ultra only if it can be made fundamentally different to the current 16" Pro
Watch: Nothing, Pro, Ultra

One-off Air products would make sense if they are made significantly thinner than the last version, but they should quickly be integrated back into the normal lineup.

As I'm not in charge of their marketing, this was a fun exercise

Hahaha its good for my OCD and love of keeping things minimalistic and simple!

Do agree with dropping the plus in all fairness and basically having it replaced with an air or mini variant as "special" editions, but as you said only if its quite significant in changes.
I could also see the macbooks going "ultra" just for the 16" model as its bigger and can fit more in.

Only thing I dislike about the ultra thing is that one shouldn't have to buy the biggest phone to get all the features.

well, the bigger size of the phone means it can fit more in in general and house bigger components like the camera module and battery. So unfortunately its how it'll be. As long as the differences between the Pro and Ultra aren't TOO massive, I dont think it'll be a big deal as the Ultra will only have a couple things different anyway

 

[GMac11]

Only thing I dislike about the ultra thing is that one shouldn't have to buy the biggest phone to get all the features.

I was sort of on the other side of the fence on this one. As someone who might use 50% of Apple's fancy smarts, I always hated how you had to buy the 'best' iPhone to get the biggest display - the 14 Plus has hit the mark here.
Although a bit late for me since I went and got the 13 PM mid-cycle for a very good price.
However, if there's a 15/16 Plus in the future which finally has a high refresh display that may do nicely for me.

 

[Barks]

I don't get the cries for faster charging.

I have my iPhone 12 Pro Max hooked up to a GaN 100W charger and it is unbelievably fast. No idea what wattage is going into the iPhone but it will be at 35% I'll have a quick shower and it's back at 80%.

 

[inogen]

Thought Apple might go down the USB-C route next year but with the removal of the SIM port in the US, I think they'll just remove the charging port altogether now.

I've only ever upgraded every 3 years but I'm so sick of the camera on my 13 Pro I might bite next year if the user reviews are good, I no longer trust pro reviewers.

I think we'll see the port go either on the 15 or 16. BUT I think we'll see USB C on the Pros for data transfer speeds. Otherwise, they're not really viable for shooting loads of video.

 

[HACO]

I don't get the cries for faster charging.

I have my iPhone 12 Pro Max hooked up to a GaN 100W charger and it is unbelievably fast. No idea what wattage is going into the iPhone but it will be at 35% I'll have a quick shower and it's back at 80%.

Faster charging is mostly useful when traveling. You get on a train/bus for half an hour and want to get as much charge as possible.

 

[ChrisD.]

Faster charging is mostly useful when traveling. You get on a train/bus for half an hour and want to get as much charge as possible.

Train and bus power outlets are usually really low power.

 

[HACO]

Train and bus power outlets are usually really low power.

They're usually standard 220/110v mains plugs, so you can plug anything (within reason) into them, including a phone charger.

 

[ChrisD.]

They're usually standard 220/110v mains plugs, so you can plug anything (within reason) into them, including a phone charger.

I've always found them super slow.

 

[HACO]

I've always found them super slow.

Plugs on UK trains must provide a minimum of ~115w of power (this is regulated), more than enough to charge a phone at full speed. Also if your charger can't access the necessary power from mains, it should shut down power delivery completely (safety regulations).

 

[ChrisD.]

Plugs on UK trains must provide a minimum of ~115w of power (this is regulated), more than enough to charge a phone at full speed. Also if your charger can't access the necessary power from mains, it should shut down power delivery completely (safety regulations).

Perhaps it's perceived as on a train I'm usually hammering my phone plus there's the constant searching for signal which drains the battery.