By now, we all know what an iPhone looks like and what it should do. So when Apple revealed the latest addition to its smartphone lineup — the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max — it wasn’t surprising that the next-gen phones would offer a variety of new features and tech. Regular quality-of-life upgrades are a given at this point, and there’s not much left to improve on an already excellent build. There is, however, one element Apple has failed to upgrade with its latest round of updates: the iPhone’s appearance.
Before we get to that, let’s talk specs. The iPhone 15 is built with some features that you might recognize, and they’ve gotten some substantial upgrades. The 15 maintains the 14’s 6.1-inch display size and storage options (128GB, 256GB, or 512GB), albeit with a moderately better CPU.
Apple’s “Dynamic Island” is no longer limited to the iPhone 14 Pro — every iPhone 15 model boasts the notchless design, which displays background activities like timers and Uber rides right below the front-facing camera.
The camera is the star of the show, boosting the iPhone 14’s 12 megapixel main camera to a ridiculously powerful 48MP. I expect those quadrupled megapixels to do a lot more heavy lifting for landscapes, portraits, and ‘fit pics. Even the 15’s front camera has upgraded from a humble 12MP to a staggering 48MP. Who needs a compact mirror anymore? I can see my pores from my iPhone now.
Offering photographers even more functionality, the iPhone 15 Pro boasts extra focal lengths (24mm, 28mm, and 35mm) to shoot with — plus some hardware tweaks improve the look of nighttime shots.
If that doesn’t satisfy you (read: you want to shoot high-quality cinema out of your pocket), try the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the only model to feature a “tetra prism” telephoto lens with 5x zoom and 120mm focal length.
For folks like myself who just want to take cute photos of pets and people, one of the most exciting new camera features is in…
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