The iPhone 15 Pro hasn’t been unveiled yet, but a plethora of rumors mean we can make some early comparisons to the iPhone 14 Pro.
Apple is all but certain to debut its iPhone 15 line in September this year, with three devices – the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra – waiting in the wings for the 2023 edition of the company’s annual iPhone reveal event.
These three successors to Apple’s iPhone 14 line will inevitably prove some of the best iPhones ever made, each offering features that trump their respective predecessors and maintaining Apple’s status as mobile manufacturer supreme.
Since the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra (which may yet be called the iPhone 15 Pro Max) haven’t been officially revealed yet, we can only speculate as to the specs and features boasted by each model – but in this article, we compare everything we’ve heard about the iPhone 15 Pro so far with what we already know about the excellent iPhone 14 Pro.iPhone 15 Pro vs iPhone 14 Pro: Specs comparison
Again, it’s worth clarifying that none of the below iPhone 15 Pro specs have been confirmed by Apple, but we think we’ve heard enough rumors in each category to speculate (with confidence) about the 15 Pro’s camera, display and processor credentials. iPhone 15 Pro vs iPhone 14 Pro: Price and availability
Based on Apple’s previous iPhone release strategies, we can make an educated guess as to when the iPhone 15 Pro will land – and how much it’ll cost versus the iPhone 14 Pro. The latter was officially unveiled on September 7, 2022 before going on sale – alongside the vanilla iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Max – over a week later on September 16. Incidentally, the iPhone 14 Plus hit shelves the following month, on October 7.
Apple generally picks the first or second week of September for its annual iPhone launches, with the company typically opting for a Tuesday or Wednesday. We therefore expect the iPhone 15 Pro to be revealed on September 5, 6, 12 or 13 this year, before going on sale around a week later.
In terms of price, we expect the iPhone 15 Pro to match the iPhone 14 Pro, which starts at $999 / £1,099 / AU$1,749 for 128GB of storage (i.e. the lowest storage option). The 256GB 14 Pro costs $1099 / £1,209 / AU$1,899, and those figures are probably a more likely starting point for the 15 Pro, in light of other manufacturers’ decisions to forgo 128GB options with their respective 2023 flagships (looking at you, Samsung and Oppo).
Given the expected advent of an iPhone 15 Ultra in 2023, we could see the iPhone 15 Pro priced slightly lower than its 2022 counterpart – but the more likely situation is that the iPhone 15 Ultra is instead priced higher than the iPhone 14 Pro Max.iPhone 15 Pro vs iPhone 14 Pro: Design and display
On the display front, the iPhone 14 Pro sports an excellent 6.1-inch OLED screen, and the iPhone 15 Pro will likely stick with the same panel setup.
Both the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max boast adaptive 1-120Hz refresh rate technology (dubbed ProMotion) that automatically adjusts the smoothness of their displays to suit whatever’s happening on-screen. Apple’s always-on display functionality relies on ProMotion to function, and it looks like both of those high-end features will again be reserved for the iPhone 15 Pro and much-rumored iPhone 15 Ultra.