From USB-C to a titanium frame, and now a leaked list of colors, all happening on Sept. 12
We now know that the next iPhone will be revealed on September 12, 2023, thanks to an invite sent by Apple. The event, held at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, will also be streamed on Sept. 12 from the company’s events website at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET.
We expect to see new Pro and Pro Max models, an A17 Bionic chip, a titanium frame, improved cameras, and maybe even—at long last—a USB-C port to replace the aging Lightning connection. That means it’s time to start putting all those proprietary Apple cables in your personal museum; if you decide to upgrade later this year, you’ll likely swap them out for Apple-certified USB-C cables. A new Apple Watch is also expected, but with a minor upgrade at most.
A few recent mockups based on leaks suggest the iPhone 15’s titanium body will have a more matte look than the previous smooth aluminum. It might even have rounder sides. Other leaks reveal the expected chassis colors include Midnight, Starlight, Green, Yellow, Pink, and the classic Product (RED).
The jury is still out on whether Apple will infuse more AI into its new phones. Siri is already considered one of the least-impressive digital personal assistants, but Apple could start to lean in as bots like ChatGPT gain more prominence.
Lastly, we can’t wait to see how the iPhone 15 interacts with Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro headset, which we demoed earlier this year at WWDC.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who has successfully predicted iPhone news in the past, has been saying there will be four models to choose from since the iPhone 14 launched. But, to sell a new “Ultra” moniker for its highest-end offering, Apple may do things differently this year with the classification of each model. The 6.1-inch iPhone 15 will supposedly come in a 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Plus variant, while the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro is rumored to accompany a 6.7-inch “Pro Ultra” variant. The Ultra could come chock full of premium enhancements, like a Titanium-covered chassis akin to the Apple Watch Ultra.
Although Apple doesn’t typically share memory configurations, there may be a difference in RAM between the four models. In an earlier report, Taiwanese supply chain research firm, TrendForce, claims that Apple has upped the RAM order on the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple could increase RAM from 6GB to 8GB on the Pro/Ultra model. The iPhone 15/15 Plus will likely stick with 6GB.
You can expect more of the same. The design language Apple’s put out for the last few generations has remained unchanged for the most part. And there definitely won’t be a notch: each model of the iPhone 15 is expected to have a Dynamic Island, which is believable considering Apple’s already accommodated this part of the design on the higher-end iPhone 14s.
