According to a recent report from a leaker on Weibo, the price of the iPhone 15 Pro and the brand-new iPhone 15 Ultra flagship should climb in 2023. We assess what we know about these two models as Foxconn's production is about to start.s
We already informed you that the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will likely cost a little less than the iPhone 14 models but that the price of the upcoming Pro and Ultra models would likely rise at the end of the year. Apple wants to create a bigger gap between its various models, especially to support the inclusion of some premium features on its most expensive versions.
According to a recent Weibo report, the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will both include the Dynamic Island and the same 48 MP camera that was first available on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max last year. However, the two most expensive phones in the series will also be entitled to some significant benefits.
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The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Ultra will also use an entirely new chip from Apple, just like the current model. The latter will be granted access to the brand-new A17 Bionic, Apple's first SoC for smartphones built in 3 nm. Although it does not appear to be significantly more powerful than the present generation. The latter should bring significant reductions in energy use.
The new engraving method will be used by TSMC to create this new processor. But keep in mind that it is rather pricey. According to rumors, a wafer from the N3 technology with a 3 nm engraving would cost a lot more than the current tech. Therefore, It will be a 25% price increase over the cost of a chip with a 5 nm engraving. Therefore, such an increase may very easily appear on the invoice that clients pay.
The Taiwanese manufacturer began manufacturing the first SoCs using this new tech two weeks ago. Officially joining Samsung in the battle towards 3 nm processors. The new generation of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros that will be available in the spring should be the first devices to benefit from this.
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Additionally, we have heard that the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Ultra would benefit for the first time from a titanium chassis, which will greatly increase their resistance. It would be possible for Apple to pass these increases along to the final pricing. As this will surely raise its production costs. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus should continue to have a more conventional aluminum casing.
Finally, we are aware that the iPhone 15 Ultra should have access to a periscopic photo sensor for the first time for Apple. Just like the majority of modern high-end Android devices. Although it will offer considerably more optical zoom, it is also a far more expensive solution.
The RAM will be increased to 8GB LPDDR5 as well as other improvements for the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Ultra. Unfortunately, there would be no speedup this time for the RAM. To make application administration easier, the majority of Android smartphones in 2023, including the Xiaomi 13 and the Galaxy S23, will all benefit from a new generation of even quicker Samsung memory. Last but not least, it's been said that Apple would convert from Lightning to USB-C, which should offer Thunderbolt communication.
It's unclear if Apple will actually raise costs for the upcoming model. But other leaks over the coming months will likely clarify this information. Given that Foxconn will begin producing the initial prototypes of all the iPhone 15 versions in the next days. We should learn more about all of them soon. Therefore, we anticipate mistakes from the production lines.