With a bit greater than half a 12 months to go till the iPhone 15 makes its debut, there isn’t a lot that we don’t know. Over the previous week, we’ve gotten CAD renders for all 4 fashions, which present a brand new curved-edge design, slimmer bezels, and the long-awaited arrival of USB-C.
However there’s nonetheless one unanswered query: Will the flagship 6.7-inch mannequin be referred to as the iPhone 15 Professional Max or the iPhone 15 Extremely? A number of experiences have advised that the telephone will nonetheless be a bigger model of the 6.1-inch Professional telephone, whereas different rumors counsel it’ll get the Apple Watch Extremely therapy, with unique options that set it aside from the opposite fashions. After wanting on the newest rumors and renders, nonetheless, it’s wanting like Apple can be going the Extremely route.
It’ll be Extremely thick
This one’s a bit shocking, but when the most recent leaks are appropriate, Apple can be rising the thickness of its largest Professional telephone from 7.85mm to eight.25mm, a not-insignificant bump that can be noticeable when utilizing it. That might make it Apple’s thickest telephone because the iPhone 4s—however based mostly on the renders, there’s a motive. The digicam bump can be a lot smaller and svelter, giving the telephone a distinct really feel.
It’ll be Extremely mild
With a 6.7-inch display screen and three cameras, the iPhone 15 Professional Max/Extremely received’t be a light-weight telephone. The truth is, the previous three iPhone Professional Maxes have been Apple’s heaviest telephones ever, with the iPhone 14 Professional Max tipping the scales at 8.47 ounces (240 grams). However Apple is reportedly utilizing titanium as a substitute of stainless-steel this 12 months, which is able to considerably reduce the burden down. With the Apple Watch Sequence 7, for instance, the 45mm stainless-steel mannequin weighed 51.5g whereas the titanium mannequin weighed 45.1g. Even when Apple shaves simply 15 grams off the iPhone 14 Professional Max, it’ll be Apple’s lightest 6.7-inch Professional telephone ever.
The iPhone 15 Professional Max/Extremely will reportedly be thicker than the iPhone 14 Professional Max however have a smaller digicam bump.
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It’ll have Extremely zoom
Whereas the iPhone 14 Professional telephones are greater and smaller variations of the identical telephone, rumor has it that the iPhone 15 Professional Max/Extremely may have an unique periscope zoom lens. We don’t know precisely how far it’ll allow you to zoom, however rumors say the telephoto lens will convey 6X zoom, twice as a lot as the present 3X zoom on the iPhone 14 Professional telephones. That sounds fairly “Extremely” to us.
It’ll be Extremely long-lasting
The iPhone 14 Professional Max is already one in all Apple’s longest-lasting telephones, however the enhancements to the 2023 mannequin may make it final even longer. We don’t assume it’ll be as dramatic because the Apple Watch Extremely’s 36-hour battery life, however we’re assured that it’ll be the longest-lasting iPhone ever.
It’ll be Extremely costly
You shouldn’t decide a telephone by its price ticket, however rumor has it that the iPhone 15 Professional Max/Extremely would be the costliest iPhone ever, beginning at $1,199 and nearing $2,000 with storage choices. That firmly places the brand new iPhone in Extremely territory.
