IPhone 15

2023 smartphone by Apple

  • 15: A3090, A2846, A3089, A3092
  • 15 Plus: A3094, A2847, A3093, A3096
Compatible networks2G, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE, 5G NRFirst releasedSeptember 22, 2023; 6 months ago (2023-09-22)Availability by region
September 22, 2023
October 13, 2023
October 20, 2023
PredecessoriPhone 14 / iPhone 14 PlusRelatediPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro MaxType15: Smartphone
15 Plus: PhabletForm factorSlateDimensions
  • 15: H: 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
    W: 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
    D: 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
  • 15 Plus: H: 160.9 mm (6.33 in)
    W: 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
    D: 7.8 mm (0.31 in)[1]
Mass
  • 15: 171 g (6.0 oz)
  • 15 Plus: 201 g (7.1 oz)[1]
Operating system
Current: iOS 17.4.1System-on-chipApple A16CPUHexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)GPUApple-designed 5-core, up to 1.79 TFLOPS[2]ModemQualcomm X70 5G [3]Memory6 GB LPDDR5[4]Storage128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB NVMeBattery
  • 15: 12.98 Wh (3349 mAh) Li-ion
  • 15 Plus: 16.95 Wh (4383 mAh) Li-ion[5]
Charging
  • MagSafe wireless charging
  • Qi 2 wireless charging[6]
  • Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in 30-35 minutes with 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
Display15: 6.1 in (150 mm) 2556 × 1179 resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio (~460 ppi density) Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (peak) supplied by Samsung Display[7]
15 Plus: 6.7 in (170 mm) 2796 × 1290 resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, (~460 ppi density) Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (peak) supplied by Samsung DisplayRear camera
  • 48 MP, f/1.6, 26 mm (wide), 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
  • 12 MP, f/2.4, 13 mm, 120° (ultrawide)
Front camera
  • 12 MP, f/1.9, 23 mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
  • SL 3D (depth/biometrics)
ConnectivityUSB-C (with DisplayPort support[8]), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) dual-band, Bluetooth 5.3 (A2DP, LE), Ultra-wideband (UWB)Data inputs
List of inputs:
Water resistanceIP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 minutes)Hearing aid compatibilityM3, T4Websiteapple.com/iphone-15References[9]
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The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are smartphones designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. They are the seventeenth and current generation of iPhones, succeeding the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The devices were announced on September 12, 2023, during the Apple Event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California alongside the higher-priced iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. Pre-orders began on September 15, 2023, and the devices were made available on September 22, 2023. Like the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, the 15 and 15 Plus are the first iPhones to replace the proprietary Lightning connector with USB-C to comply with European Union mandates.

History

In 2021, the European Commission began considering a proposal to mandate USB-C on all devices in the European Union, including iPhones.[10] Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that Apple would drop its proprietary Lightning connector by 2023. At the time of those claims, Apple was considering switching to USB-C due to the likelihood that the EU proposal would pass.[11] The proposal was passed into law in October 2022, becoming the Radio Equipment Directive. Apple confirmed it would comply with the regulations later that month.[12]

Two weeks prior to the formal introduction of the iPhone 15, it was announced that some of the devices which were made in India would for the first time be sold around the world on the launch day.[13]

Design

Face and back of iPhone 15 series

The iPhone 15 is the first major redesign since the iPhone 12, featuring rounder edges and slightly curved display and back glass. Both models are available in five colors: blue, pink, yellow, green and black.[1] This makes it the first entry level iPhone since the iPhone XR to not ship with a Product Red variant at launch.

Color Name
Blue
Pink
Yellow
Green
Black

Hardware

Display

The iPhone 15 features a 6.1-inch (155 mm) display with Super Retina XDR OLED technology at a resolution of 2556×1179 pixels and a pixel density of about 460 PPI with a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The iPhone 15 Plus features a 6.7-inch (170 mm) display with the same technology at a resolution of 2796×1290 pixels and a pixel density of about 460 PPI. Both models have an improved typical brightness of up to 1,000 nits, a peak HDR brightness of up to 1,600 nits, and a peak outdoor brightness of up to 2,000 nits.[9] The Dynamic Island feature is now standard on iPhone 15, replacing the notch that was introduced in the iPhone X.[14]

  • iPhone 15 with 6.1-inch display
    iPhone 15 with 6.1-inch display
  • iPhone 15 Plus with 6.7-inch display
    iPhone 15 Plus with 6.7-inch display

Charging and transfer speeds

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus use USB-C with USB 2.0 transfer speeds (up to 480 Mb/s or 60 MB/s),[15] compared to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max which have faster USB 3.2 Gen 2 transfer speeds (up to 10 Gb/s or 1.25 GB/s).[16] The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, as well as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, are the first iPhone models to use USB-C, as well as the first iPhones since the iPhone 5 to switch to a new charging port.

Video output

All iPhone 15 models have support for DisplayPort Alternate Mode over USB-C video output with HDR up to 4K resolution.[9]

Previous iPhone models (from iPhone 5 until iPhone 14) had a maximum supported resolution of 1600 x 900 (slightly less than 1080p) with the Lightning Digital AV Adapter due to technical constraints of the Lightning connector.[17]

Battery

The iPhone 15 Plus offers users up to 26 hours of video playback and up to 100 hours of audio playback, and the iPhone 15 offers significantly less, with up to 20 hours of video playback and up to 80 hours of audio playback.[18]

Software

The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus launched with iOS 17.[19][20]

Specifications

Model iPhone 15 Plus iPhone 15
Picture
Initial release operating system iOS 17.0
Display Screen Size 6.7 in (170 mm) (diagonal)

6.33 by 3.06 in (161 by 78 mm)

6.1 in (150 mm) (diagonal)

5.81 by 2.82 in (148 by 72 mm)

Backlight —
Multi-touch Yes
Technology Super Retina XDR Display all-screen OLED
Resolution 2796 x 1290 2556 x 1179
Pixel Density (ppi) 460 460
Aspect Ratio ~19.5:9
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) 1,000
HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) 1,600
Outdoor Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) 2,000
Contrast ratio (typical) 2,000,000:1
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Yes
Full sRGB Display Yes
Wide Color Display (Display P3) Yes
True Tone Display Yes
Night Shift Yes
ProMotion Display No
Always-On Display No
HDR Display Yes
HDR 10 Content Yes
Dolby Vision With HDR
Dynamic Island Yes
Taptic Haptic Touch
Processor Chip Apple A16 Bionic
Technology Node 4 nm (N4P)
Total Cores 6
High-Performance Cores 2 x Everest
Energy-Efficiency Cores 4 x Sawtooth
Clock Speed 3.46 GHz
Bit 64-bit
Motion Coprocessor Embedded in SoC
Bus width 64-bit
Graphics Processor Fifth generation Apple designed 5-core GPU
Neural Engine Fifth generation Apple designed 16-core Neural Engine

(15.8 TOPS)

Storage 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Storage Type NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection
RAM 6 GB
RAM Type LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s)
Connector USB-C (with DisplayPort support [21])
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
MIMO Yes
NFC With Reader Mode in background
Express Cards With Power Reserve
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3
Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness Yes
Cellular GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE/5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave (some models))
VoLTE Yes
Assisted GPS Precision Dual-frequency
GLONASS/GNSS Precision Dual-frequency
BeiDou Precision Dual-frequency
SIM card form-factor Dual SIM with one Nano-SIM and one eSIM, supports dual eSIM

No physical SIM card form factor in U.S. models

Dual Nano-SIM in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau
Secure Authentication Touch ID No
Face ID Yes
Safety Emergency SOS Via Satellite (U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, U.K., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Portugal only)
Crash Detection Yes
Sensors LiDAR sensor No
Proximity sensor Yes
Three-axis gyro High dynamic range gyro
Accelerometer High-g accelerometer
Ambient Light Sensor Yes
Barometer Yes
Rear Camera Camera 48 MP Main

12 MP Ultra Wide

Aperture f/1.6 (Wide)

f/2.4 (Ultra Wide)

Pixel Size for Main camera 1 μm (48 MP)

2 μm (quad pixel 12 MP)

Sensor Size for Main camera 1/1.56"
Optical Image Stabilization Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main camera
Auto Image Stabilization Yes
Element Lens Seven-element lens (Main)

Six-element lens (Ultra Wide)

Night Mode Ultra Wide, Main, and Night Mode Portrait
Deep Fusion Ultra Wide, Main
Photonic Engine Yes
Apple ProRAW No
Macro mode No
Photographic Styles Yes
Optical Zoom 0.5x, 1x, 2x
Digital Zoom Up to 10x
Autofocus 100% Focus Pixels (only Main)
Panorama Up to 63 MP
Portrait Mode With advanced bokeh and Depth Control
Portrait Lighting With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)
Lens Cover Sapphire crystal lens cover
Burst Mode Yes
Flash Adaptive True Tone flash
Live Photos Yes
Wide Color Capture Yes
HDR for photos Smart HDR 4
Video Recording 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

Cinematic video recording with shallow depth of field 4K at 25 fps or 30 fps
Extended Dynamic Range Video 60 fps
Dolby Vision HDR Video 60 fps
ProRes Video No
Optical Image Stabilization for Video Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main camera
Action Mode Yes
Optical Video Zoom 0.5x, 1x, 2x
Digital Video Zoom Up to 6x
Slow-motion video 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
Audio Zoom Yes
QuickTake Video Yes
Time-lapse video with stabilization Yes
Cinematic video stabilization 4K, 1080p and 720p
Stereo Recording Yes
Front Camera Camera 12 MP TrueDepth
Aperture f/1.9
Autofocus Yes
Portrait Mode With advanced bokeh and Depth Control
Portrait Lighting With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)
Night mode Yes
Deep Fusion Yes
Photonic Engine Yes
Photographic Styles Yes
Animoji and Memoji Yes
Live Photos Yes
Wide color capture Yes
Retina Flash Yes
Video Recording 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

Slow-motion video 1080p at 120 fps
Extended Dynamic Range Video 30 fps
Dolby Vision HDR Video 4K at 60 fps
ProRes Video No
HDR for photos Smart HDR 4
Cinematic video stabilization 4K, 1080p and 720p
Auto Image Stabilization Yes
FaceTime Yes
Audio Playback Spatial Audio
Dolby Atmos Built-in speakers and headphones with Spatial Audio
3.5 mm Jack No
HAC Rating M3, T4[22][23]
Compatible with Made for iPhone Hearing Aids Yes[22][23]
Live Listen Yes[22][23]
Materials Front All models have black glass front
Back Glass back
Side Aluminum
Colors          
Fast Charging 20 W, up to 50% charge in 30 minutes (20 W adapter sold separately)
Wireless Charging MagSafe and Qi 2 wireless charging
Resistant IP68 (Maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes)
Dimensions Height 160.9 mm (6.33 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Depth 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201 g (7.1 oz) 171 g (6.0 oz)
Announced Date September 12, 2023
Released Date September 22, 2023
Discontinued Date In production
Unsupported Date Supported

Criticism

Overheating

Some owners claimed that their iPhone 15s were suffering from overheating issues,[24] reportedly reaching temperatures as high as 47 °C (117 °F).[25] Apple later stated that there were several reasons why the phones heat up, mainly hinting at a software bug.[26] This was purported to be fixed with an update to iOS 17.0.3.[27] The overheating issues were reported to persist after the update, and some users furthermore noticed a new screen burn-in issue.[28]

Cobalt mining

The mining of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been a major source of concerns for child labor and human trafficking in technology supply chains.[29] Cobalt is used to manufacture almost all lithium batteries used in technology today, including those in the iPhone 15.

In November 2023, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated on the podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service that, with respect to the iPhone 15, Apple has "an intense level of tracing in our supply chain all the way back to the mine and the smelter to make sure that the labor used is not child labor."[30]

See also

References

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  29. ^ Gross, Terry (February 1, 2023). "How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy". NPR.
  30. ^ Kaloi, Stephanie (November 18, 2023). "Tim Cook Tells Dua Lipa That Kids Aren't Mining iPhone's Cobalt | Video". TheWrap.

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