Apple iPhone 15: What to Expect

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For the past five years, Apple has consistently unveiled its iPhone lineup in the fall, with four out of those five introductions taking place in September. This yearly tradition gets plenty of people excited as they anticipate what new features and upgrades Apple will bring to its smartphones and other products. There are some things that are improved every year, like a new processor or a tweaked camera arrangement. Every once in a while, we get more significant changes like total redesigns, Face ID, and the Dynamic Island.

Since the iPhone relies on myriad components and Apple gives at least some information to third-party manufacturers to make said parts, rumors and leaks always seem to pop up about the next generation of Apple phones from various sources. We've collected the iPhone 15 reports that come from people with good track records and seem more plausible than not. Here they are.

According to a number of reports, the iPhone 15 will ship with a USB-C port, replacing the long-standing Lightning connector introduced in 2012. This was just a matter of time, as the EU mandated that all phones, tablets, and cameras must use USB-C by 2024. A tweet by the reliable ShrimpApplePro(Opens in a new window) says that the iPhone 15's USB-C will be locked to its MFi certification(Opens in a new window), meaning that uncertified cables will be "software limited(Opens in a new window) in data and charging speed." We're not sure that follows the intent of the EU's mandate, but Apple gonna Apple.

A Ming-Chi Kuo tweet(Opens in a new window) suggests that the 15 Pro and Pro Max will support high-speed transfers while the regular 15 will stick to USB 2.0 speeds. Either way, people looking to reduce the type of cable they carry will