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Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 series at its fall conference in September, bringing quite a few changes.
Including the rear camera 48 million pixels, the new perforated screen appearance, and the surprising Smart Island function, we were deeply impressed.
However, for the "wait party", the most anticipated thing is always the next iPhone.
Recently, there has also been a wave of new news about the iPhone 15 series to be launched next year.
First of all, last month, Apple officially released the iPhone 14 series, but this time Apple did not replace the iPhone 14 with a new charging interface, still using the 10-year-old Lightning interface, not the rumored USB-C interface.
As we all know, Apple has always used the Lightning interface, but with the development of charging technology, Apple is slowly replacing this technology, and now there are many devices that have transitioned to the Type-C interface, such as the MacBook series, iPad series and StudioDisplay currently on sale.
At present, most people are optimistic that Apple will fully update the USB-C interface on the iPhone 15, one of the reasons is that it is expected that by 2024, all portable electronic device charging ports in the EU will be unified as Type-C interface, and the mainstream models of domestic mobile phone manufacturers have switched to Type-C interface, and will unify domestic fast charging standards later.
It is reported that after the iPhone 15 or later products cancel the charging interface, the new model will mainly use Magsafe to charge the mobile phone, for Apple's fast charging, whether Magsafe or Lighting will not bring you better charging performance, only to meet the daily life.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that this year's iPhone 14 Pro has brought a blockbuster image upgrade, and the 48 million pixel main camera has significantly enhanced the detail and resolution of the picture, becoming the strongest shooting iPhone ever.
This is not according to industry rumors, Apple has also been developing periscope telephoto lenses in recent years, which may be the first to be used on the iPhone 15 series, which was recently confirmed by Apple supply chain manufacturers.
Daliguang is an important supplier of iPhone lenses, and its chairman Lin Enping said at a recent meeting that it will be more difficult to assemble the new model next year, because it is necessary to adjust the core again, compared with the general traditional telephoto lens, there are glass lenses and prisms, and the price is relatively high.
Although Lin Enping did not disclose the dynamics of a single customer order, the outside world interpreted that the iPhone 15 Pro series will be greatly upgraded next year, and the periscope lens design will be used for the first time.
It is reported that Daliguang has previously won more than 100 million ALD atomic layer deposition plating machines, and also mastered the understanding of noise light (Flare) technology, which will be the key to coating the prism in the iPhone periscope lens.
Even this news said that Daliguang is expected to exclusively eat iPhone's prism and telephoto lens orders.
This is also in line with the prediction of the previous Apple god "Guo Mingxi", who has revealed that the periscope telephoto lens of the iPhone 15 series will also be equipped with 8P lenses, and Daliguang is expected to become a major supplier because of its technical advantages.
Of course, due to the limited internal space, the sensor area of the mobile phone periscope cannot be very large, and the received light needs to be refracted by the prism several times before reaching the sensor, which means that the light will be damaged, affecting the final imaging effect, and the efficiency is not as good as the upright lens. Apple has such high requirements for picture quality, presumably hoping to improve the reflection efficiency of the lens as much as possible to ensure the quality of the finished film.
Also, the iPhone 15 series that Apple will launch in 2023 will continue the product layout of the iPhone 14 series, and the biggest price change in appearance design is that all four models use the design of double punch hole screens, officially bidding farewell to notch.
Spirit Island has almost modified the notification system into a pop-up notification system that is always on call, which is automatically superimposed on the interface layer, which can be small or large, modal or non-modal. The Spirit Island will stretch to both sides as a basic status display, using icons and data to build a typical non-modal cue box: such as the power of the Airpods Pro.
However, there is news that Apple will still widen the gap between the iPhone 15 and Pro versions, the entry version is still 60Hz refresh rate, Pro Motion and screen display will only have high-end versions.
In addition, today's machine sir should also be mentioned by the way, in early September this year, Apple held an autumn new product conference and released a new iPhone 14 series of mobile phones. The iPhone 14 series brings a lot of new designs and functions, such as Spirit Island and car accident detection, which is eye-catching, so it is naturally popular with many consumers. Today, although the iPhone 14 series has not been officially launched for a long time, the machine sir noted that according to relevant news, the iPhone 15 series may be released as early as September 15, 2023.
According to related sources, employees of one of Apple's stores overseas were recently told that they would not be able to take a vacation between September 15, 2023 and October 7, 2023. It is reported that the store personnel said that they received requests from higher levels. From this, we can guess that during this period of time, Apple may have some blockbuster products that will be released before employees are prohibited from taking vacations during this period of time. Combined with this year's situation, this is likely to be the release time of the iPhone 15 series. However, the official notification of nearly a year in advance still seems a little abnormal.
Obviously, the first time period is likely to correspond to the release date range of the iPhone 15. Obviously, giving everyone a vaccination so early is also a reminder to arrange early if you want to rest, don't rush.
Moreover, this seems to imply that next year's iPhone 15 series has strong product power, even on top of this generation of iPhone 14 series.
In addition, according to the current revelations, the highlights that can be expected of the iPhone 15 series include USB-C interface, 3nm A17 processor, the second generation of Spirit Island, the debut of iPhone 15 Ultra, and the full range of 120Hz high brush screens.
According to the information held by the sir, the iPhone 15 series will bring a new A-series processor, but perhaps like this year, the new processor will only appear in the higher models, so as to open the gap between several models.
Recently, according to the latest news from overseas media, Apple will release the iPhone 15 series in the second half of next year. At that time, the latest A17 processor will also arrive. However, similar to this year, the A17 processor will still only be installed on high-end models. According to overseas media reports, Apple's A17 processor will be built using 3nm process and OEM by TSMC. In addition, there is also news that Apple may start to launch 2nm chips in 2025.
Then there is news that Apple is preparing to replace its "Pro Max" model with a new iPhone 15 "Ultra" model next year, but this news can be described as an explosion on the Internet, and many people say that Pro Max is more in line with Apple's temperament, so Ultra will be ridiculed by Android manufacturers.
However, this statement still has some credibility, after all, Apple has launched the M1 Ultra with Ultra as a suffix.
Then according to the information given by Jeff Pu, an analyst at Haitong International Securities, in the research report, it is not surprising that the iPhone 15/16 will continue to use Qualcomm's baseband chip.
Among them, the iPhone 15 will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon X70, and the iPhone 16 series expected to be launched in 2024 will unsurprisingly use the unreleased Snapdragon X75.
As for Apple's own 5G baseband chip, from the existing news, it may not be able to meet consumers until 2025 at the earliest.
All in all, while initial reports suggest that Apple's own 5G modem could be unveiled in the iPhone as early as 2023, the final transition could be at least a few years away.
Machine Sir learned that Apple has spent more than $1 billion by buying Intel's modem division, but it remains to be seen how much money will be invested in the final use of self-developed 5G baseband chips. Apple reached a patent lawsuit settlement with Qualcomm in 2019, and some analysts said that Apple's self-developed 5G baseband chip will not be delayed by patents, but in any case, it still needs to obtain some standard essential patents + non-standard essential patent authorization from Qualcomm.
Finally, this year's iPhone 14 Pro was upgraded to a 48-megapixel camera, and the price has increased compared to the previous generation. If the iPhone 15 continues to upgrade the periscope camera, the price of the iPhone may continue to rise.
Another factor contributing to the rise in iPhone prices is the possible replacement of the Type-C interface, which may cost Apple up to $1 million in authentication and other costs. This part of the loss may be indirectly reflected in the cost of mobile phones.
In any case, the iPhone is still improving, although this progress is minimal, if the iPhone 15 Pro or Ultra want to use periscopes, maybe you can also reverse the Android flagship to popularize such hardware, after all, no one likes manufacturers to engage in hardware "light rise and dark fall".
Well, it can be seen that the iPhone 15 series, whether it is the standard version or the Pro version, will be significantly improved than the current iPhone 14 series, especially the change of the standard version of the iPhone 15 is very important! In the face of the iPhone 14 standard version is questioned about the lack of sincerity in the upgrade, and even called "smart business opportunities" by netizens, Apple must rely on the next generation of products to bring about a reversal of word of mouth, otherwise once the iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 two consecutive volume models have collapsed word of mouth, Apple's competitiveness in the 5000-7000 price market will decline sharply, and Huawei's flagship mobile phone, which has a strong performance in this price range, is likely to take the opportunity to harvest the market. This phenomenon is obviously not happy for Apple, so the iPhone 15 is bound to bring significant changes, so it is worth the wait.
However, it is still very early from the iPhone 15 series, and there is still nearly a whole year to go, so at present, if you want to start the iPhone 14 series, it is also good, you can consider it!
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