We’re definitely excited to see what Apple has in retailer with the iPhone 14 – a launch occasion is predicted early in September – however a few stories recommend that the iPhone 15 will embrace tech upgrades initially slated for this 12 months’s line-up.

First up is information from the provision chain (through MacRumors (opens in new tab)) that Apple accomplice TSMC will start manufacturing 3nm chips earlier than the tip of the 12 months – together with the A17 Bionic processor that we’re anticipating to see powering at the least a number of the iPhone 15 fashions. That 3nm means three nanometers, and because the iPhone 12, Apple has used 5nm chips in its handsets.

Fewer nanometers means the next stage of efficiency in the identical bodily house, with much less energy draw (and higher battery life). Regardless of whispers that the iPhone 14 would swap to a 3nm chip, it appears to be like as if it will stick with it the 5nm custom.

Right here comes USB-C

Apart from the swap to 3nm and the related efficiency improve, the iPhone 15 may also include a USB-C port fairly than a Lightning one. Once more, that is one thing that has beforehand been rumored for the iPhone 14, however which now appears to be like unlikely for this 12 months.

As per Apple Insider (opens in new tab), India is the newest nation to think about introducing regulation that may standardize electronics chargers – and that may most likely imply Apple having to undertake USB-C on its iPhones in the identical manner that it already has on its iPads and its Macs.

European governments are additionally making noises about this type of standardization, and it’s extremely potential that Apple would wish to get forward of any rulings by switching to USB-C on the iPhone as quickly as it may… which could effectively be September 2023.

Evaluation: sluggish and regular upgrades

It appears a very long time since Apple actually wowed us with an iPhone improve. Lately, we have turn out to be used to regular, incremental enhancements – some further optical zoom right here, a little bit of further RAM there – whereas the general blueprint has stayed largely the identical.

That is to be anticipated actually: there are solely so some ways you possibly can design a smartphone, in spite of everything. Other than the introduction of the foldable type issue, nothing has correctly shaken up the marketplace for the previous couple of years, and we’d need to go all the best way again to the notch on the iPhone X for the final time we have been really stunned.

From what we’re listening to, the iPhone 15 may buck that development. Earlier leaks have pointed to a big digicam improve, at the least for the Professional fashions, and if it is also the primary iPhone to come back with USB-C and new 3nm chipsets inside, then it might be the foremost improve that we have been ready a very long time for.

Additional complicating issues is Apple’s rumored determination to begin differentiating between the Professional and customary fashions by way of their CPUs – that is apparently occurring this 12 months, and it will imply much more components to weigh up when selecting a brand new iPhone.

• This is all the pieces we expect we all know concerning the iPhone 14