The brand new Apple iPhone 14 has barely been in palms every week and we’re already listening to lots extra concerning the subsequent telephone to rule Apple’s kingdom, presumably known as the iPhone 15 Extremely. We’d heard this title earlier than, however new leaks make clear your complete subsequent era of iPhone 15 gadgets, in addition to the one telephone to rule all of them. 

Based on Twitter leaker @LeaksApplePro, the subsequent Apple flagship will differentiate itself from the Professional mannequin extra so than this yr. The brand new iPhone 14 Professional Max will get a bigger display and a bigger battery, however is in any other case the very same telephone because the iPhone 14 Professional. 

-New naming scheme: 15, 15 Plus, 15 Professional, 15 Extremely.The 6.7-inch iPhone 15 “Professional” might be known as Extremely and be differentiated a bit extra, and that features pricing. I count on it to begin at $1199 at finest. I’ll have extra particular data about options nearer to launch.September 19, 2022

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Based on the leak, the subsequent iPhone 15 Extremely will sit above the iPhone 15 Professional with not solely a bigger show and battery but in addition some doable digital camera upgrades as nicely. Video recording at 8K decision is talked about as a doable function that would come to the iPhone 15 Extremely telephone with out hitting the iPhone 15 Professional.

Like this yr, Apple is anticipated to improve the chipset platform on solely its higher-end iPhone gadgets, the anticipated iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Extremely. The rumored iPhone 15, and the iPhone 15 Plus, if Apple carries forth the Plus household from this yr, are anticipated to make use of the A16 Bionic chip. That chip is at present out there solely on Apple’s higher-end iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 14 Professional Max gadgets.

Apple can also be hoping to enhance battery life considerably for subsequent yr, in response to rumors. The leak says Apple is pushing for 3-Four extra hours of battery life, particularly on its largest telephone. The brand new telephone might also get a value improve. This yr’s costliest iPhone 14 Professional Max begins at $1,099 within the US. Subsequent yr’s iPhone 15 Extremely might begin at $1,199.

The leak additionally suggests that every one of Apple’s subsequent iPhones will include USB-C. Whereas we’ve been clamoring for Apple to lastly undertake the usual on each gadget, it looks as if a tectonic shift to think about Apple will abandon its Lightning ecosystem wholesale on each gadget. In fact, the European Union has already mandated that each producer, together with Apple, transfer to a common normal and add USB-C by 2024.

Evaluation: Is an iPhone 15 Extremely an excuse for Extremely pricing?

We’re leaning in direction of believing that Apple might go along with the iPhone 15 Extremely title. Extra differentiation within the naming makes it simpler for patrons to know precisely what iPhone they’re getting and why. Now that Apple has adopted the Extremely title for the highest of its Apple Watch lineup, it is sensible to proceed that development into the iPhone household.

That mentioned, a brand new title may also give Apple an excuse to enter a brand new pricing tier. Samsung sells an Extremely telephone, and its Galaxy S22 Extremely prices virtually $1,200 when there are not any nice gross sales or reductions utilized. That telephone comes with extra digital camera lenses than its brethren, together with a 100X digitally-enhanced House Zoom that really offers superb outcomes.

If Apple needs to go Extremely, by all means, make an iPhone 15 Extremely. But when that telephone comes with an ultra-high price ticket, there higher be an ultra-amazing function enhance to go together with it.