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Cirrus Logic letter to shareholders suggests iPhone 15 Pro won’t feature solid-state buttons

In a letter to the company’s shareholders, Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has ostensibly confirmed that the iPhone 15 will not feature the much-rumored solid-state buttons. Since October, Apple analysts have suggested that the mute switch, volume, and power buttons would be replaced by solid-state components in iPhone 15 Pro models. The change, though controversial, would […]

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Rumor: iPhone 15 Pro Max could incorporate 5-6x optical zoom feature

Apple’s next-gen iPhone could boast an even more capable optical zoom feature. While the iPhone currently maxes out at 3x optical zoom, the rumor mill has it that the iPhone 15 Pro Max camera will feature a so-called “periscope lens” that would allow for up to double the optical zoom. Last July, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo […]

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Designer offers iPhone Ultra concept mock up, leads to interesting possibilities

This is interesting. Following up on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s statement to investors that consumers are willing to pay more for a better iPhone, Apple in 2022 debuted its Apple Watch Ultra. With that in mind, designer Jimmy Huynh put together renders of what the iPhone Ultra could look like if it followed the footsteps […]

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Rumor: Apple to offer periscope/optical zoom lens in highest-end iPhone model in 2024, 2025

Per noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is expected to release its first iPhone with a periscope lens with this year’s iPhone 15 lineup, although the lens itself may be limited to only the highest-end iPhone 15 Pro Max. A periscope lens is one that relies on a prism to reflect light to multiple internal lenses […]

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Rumor: Apple to include improved sensor technologies into iPhone 15 camera, work to reduce issues related to overexposure

Once again, the next-gen iPhone’s camera could be that much better and improve photography performance. Per Nikkei Asia, Apple will use anew sensor technology from Sony to deliver better photography with the iPhone 15. The website’s report states that Sony’s latest sensor technology “roughly doubles the saturation signal level in each pixel” to deliver higher […]