The Iphone 15 Professional Max appears to be like set to debut alongside the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Professional on the 2023 version of Apple’s September launch occasion, with an iPhone 15 Plus additionally among the many potential new arrivals.

Early rumors had predicted that we’d see an iPhone 15 Extremely change the iPhone 15 Professional Max this yr, however the newest intelligence suggests we may very well be ready till 2024 for Apple’s first Extremely-branded iPhone.

That is to not say that the iPhone 15 Professional Max will not have any unique tips up its sleeve, thoughts, and on this article, we element the newest information, rumors and confirmed particulars surrounding the potential successor to the wonderful iPhone 14 Professional Max.

Newest leaks (July)

Mannequin comparability

The vast majority of this information refers back to the iPhone 15 Professional Max, however we’re anticipating Apple to unveil an iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Professional come September, too. 

Within the beneath desk, you may discover all of the rumored specs for the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max. In the event you’re after extra particulars on the opposite two telephones, head over to our devoted hubs on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Professional. Apple might also unveil an iPhone 15 Plus this yr, although that telephone will probably provide the identical specs as its customary sibling.

iPhone 15 Professional Max launch date

• Prone to launch within the first half of September
• The delivery date will most likely be per week or so later

Apple occasions traditionally occur within the first or second week of September. The corporate likes to make an announcement on a Tuesday or Wednesday, then begin pre-sales the identical Friday. The telephone normally arrives in shops the Friday following.

For the iPhone 14 Professional Max, that occasion fell on September 7 (admittedly, sooner than anticipated), with three of the 4 telephones occurring sale over per week later, on September 16 (the iPhone 14 Plus arrived on October 7). 

In 2023, which means September 5 or 12 are probably occasion dates (each are Tuesdays), although the 6 and 13 are potentialities, too. We may see the telephone in shops as early as September 15. For an in depth breakdown of the above predictions, head over to our iPhone 15 launch date explainer.

iPhone 15 Professional Max value

• Prone to be the costliest iPhone ever

Early leaks surrounding the value of the iPhone 15 Professional Max have been primarily based round Apple calling it the iPhone 15 Extremely, however the figures are nonetheless value contemplating. In December, as an example, an iPhone 15 Extremely value leak steered that the telephone may begin at $1,299, probably equating to £1,429 / AU$2,249 in different areas.

For comparability, the iPhone 14 Professional Max begins at $1,099 / £1,199 / AU$1,899 – which itself represents a value hike over the iPhone 13 Professional Max exterior of the US market – whereas the Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely begins $1,199.99 / £1,249 / AU$1,949.

Regardless of the case, a value improve of some quantity appears probably, with even Apple itself suggesting that clients may very well be prepared to pay extra for the most recent iPhones.

Certainly, it appears to be like like Apple will probably be elevating the costs of each telephone within the iPhone 15 line versus their respective predecessors. In accordance with one prominent leaker, the iPhone 15 will probably be 12% dearer to supply than the iPhone 14, whereas the iPhone 15 Professional will probably be a whopping 20% dearer to supply than the iPhone 14 Professional. Neither determine bodes properly for the manufacturing price of the inevitably-more-advanced iPhone 15 Professional Max.

One other supply has additionally extra not too long ago mentioned to count on a value rise from the iPhone 15 Professional Max, although they did not say how a lot by.

What’s extra, we’re anticipating Apple to eliminate 128GB storage choices for the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max this yr, so the latter will certainly begin at a better value than $1,199 / £1,309 / AU$2,099 (i.e. the value of the 256GB variant of the iPhone 14 Professional Max).

iPhone 15 Professional Max colours

Apple will probably provide a wide range of iPhone 15 colours at launch, although we count on the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max to be accessible in a special collection of shades to the usual iPhone 15. Going by the newest rumors, we’re anticipating 4 totally different iPhone 15 Professional Max shade choices in whole:

• Darkish purple
• Silver 
• Gold
• Graphite, Area Grey, or Area Black

iPhone 15 Professional Max design

• Thinner bezels and titanium sides anticipated
• Strong-state buttons have been initially rumored, however now not probably

On the design entrance, we count on the iPhone 15 Professional Max to be comparable in dimension to its predecessor – that’s 77.6mm x 160.7mm x 7.85mm – but it surely may nonetheless appear to be a really totally different system. 

We’ve heard from a number of sources, as an example, that each the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Extremely may get titanium sides, which might make them stronger and lighter than the stainless steel-framed iPhones presently on the market.

Each gadgets are anticipated to have rounded rear edges, too, in distinction to the iPhone 14 Professional’s sharp-angled sides. Apple was reportedly not sure about implementing this design change for the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max, however leaked renders exhibiting off these curved sides have since emerged, including credence to the rumor.

We’ve additionally heard that the iPhone 15 Professional will probably be getting thinner bezels than the iPhone 14 Professional which means the iPhone 15 Professional Max will certainly do, too. This might be a powerful feat on Apple’s half, on condition that the bezels on the iPhone 14 Professional Max are already remarkably skinny.

You may check out what the iPhone 15 Professional Max would possibly appear to be within the MacRumors video beneath, which exhibits off dummy items for all 4 rumored iPhone 15 fashions. The rounded edges and USB-C ports that we have been listening to about (extra on the latter beneath) are each seen.

The iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max have been broadly rumored to be getting solid-state quantity and energy buttons, too, however Apple analysts not too long ago poured water on these claims. Leaks had steered that these buttons would use haptic vibrations to simulate the feeling of being touched, regardless of not truly shifting (not in contrast to a contemporary MacBook’s Power Contact trackpad), however this know-how is now anticipated to debut on the iPhone 16 line on the earliest, owing to its complexity. 

The ultimate iPhone 15 Professional Max design improve is predicted to come back within the type of a USB-C charging port. The EU has informed Apple that it has so as to add USB-C charging ports to iPhones by 2024, however a number of leaks have steered that Apple will probably be adopting the charging customary in 2023 with the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max, this yr.

Any design variations between the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max are prone to come from the latter’s rumored superior digicam options, which we element additional down this text. This beefier images tech will certainly make the iPhone 15 Professional Max heavier than its predecessor, too, which weighs 240g.

It is also value noting that Apple could also be getting ready to maneuver to eSIM in international locations exterior the US for the iPhone 15 Professional Max, with eSIMs reportedly coming to the following era of Apple’s finest iPhones in France. Apple usually sells the identical iPhone fashions throughout most of Europe, which means SIM card-less iPhone 15 Professional Max’s may be coming to the UK, Eire, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and lots of different international locations.

iPhone 15 Professional Max cameras

• Will probably follow the identical triple-lens setup because the iPhone 14 Professional
• Sensors could also be improved 

As regards to iPhone 15 cameras, the iPhone 15 Professional Max is predicted to enhance upon its predecessor’s (admittedly glorious) triple-sensor setup in just a few keys methods. Nevertheless, due to the confusion over whether or not Apple will probably be debuting an iPhone 15 Extremely this yr, we’re not sure about what these enhancements will probably be, precisely. 

For context, the iPhone 14 Professional Max boasts the next three rear lenses:  

• 48MP broad (24mm, f/1.78)
• 12MP ultra-wide (13mm, f/2.2)
• 12MP 3x telephoto (77mm f/2.8)

For starters, a periscope digicam was rumored for the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max, however analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has since predicted that the iPhone 16 Professional would be the first to get a periscope lens, owing to its probably bigger show. 

There’s nonetheless an opportunity that the iPhone 15 Professional Max – being bigger than its customary Professional sibling – may get a periscope digicam in 2023, however all of the rumors level in direction of such a lens being a marquee function of Apple’s first Extremely iPhone.

Equally, earlier than rumors of its existence subsided, we heard that the iPhone 15 Extremely may very well be getting a telephoto digicam with a variable zoom lens, of the type rumored to function on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely. Variable optical zoom cameras are exceptionally uncommon amongst in the present day’s smartphones – the Sony Xperia 1 IV makes use of one, but it surely’s solely able to zooming between 3.5x and 5.2x – so once more, this function may very well be reserved for Apple’s first Extremely iPhone.

The primary distinction between the iPhone 15 Professional Max’s cameras and its predecessor’s, then, will most likely be the standard of sensors used. In accordance with leaks, the iPhone 15 Professional is predicted to sport new Sony-produced sensors that seize extra gentle, so the iPhone 15 Professional Max would likewise profit from these sensors.

In actual fact, one among these sensors – the Sony IMX903 – is rumored to measure 1/1.14 inches, which means the iPhone 15 Max may ship with the largest digicam sensor ever utilized in an iPhone.

Rumors had additionally steered that the iPhone 15 Extremely can have extra superior picture processing expertise than the iPhone 15 Professional, however given the present state of affairs concerning the Extremely’s improvement, we’re inclined to imagine that these superior processing expertise will probably be making their option to the iPhone 15 Professional Max, as a substitute. 

And lastly, the iPhone 15 Professional Max might need a dual-lens front-facing digicam, bettering upon its predecessor’s single 12MP front-facing TrueDepth digicam.

iPhone 15 Professional Max options

• Will reportedly use the super-fast A17 Bionic
• Probably extra RAM and bigger battery
• USB-C ought to convey improved performance
• AI may function prominently

The iPhone 14 Professional Max rocks the newest model of Apple’s silicon – the A16 Bionic – which makes it one of many quickest telephones (if not the quickest telephone) cash should purchase proper now. And but, the iPhone 15 Professional Max will probably be even sooner. 

Apple’s subsequent Professional-level iPhones are reportedly in line for an A17 Bionic chipset, which is rumored to be extra environment friendly than the A16 Bionic. In actual fact, Chinese language outlet DCInside studies that the A17 Bionic will boast a 20% extra highly effective CPU than its predecessor, which means the iPhone 15 Professional Max ought to take pleasure in sizable pace beneficial properties over the iPhone 14 Professional Max.

Crunching the numbers, DCInside claims that the A17 Bionic earns a single-core rating of 3019 and a multi-core rating of 7860 on Geekbench 6, the place the A16 Bionic scores 2504 and 6314, respectively. Naturally, we’d counsel taking these rumored figures with a hefty pinch of salt, but it surely’s thrilling to suppose that the iPhone 15 Professional Max would possibly sport benchmark scores to rival Apple’s finest MacBooks.

It may be considerably extra highly effective than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset powering the most effective Android telephones, as whereas that is made on a 4nm course of, the A17 Bionic will reportedly be made on a 3nm course of, which implies much more transistors will be included, probably main to higher efficiency and effectivity.

As for different efficiency specs, the iPhone 15 Professional is predicted to get 8GB RAM – the place the present iPhone 14 Professional has 6GB RAM – so the iPhone 15 Professional Max will probably observe go well with.

Judging by Apple’s historical past in the case of updating (or quite, not updating) battery sizes with every iPhone iteration, we have been anticipating the iPhone 15 Professional Max to boast a similarly-sized energy pack to the iPhone 14 Professional Max (4,323mAh), nevertheless current rumors counsel that all the iPhone 15 lineup will function considerably bigger batteries than their predecessors.

The iPhone 15 Professional Max, particularly, will reportedly function an 18% bigger battery than the iPhone 14 Professional Max, taking its capability as much as 4,852mAh. In concept, then, it’s going to boast higher battery life.

One other rumor has steered that Apple is engaged on a reverse wi-fi charging function for the iPhone 15 line, and if true, the iPhone 15 Professional Max will be capable of wirelessly cost different Apple devices, the place the iPhone 14 Professional Max can’t.

It’s additionally value reiterating right here that the iPhone 15 Professional Max is predicted to get a USB-C port, so that you most likely gained’t be capable of use your older Apple Lightning cable to juice it up. This model of USB-C is rumored to assist the USB 3.0 customary, too – the place the iPhone 15 will reportedly follow its predecessor’s USB 2.0 customary – so the iPhone 15 Professional Max may get sooner file switch speeds