# IPhone 15

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are smartphones developed and marketed by Apple. They are the seventeenth generation of iPhones, succeeding the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The devices were announced on September 12, 2023, during the Apple Event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, alongside the higher-priced iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. Pre-orders began on September 15, 2023, and the devices were made available on September 22, 2023.
Like the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, the 15 and 15 Plus are the first iPhones to replace the proprietary Lightning connector with USB-C to comply with European Union mandates.
The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are the last iPhones to feature 6 GB of RAM and the mute switch, as the 15 series did not get the Action Button like the 15 Pro series and subsequent models.
Until the launch of the iPhone 16 series on September 20, 2024, the Action Button become standard on both the standard iPhone 16 models and iPhone 16 Pro models, as well as the iPhone 16e (an entry-level model of the iPhone 16 series, spiritual successor to the iPhone SE (3rd generation)) launched on February 28, 2025.

## History

In September 2021, the European Commission began considering a proposal to mandate USB-C on all devices in the European Union, including iPhones. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that Apple would drop its proprietary Lightning connector by 2023. At the time of those claims, Apple was considering switching to USB-C due to the likelihood that the EU proposal would pass. The proposal was passed into law in October 2022, becoming the Radio Equipment Directive. Apple confirmed it would comply with the regulations later that month.
Two weeks prior to the formal introduction of the iPhone 15, it was announced that some of the devices which were made in India would for the first time be sold around the world on the launch day.

## Design

The iPhone 15 is the first major redesign since the iPhone 12, featuring rounder edges and a slightly curved display, and back glass. Both models are available in five colors: blue, pink, yellow, green and black. This makes it the first entry level iPhone since the iPhone XR to not ship with a Product Red variant at launch.
* Name
* Blue
* Pink
* Yellow
* Green
* Black

## Hardware
### Display

The iPhone 15 features a 6.1-inch (155 mm) display with Super Retina XDR OLED technology at a resolution of 2556×1179 pixels and a pixel density of about 460 PPI with a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The iPhone 15 Plus features a 6.7-inch (170 mm) display with the same technology at a resolution of 2796×1290 pixels and a pixel density of about 460 PPI. Both models have an improved typical brightness of up to 1,000 nits, a peak HDR brightness of up to 1,600 nits, and a peak outdoor brightness of up to 2,000 nits. The Dynamic Island feature, previously exclusive to iPhone 14 Pro, is now standard on iPhone 15, replacing the notch that was introduced in the iPhone X.
* iPhone 15 with 6.1-inch display
* iPhone 15 Plus with 6.7-inch display

### Charging and transfer speeds

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus use USB-C with USB 2.0 transfer speeds (up to 480 Mb/s or 60 MB/s), compared to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max which have faster USB 3.2 Gen 2 transfer speeds (up to 10 Gb/s or 1.25 GB/s). The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, as well as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, are the first iPhone models to use USB-C, as well as the first iPhones since the iPhone 5 to switch to a new charging port.

### Video output

All iPhone 15 models have support for DisplayPort Alternate Mode over USB-C video output with HDR up to 4K resolution.
Previous iPhone models (from iPhone 5 until iPhone 14) had a maximum supported resolution of 1600 x 900 (slightly less than 1080p FHD) with the Lightning Digital AV Adapter due to technical constraints of the Lightning connector.

### Battery

The iPhone 15 Plus offers users up to 26 hours of video playback and up to 100 hours of audio playback, and the iPhone 15 offers significantly less, with up to 20 hours of video playback and up to 80 hours of audio playback.

## Software

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus launched with iOS 17 and is compatible with iOS 18.
Apple announced that the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus as well as its predecessors especially the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are not compatible with Apple Intelligence released with iOS 18.1 in October 2024.
iOS 17 brought so many features, including Contact Posters to personalize specific contant and satellite Emergency SOS for any emergency condition.
Consistent with the UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure regulation, it will continue to receive major software updates for a minimum of five years to at least 2028.

## Specifications

| Model | Model | iPhone 15 Plus | iPhone 15 |
| Picture | Picture | | |
| Initial release operating system | Initial release operating system | iOS 17.0 | iOS 17.0 |
| Display | Screen Size | 6.7 in (170 mm) (diagonal) 6.33 by 3.06 in (161 by 78 mm) | 6.1 in (150 mm) (diagonal) 5.81 by 2.82 in (148 by 72 mm) |
| Display | Backlight | — | — |
| Display | Multi-touch | Yes | Yes |
| Display | Technology | Super Retina XDR Display all-screen OLED | Super Retina XDR Display all-screen OLED |
| Display | Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 2556 x 1179 |
| Display | Pixel Density (ppi) | 460 | 460 |
| Display | Aspect Ratio | ~19.5:9 | ~19.5:9 |
| Display | Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m$^2$) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Display | HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m$^2$) | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Display | Outdoor Max brightness ( cd⁄m$^2$) | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Display | Contrast ratio (typical) | 2,000,000:1 | 2,000,000:1 |
| Display | Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | Yes |
| Display | Full sRGB Display | Yes | Yes |
| Display | Wide Color Display (Display P3) | Yes | Yes |
| Display | True Tone Display | Yes | Yes |
| Display | Night Shift | Yes | Yes |
| Display | ProMotion Display | No | No |
| Display | Always-On Display | No | No |
| Display | HDR Display | Yes | Yes |
| Display | HDR 10 Content | Yes | Yes |
| Display | Dolby Vision | With HDR | With HDR |
| Display | Dynamic Island | Yes | Yes |
| Display | Taptic | Haptic Touch | Haptic Touch |
| Processor | Chip | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Processor | Technology Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm (N4P) |
| Processor | Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Processor | High-Performance Cores | 2 x Everest | 2 x Everest |
| Processor | Energy-Efficiency Cores | 4 x Sawtooth | 4 x Sawtooth |
| Processor | Clock Speed | 3.46 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
| Processor | Bit | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Processor | Motion Coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | Embedded in SoC |
| Processor | Bus width | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Processor | Graphics Processor | Fifth generation Apple designed 5-core GPU | Fifth generation Apple designed 5-core GPU |
| Processor | Neural Engine | Fifth generation Apple designed 16-core Neural Engine (15.8 TOPS) | Fifth generation Apple designed 16-core Neural Engine (15.8 TOPS) |
| Storage | Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB |
| Storage Type | Storage Type | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection |
| RAM | RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| RAM Type | RAM Type | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) |
| Connector | Connector | USB-C (with DisplayPort support) | USB-C (with DisplayPort support) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Connectivity | MIMO | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity | NFC | With Reader Mode in background | With Reader Mode in background |
| Connectivity | Express Cards | With Power Reserve | With Power Reserve |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Connectivity | Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity | Cellular | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE/5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave (some models)) | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE/5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave (some models)) |
| Connectivity | VoLTE | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity | Assisted GPS | Precision Dual-frequency | Precision Dual-frequency |
| Connectivity | GLONASS/GNSS | Precision Dual-frequency | Precision Dual-frequency |
| Connectivity | BeiDou | Precision Dual-frequency | Precision Dual-frequency |
| Connectivity | SIM card form-factor | Dual SIM with one Nano-SIM and one eSIM, supports dual eSIM No physical SIM card form factor in U.S. models | Dual SIM with one Nano-SIM and one eSIM, supports dual eSIM No physical SIM card form factor in U.S. models |
| Dual Nano-SIM in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau ||
| Secure Authentication | Touch ID | No | No |
| Secure Authentication | Face ID | Yes | Yes |
| Safety | Emergency SOS | Via Satellite (U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, U.K., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Portugal only) | Via Satellite (U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, U.K., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Portugal only) |
| Safety | Crash Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | LiDAR sensor | No | No |
| Sensors | Proximity sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Three-axis gyro | High dynamic range gyro | High dynamic range gyro |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | High-g accelerometer | High-g accelerometer |
| Sensors | Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Barometer | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Camera | 48 MP Main 12 MP Ultra Wide | 48 MP Main 12 MP Ultra Wide |
| Rear Camera | Aperture | f/1.6 (Wide) f/2.4 (Ultra Wide) | f/1.6 (Wide) f/2.4 (Ultra Wide) |
| Rear Camera | Pixel Size for Main camera | 1 μm (48 MP) 2 μm (quad pixel 12 MP) | 1 μm (48 MP) 2 μm (quad pixel 12 MP) |
| Rear Camera | Sensor Size for Main camera | 1/1.56" | 1/1.56" |
| Rear Camera | Optical Image Stabilization | Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main camera | Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main camera |
| Rear Camera | Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Element Lens | Seven-element lens (Main) Six-element lens (Ultra Wide) | Seven-element lens (Main) Six-element lens (Ultra Wide) |
| Rear Camera | Night Mode | Ultra Wide, Main, and Night Mode Portrait | Ultra Wide, Main, and Night Mode Portrait |
| Rear Camera | Deep Fusion | Ultra Wide, Main | Ultra Wide, Main |
| Rear Camera | Photonic Engine | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Apple ProRAW | No | No |
| Rear Camera | Macro mode | No | No |
| Rear Camera | Photographic Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Optical Zoom | 0.5x, 1x, 2x | 0.5x, 1x, 2x |
| Rear Camera | Digital Zoom | Up to 10x | Up to 10x |
| Rear Camera | Autofocus | 100% Focus Pixels (only Main) | 100% Focus Pixels (only Main) |
| Rear Camera | Panorama | Up to 63 MP | Up to 63 MP |
| Rear Camera | Portrait Mode | With advanced bokeh and Depth Control | With advanced bokeh and Depth Control |
| Rear Camera | Portrait Lighting | With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) | With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) |
| Rear Camera | Lens Cover | Sapphire crystal lens cover | Sapphire crystal lens cover |
| Rear Camera | Burst Mode | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Flash | Adaptive True Tone flash | Adaptive True Tone flash |
| Rear Camera | Live Photos | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Wide Color Capture | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 4 |
| Rear Camera | Video Recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps |
| Rear Camera | Cinematic video recording with shallow depth of field | 4K at 25 fps or 30 fps | 4K at 25 fps or 30 fps |
| Rear Camera | Extended Dynamic Range Video | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Rear Camera | Dolby Vision HDR Video | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Rear Camera | ProRes Video | No | No |
| Rear Camera | Optical Image Stabilization for Video | Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main camera | Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for main camera |
| Rear Camera | Action Mode | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Optical Video Zoom | 0.5x, 1x, 2x | 0.5x, 1x, 2x |
| Rear Camera | Digital Video Zoom | Up to 6x | Up to 6x |
| Rear Camera | Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps |
| Rear Camera | Audio Zoom | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | QuickTake Video | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Camera | Cinematic video stabilization | 4K, 1080p and 720p | 4K, 1080p and 720p |
| Rear Camera | Stereo Recording | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Camera | 12 MP TrueDepth | 12 MP TrueDepth |
| Front Camera | Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Front Camera | Autofocus | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Portrait Mode | With advanced bokeh and Depth Control | With advanced bokeh and Depth Control |
| Front Camera | Portrait Lighting | With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) | With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) |
| Front Camera | Night mode | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Deep Fusion | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Photonic Engine | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Photographic Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Animoji and Memoji | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Live Photos | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Wide color capture | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Retina Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | Video Recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps |
| Front Camera | Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps | 1080p at 120 fps |
| Front Camera | Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Front Camera | Dolby Vision HDR Video | 4K at 60 fps | 4K at 60 fps |
| Front Camera | ProRes Video | No | No |
| Front Camera | HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 4 |
| Front Camera | Cinematic video stabilization | 4K, 1080p and 720p | 4K, 1080p and 720p |
| Front Camera | Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | Yes |
| Front Camera | FaceTime | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | Playback | Spatial Audio | Spatial Audio |
| Audio | Dolby Atmos | Built-in speakers and headphones with Spatial Audio | Built-in speakers and headphones with Spatial Audio |
| Audio | 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| HAC Rating | HAC Rating | M3, T4 | M3, T4 |
| Compatible with Made for iPhone Hearing Aids | Compatible with Made for iPhone Hearing Aids | Yes | Yes |
| Live Listen | Live Listen | Yes | Yes |
| Materials | Front | All models have black glass front | All models have black glass front |
| Materials | Back | Glass back | Glass back |
| Materials | Side | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Colors | Colors | | |
| Fast Charging | Fast Charging | 20 W, up to 50% charge in 30 minutes (20 W adapter sold separately) | 20 W, up to 50% charge in 30 minutes (20 W adapter sold separately) |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging | MagSafe and Qi 2 wireless charging | MagSafe and Qi 2 wireless charging |
| Resistant | Resistant | IP68 (Maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) | IP68 (Maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) |
| Dimensions | Height | 160.9 mm (6.33 in) | 147.6 mm (5.81 in) |
| Dimensions | Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 71.6 mm (2.82 in) |
| Dimensions | Depth | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | Weight | 201 g (7.1 oz) | 171 g (6.0 oz) |
| Announced Date | Announced Date | September 12, 2023 | September 12, 2023 |
| Released Date | Released Date | September 22, 2023 | September 22, 2023 |
| Discontinued Date | Discontinued Date | In production | In production |
| Unsupported Date | Unsupported Date | Supported | Supported |

## Criticism
### Overheating

Some owners claimed that their iPhone 15s were experiencing overheating issues, reportedly reaching temperatures as high as 47 °C (117 °F). Apple later stated that there were several reasons why the phones heat up, mainly hinting at a software issue. It was stated that it would be fixed with an update to iOS 17.0.3. The overheating issues were reported to persist after the update.