The rumor mill is in full swing, and the current word on the street is that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models will be available in the following storage configurations, which Apple has been testing:
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1 TB
For the storage options, Apple is using NAND from the following vendors:
- SK Hynix
- Western Digital
- Kioxia
- Samsung
While there were rumors of a 2TB storage configuration, this doesn’t seem to have surfaced. An additional rumor sourced from a Weibo leak suggested that the iPhone 15 Pro would start with 256GB of storage, but that appears to be incorrect as well. Storage options will align with the storage tiers of the iPhone 14 Pro.
Where RAM is concerned, Apple seems to be leaning towards LPDDR5 DRAM for the iPhone 15 Pro, the same RAM type found in last year’s flagship devices. Two RAM configurations were tested — 6GB and 8GB, with the RAM supplied by the following companies:
- Samsung
- Micron
- SK Hynix
It’s currently unknown as to which of these RAM configurations Apple chose for its final mass-production units. It’s speculated that the RAM will vary given the unit’s storage capacity, the higher-end units being outfitted with 8GB of RAM as opposed to 6GB. TrendForce has also reported that Apple will offer 8GB on its iPhone 15 Pro model, so the 6GB configuration may have been scrapped.
Besides RAM, the iPhone 15 Pro will use an upgraded A17 SoC built using TSMC’s new 3nm manufacturing process. The A17 is expected to feature an additional GPU core, allowing for better graphics performance. Additionally, the performance cores will feature an increased clock speed of 3.70 GHz, up from the 3.46 GHz of the A16.
Other anticipated improvements for the iPhone 15 Pro include an all-new titanium frame, USB-C, and a periscope zoom lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors, Weibo, and TrendForce