As many of you know, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are rumored to use solid-state buttons. Well, something interesting just surfaced. An alleged iPhone 15 frame appeared, with solid-state buttons on the side.
The alleged iPhone 15 frame shown with solid-state buttons on the side
This image appeared on Twitter (shown below), and was shared by ‘fix Apple’. Having said that, this image could be fake. Why? Well, first and foremost, the frame shown here has a matte finish. That may not seem odd to you at first, but hear me out.
Apple tends to use a glossy finish on the ‘Pro’ iPhone series. Those phones usually feature glossy stainless steel. That leads us to believe this is either the regular iPhone 15 frame, or a frame that doesn’t belong to an iPhone at all.
The base iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models are not expected to utilize solid-state buttons. On the flip side, the rumors may have been wrong, and Apple may go all in after all. There are a lot of possibilities here.
Apple may actually use titanium in the ‘Pro’ iPhone 15 series
One more thing is worth noting. Apple is also rumored to switch from stainless steel to a titanium frame on the ‘Pro’ models. We’re not sure that will be happening, but it’s worth noting. The company may even change the coating to a matte finish on the ‘Pro’ models.
As I said, things are very complicated at the moment, as the company could go either way. There are a lot of rumors circulating around, but one thing does seem certain, at least the ‘Pro’ iPhone models will include solid-state buttons.
All iPhone 15 units, base and ‘Pro’ ones, will feature a Dynamic Island this time around. The same goes for a Type-C port, as they will be the first iPhones to feature such a port. Apple may limit it, however.