Now, it's a new iPhone.
The release of the iPhone 15 is a whopping 3 months away.
As I always said in the previous videos, the reason why June is so important is that in mid-June,
trial production of the new iPhone is underway,
and mass production begins in earnest at the end of June.
Then, the rumors that have been in the meantime have been organized,
and now we are in the process of production in earnest,
so we have organized the news of the Iphone 15 news.
It is known that Foxconn in China has recently entered mass production
testing of the iPhone 15. Since last month,
Foxconn has significantly increased incentives for hiring employees,
and the industry has identified that the production of the iPhone 15 series has entered a countdown,
but it is known that mass production tests of the iPhone
15 series are in progress at the Foxconn Zhengzhou plant.
The Foxconn Zhengzhou factory, the largest iPhone production facility,
suffered serious production setbacks due to factory shutdowns and labor-management conflicts
due to the impact of the pandemic until last year,
which served as a decisive opportunity for Apple to disperse and move its production bases to India and Vietnam.
Nevertheless, this year, it is known that production preparations are being made
calmly while being busier than before the pendemic.
If the mass production test went in, the design is now finalized.
I've already told you about the design of the iPhone 15 through the previous videos, but if you look at it again,
the dynamic island will be applied to all models.
In addition, through the leaked front tempered glass,
the bezel of the Pro series is expected to be released with the thinnest
curved bezel among smartphones with a size of 1.55mm.
The industry expects that the round-shaped titanium frame will be applied to the Pro lineup,
like the Apple Watch Ultra.
The new chipset application is the same pattern as last year,
and the next-generation A17 Bionic chip
manufactured on the basis of a 3-nano process for improved performance and efficiency
is expected to be installed in the iPhone 15 Pro series, and the A16 Bionic chip in the iPhone 15 series.
The A14, 15, and 16 chipsets were all made with a 5-nano process, and now the A17 chipset,
which will be mass-produced with a 3-nano process for the first time,
is expected to be mounted, so higher density and improved power efficiency are highly expected.
Overall, the industry expects that there will be a performance
improvement of about 25% compared to the A16.
However, a bit of concern is that it is known that TSMC's 3-nano process
yield problem has been serious since the beginning of this year,
and TSMC has requested a price increase from Apple to overcome this,
but Apple is known to have rejected it.
This is because, above all, the contract has already been completed
and Apple believes that further increase is impossible due to the decrease in iPhone sales.
The problem is that the industry believes that
this dissonance can affect the performance of the A17.
Additionally, if the performance of the A17
chipset is affected by this issue,
there is concern because it can be extended
to the M3 chipset as well.
It is expected to develop into
According to Trendforce,
a Taiwanese research firm,
Apple has increased RAM orders
for the iPhone 15 Pro.
The iPhone 15 Pro series is expected to have a USB-C port that supports USB
3.2 or Thunderbolt 3 or higher,
and the iPhone 15 series will have a USB-C port that is limited to the speed of USB 2.0
at the same speed as the existing Lightning.
The MFi cable plan and the EU's strong stance on it were also confirmed.
Above all, since the EU's new law will take effect after December 2024,
it is of great interest whether Apple will execute the strategy it has prepared this year.
It's unclear if this is a strategy to circumvent the EU's hardline stance
or if it's really the first step into the rumored fortress,
but the iPhone 15 series will support 15W fast wireless charging and also non-MagSafe chargers, i.e.
third-party chargers that are not MFM certified.
The same is rumored to support 15W fast wireless charging.
Now, it seems that it will be possible to use the strategy of bypassing the EU's regulatory deadline
as much as possible by using the MFi charging cable strategy until the iPhone
16 and bypassing the Fortress from the 17th.
In addition, new smartphone battery design mandated rules have recently been approved in the EU.
This is an obligation to design so that consumers can easily replace batteries,
and a grace period has been given until 2027.
Accordingly, the iPhone had to come up with its own rescue plan again.
Ultimately, it seems to be really exciting what kind of strategy Apple will introduce.
One of the things Apple is always working on the most is the cameras in the Pro series.
The feature that attracts the most attention in the iPhone
15 camera news is whether or not the periscope lens aka periscope lens is mounted.
In the meantime, there was a prospect that all of the pro series could be mounted,
but it was confirmed that it would be mounted only on the top model, the iPhone
15 Pro Max, and it is delivered exclusively by LG Innotek.
As for LG Innotek, the iPhone 15 series process is progressing smoothly,
and the target price has recently been continuously raised.
Due to this, it is expected that a 5 to 6 magnification function can be implemented
compared to the 3x optical zoom of the iPhone 14 Pro series.
The heart of the iPhone 15 camera is the sensor.
It is known that Sony, which supplies this sensor, has prepared IMX 903 as a dedicated sensor for the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
According to rumors, as 1-inch-sized sensors enter Android-based flagship smartphones,
the size of IMX 903 is also 1-inch
rumored to increase to a size closer to 1/1.14 inches.
However, this sensor that is mounted on the iPhone
15 Pro series is actually expected to improve the performance of the sensor,
but the sensor size will be the same as the iPhone 14 series.
However, this close to 1-inch
sensor is expected to be mounted on the iPhone 16 Pro series,
which is expected to increase in size, rather than the iPhone 15 series.
The iPhone 16 Pro is expected to have a 6.27-inch display, and the iPhone
16 Ultra is expected to have a 6.87-inch display,
so it seems to be equipped with the corresponding sensor. It is expected to be 1.28 in size.
The new sensor is known to dramatically improve light blur
and improve backlighting quality.
One additional piece of good news is that the iPhone
15's camera bump won't be as massive as previously introduced.
In the recently introduced CAD, the camera bump is reduced compared to the previous rendering.
However, the lens size is still shown large.
The improvement in camera performance is obviously a highly anticipated part,
but I hope it will be applied while considering design factors.
Every time a new iPhone is released, there is talk of a price increase,
but it has not actually increased.
This year, a 10-20% increase in the price of the iPhone seems inevitable
due to inflation and rising component costs.
The iPhone 15 series is expected to keep the same $799 iPhone 15
Plus $899, and the iPhone
15 Pro series will increase by $100 to $1,099 and Max $1,199.
The Iphone 15 series is scheduled to be released in September as before.
With the pandemic officially over and WWDC2023 going smoothly,
Apple seems to be able to hold the September event without any problems.
However, it will not be held as a full live event as in the past,
but it will be held as a partial recording and media invitation event, which is the method used recently.
Recently, many Apple stores have been opened in Korea, and as additional openings are scheduled,
expectations for the first country release are also rising.
Unfortunately, due to communication carrier consultations and radio certification,
the Korean release is the same as the last iPhone 14 series, October 6, the first week of October.
It is likely to be released on the 10th.
Now, when full-scale mass production begins,
more news is expected to come out.
We will update you as soon as we confirm additional news.
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