iPhone 15 Pro & 15 Pro Max tech specs

Apple’s special event on Tuesday saw the unveiling of the new iPhone 15 lineup, including the iPhone 15 Pro and its bigger brother, the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

These new pro-grade iPhones are souped up with build quality, hardware, and spec bumps that are certain to make a lot of people drool over them. As for what each one’s packing under the hood, we’ve compiled a list of the handsets’ technical specifications to help you decide if it’s worth the upgrade from your current model.

iPhone 15 Pro & 15 Pro Max tech specs

Finishes

• Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, or Natural Titanium
• Titanium brushed design
• Ceramic Shield front
• Textured matte glass back

Chip

• A17 Pro chip
• New 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
• New 6‑core GPU
• New 16‑core Neural Engine

Rear-facing camera

Both models

• • Pro camera system
  • 48MP Main: 24mm, ƒ/1.78 aperture, second‑generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels, support for super‑high‑resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
  • 12MP Ultra Wide: 13mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture and 120° field of view, 100% Focus Pixels
  • 12MP 2x Telephoto (enabled by quad‑pixel sensor): 48mm, ƒ/1.78 aperture, second‑generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels
  • Customizable default lens (Main)
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • Adaptive True Tone flash
  • Photonic Engine
  • Deep Fusion
  • Smart HDR 5
  • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
  • Portrait Lighting with six effects
  • Night mode
  • Night mode portraits enabled by LiDAR scanner
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • Photographic Styles
  • Macro photography
  • Apple ProRAW
  • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
  • Advanced red-eye correction
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Photo geotagging
  • Image formats captured: HEIF, JPEG and DNG

iPhone 15 Pro Max

• • 12MP 5x Telephoto: 120mm, ƒ/2.8 aperture, 3D sensor‑shift optical image stabilization and autofocus, tetraprism design
  • 5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 10x optical zoom range
  • Digital zoom up to 25x

iPhone 15 Pro

• • 12MP 3x Telephoto: 77mm, ƒ/2.8 aperture, optical image stabilization
  • 3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range
  • Digital zoom up to 15x

Video recording

• 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
• 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
• Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
• Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps
• HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
• ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording
• Log video recording
• Academy Color Encoding System
• Macro video recording, including slo‑mo and time‑lapse
• Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
• Time-lapse video with stabilization
• Night mode Time‑lapse
• QuickTake video
• Second‑generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization for video (Main)
• 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilization and autofocus for video (Telephoto)
• Digital zoom up to 9x (iPhone 15 Pro) and 15x (iPhone 15 Pro Max)
• Audio zoom
• True Tone flash
• Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
• Continuous autofocus video
• Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
• Playback zoom
• Video formats recorded: HEVC, H.264 and ProRes
• Stereo recording

Front-facing TrueDepth Camera

• 12MP camera
• ƒ/1.9 aperture
• Autofocus with Focus Pixels
• Retina Flash
• Photonic Engine
• Deep Fusion
• Smart HDR 5
• Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
• Portrait Lighting with six effects
• Animoji and Memoji
• Night mode
• Photographic Styles
• Apple ProRAW
• Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
• Lens correction
• Auto image stabilization
• Burst mode
• 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
• Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
• HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
• ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording
• Log video recording
• Academy Color Encoding System
• Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
• Time-lapse video with stabilization
• Night mode Time-lapse
• QuickTake video
• Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p and 720p)
• Face ID authentication

Display

Both models

• • Super Retina XDR display
  • Dynamic Island
  • Always-On display
  • ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
  • HDR display
  • True Tone
  • Wide color (P3)
  • Haptic Touch
  • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor)
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

iPhone 15 Pro Max

• • 6.7‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
  • 2796×1290-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

iPhone 15 Pro

• • 6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
  • 2556×1179-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

Battery

Both models

• • Built‑in rechargeable lithium‑ion battery
  • MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W
  • Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher (available separately)

iPhone 15 Pro Max

• • Up to 29 hours of video playback, 25 hours of streamed video playback, 95 hours of audio playback

iPhone 15 Pro

• • Up to 23 hours of video playback, 20 hours of streamed video playback, 70 hours of audio playback

Storage capacity

iPhone 15 Pro Max

• • 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB storage options

iPhone 15 Pro

• • 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB storage options

Memory

• 8GB of RAM

Sensors

• Face ID
• LiDAR scanner
• Barometer
• High dynamic range gyro
• High-g accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• Dual ambient light sensors

Size & weight

iPhone 15 Pro Max

• • Height 159.9mm (6.29 inches), Width 76.7mm (3.02 inches), Depth 8.25mm (0.32 inches), Weight 221 grams (7.81 ounces)

iPhone 15 Pro

• • Height 146.6mm (5.77 inches), Width 70.6mm (2.78 inches), Depth 8.25mm (0.32 inches), Weight 187 grams (6.60 ounces)

Cellular & Wireless

All models

• • 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4×4 MIMO
  • Gigabit LTE with 4×4 MIMO and LAA
  • Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2×2 MIMO
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
  • Thread networking technology
  • NFC with reader mode
  • Express Cards with Power Reserve

Model A3102

• • 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79)
  • FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66)
  • TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53)
  • UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Model A3106

• • 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79)
  • FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66)
  • TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53)
  • UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Location

• Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)
• Digital compass
• Wi‑Fi
• Mobile Data
• iBeacon micro-location

Safety features

• Emergency SOS via satellite
• Crash Detection

Splash, water, & dust resistance

• Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529

Video calling

• FaceTime video calling over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
• FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi‑Fi
• Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
• Screen sharing
• Portrait mode in FaceTime video
• Spatial Audio
• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
• Optical zoom with rear‑facing camera

Audio calling

• FaceTime audio
• Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
• Wi‑Fi calling
• Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
• Screen sharing
• Spatial Audio
• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Conclusion

The iPhone 15 Pro & 15 Pro Max go on pre-order this Friday, September 15^th and will begin delivering and be available in stores on Friday, September 22^nd. The iPhone 15 Pro starts at $999, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at $1,199. You can also trade in your existing iPhone or save some money on your upgrade.

Also see: iPhone 15 & 15 Plus tech specs

Are you excited by the specs of the new iPhone 15 Pro series? Let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.