By Hartley Charlton
The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are among Apple's newest iPhone models and follow last year's iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, but how different are the two latest 6.1-inch iPhone models, and what exactly does a “Pro” level device give you?
Last year the Most The big new differences between the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro are always-on functionality, Dynamic Island, three hours of battery life, and multi-aperture rear cameras. With iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Both devices have new features such as a USB-C port, a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, and next-gen Portraits, but the Apple Pro and non-Pro iPhone models are more different than ever.
Our guide will help answer the question of how to decide which of these two iPhone models are best suited for you and let you see at a glance what additional features and updates are included in the iPhone 15 Pro brings to the table.
| iPhone 15 | iPhone 15 Pro |
|---|---|
| Aluminum and glass design | Titanium and glass design |
| Slightly smaller due to thinner bezels around the display | |
| Weight 171 g or 201 g | Weight 187 g or 221 g |
| Switch Ring/Silent | Action Button |
| ProMotion with Adaptive Refresh Rate up to 120Hz | |
| Always-on display | |
| A16 Bionic chip (5 nm) | A17 Pro chip (3 nm) |
| 6-core processor | 6-core processor (up to 10% faster) |
| 5-core GPU | 6-core GPU with hardware ray tracing (up to 20% faster) |
| 16-core neural engine | 16-core neural engine (up to 2 times faster) |
| Dedicated AV1 decoder | |
| 6 GB Memory | 8 GB Memory |
| Advanced Dual Camera System | Professional Triple Camera System |
| 48-megapixel main camera with ƒ/1.6 aperture | 48-megapixel main camera with ƒ/1.78 aperture and larger sensor |
| 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera with ƒ/2.4 aperture | 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture |
| 12MP telephoto camera with ƒ/2.8 aperture (larger sensor, folded tetraprism and 3D AF sensor shift module on Pro Max model only) | |
| 0.5x, 1x and 2x optical zoom | 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x and 5x optical zoom (5x only on Pro Max) |
| Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilization | Second Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilization |
| True Tone flash | Adaptive True Tone flash |
| LiDAR scanner | |
| Night Mode Portraits | |
| LiDAR Scanner | |
| Night mode portraits | |
| Macro | |
| Apple ProRAW | |
| Shoot and instantly transfer 48MP ProRAW images to Mac via USB 3 | |
| Record video directly to external drive | |
| Record video in ProRes format up to 4K at speed 30fps (60fps with external recording) | |
| Macro video recording, including slow motion and slow motion | |
| Video recording in a log | |
| Academy color coding system | |
| Spatial video recording for Apple Vision Pro | |
| USB 2 data transfer speed (up to 480 Mbps) | USB 3 data transfer speed (up to 10 Gbps, 20 times faster) |
| DisplayPort support for HDR video output up to 4K | |
| Wi-Fi 6 connectivity | Wi‑Fi 6E connection |
| Multi-stream network technology | |
| 20 or 26 hours of battery life | 23 – or 29 hours of battery life |
| Memory options 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB | Storage options 128 GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB (no 128GB on Pro Max) |
| Yellow, blue, pink, green and black color options | Color options: natural titanium, blue titanium, white titanium and black titanium |
| From US$799 | From US$999 |
iPhone 15 Pro offers a large number of upgrades over the standard iPhone 15. With just a $200 difference to get the ProMotion always-on display, action button, and improved battery life, many customers will be able to justify purchasing the iPhone 15 Pro via iPhone 15. Other differences, such as the A17 Pro chip and 2GB of additional memory, are noticeable, but perhaps the most significant are the radically different rear camera setups of the devices. iPhone 15 Pro unlocks 10 additional camera features and offers four additional or different camera hardware components. Thanks to the scope and variety of improvements and features in the iPhone 15 Pro most buyers will be happy to choose a high-end model.
Standard iPhone 15 still offers many of the iPhone 15 Pro's most compelling features, such as USB-C, Dynamic Island and a 48-megapixel main camera, at a lower price. The only thing worth purchasing is the iPhone 15 on iPhone 15 Pro If you want a lighter device, ignore the “Pro” rear camera setup or features like ProMotion and an always-on display, or you can't justify paying $200 to upgrade to a high-end model. In this case, you will still be able to take advantage of the device's generous list of advanced features. iPhone 15 is still a very well designed and balanced device, especially for casual buyers and those with a much older model.
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