• Apple’s iPhone 15 is set to enter mass production in August, according to a tech research analyst.
• This could mean that the latest iPhone could launch in October, if Apple follows patterns it set with the iPhone 14.
• The iPhone 15 is expected to be more expensive than the 14, and feature new features like the latest Sony camera sensors, Dynamic Island, and a button-less design.

While the world is dazzled by Apple’s Vision Pro headset and its gutwrenching price point, the Cupertino tech giant has quietly been plodding away at its next generation staple, the iPhone 15.

Analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong Intl Tech Research says that Apple will be placing the upcoming iPhone 15 into mass production as of August, and expects to build as many as 84 million units for the second half of 2023 before launch.

This is according to a 9to5Mac report, which adds that this number is about 12 percent more than iPhone 14 builds last year. This means that Apple is expecting to see significantly more demand for the new device.

The beginning of mass production means that we are getting close to the launch of the iPhone 15. Industry experts are assuming a 28th September 2023 launch, but no official dates have been set by Apple.

The iPhone 14 launched in September 2022 after its own mass production began that year in July. Since mass production for the iPhone 15 is set to only start in August, we could see the brand-new iPhone launch in early October, or very late September.

Additionally, Pu believes that iPhone 15 Pro Max devices will be more expensive than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, its direct descendent, which can go up to R41 799 at the iStore locally for the 1TB option.

We have been hearing reports from analysts about what the new iPhone will look like, and what features we can expect since October 2022.

Then, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the iPhone 15 would not feature any physical buttons, meaning that all buttons on the device, including volume buttons and power buttons may adopt the solid state design of the home button. A first for the series.

In November, we covered reports that the iPhone would feature Sony’s latest and greatest LYTIA camera lens sensors. These sensors apparently allow more light to enter the camera, which provides better low-light shooting. With these sensors, the iPhone 15 could see a massive improvement in its night photo mode, able to capture much more detail than before.

We saw Sony’s camera technology in action with the latest Vivo smartphones to hit South Africa and were thoroughly impressed.

Finally, it is believed that the much-debated Dynamic Island feature will be a mainstay of all models of the upcoming iPhone 15. In the previous generation it was only featured on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models, skipping the base iPhone 14.

This feature does away with the screen notch, and instead sees it replaced with a pill-shaped selfie-camera housing/notification centre.

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