Apple's higher end iPhone 15 Pro models may feature solid-state volume buttons with haptic feedback, according to a new report.
Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models may feature solid-state volume buttons with haptic feedback. This interesting tidbit comes via a new research report from Barclays. The report references a letter to shareholders from Cirrus Logic, one of Apple’s longtime component suppliers. The letter makes reference to ongoing work with a “strategic customer,” likely a reference to Apple. The work mentioned involves bringing “a new HPMS component to market in smartphones next year.
The biggest change to our thinking here is to model $1 of new content in the IP15 Pro models. To be clear, the company hasn’t said much here other than that the chip is mixed signal and not in the power domain. When looking at potential use cases, the largest change in new iPhone models next year is the removal of the buttons, which would require additional drivers for the haptics engine, making it the most likely use case for new content.
Notably, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen reports regarding a subtle redesign for the iPhone 15 Pro. A few weeks ago, reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo took to Twitter and relayed that the “volume button and power button of two high-end iPhone 15/2H23 new iPhone models may adopt a solid-state button design.”
In effect, the power button and volume buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro will be similar to how Apple implemented the home button on the iPhone 8. Kuo adds that Apple is planning to add taptic engines to both sides of the device to more effectively mimic the feeling of pressing physical buttons. Consequently, the iPhone 15 Pro will feature three taptic engines.iPhone with USB-C is also on the waythat the iPhone 15 may abandon the flat-edge design we’ve seen since the iPhone 12.
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