iPhone 15 Pro may remove the power and volume buttons

According to The Verge, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max models will likely remove the mechanical power and volume buttons, replacing them with hard buttons that use haptic feedback when the user touches them.

The Verge said that this is the opinion of analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the new buttons will work like the Home button was first changed on the iPhone 7. With this button, users cannot press down, which will feel the haptic feedback vibrate when the finger is touched.

The iPhone 8, as well as the second and third generation iPhone SE models, are also equipped with this solid-state home button, powered by Apple’s Taptic Engine. Apple has also used similar technology for the haptic virtual keyboard on iOS 16 and the Force Touch trackpad on the MacBook.

In his tweet, Mr. Kuo explained that Apple will retrofit Taptic Engines on the left and right edges of the iPhone 15 Pro, to “provide haptic feedback that makes users feel like they’re pressing a physical button.” “. Therefore, iPhone 15 Pro will be equipped with up to three Taptic Engine, instead of one like previous iPhone generations.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo did not mention the same change on the two iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models, so it is likely that the two basic iPhone models will still use the old-fashioned mechanical buttons.

Apple wanted to put haptic feedback buttons on the Apple Watch in 2018, but that hasn’t happened yet. So far, Apple’s most advanced Apple Watch Ultra still uses the old-fashioned mechanical buttons.

iPhone 15 also promises to be the first iPhone to be equipped with a USB-C connector, replacing Apple’s traditional lightning port. However, this change is likely to be applied only in the European market, which imposes a new rule that all smartphones must use the same USB-C connector.

Reference: theverge