Top Five iPhone 15 Features
With its stunning design, lightning-fast processor and reworked charging port, the iPhone 15 is a dream handset for everyday use, gaming, and photography alike.
Our smartphone experts will take you through the top five features that define the iPhone 15, including its performance, design and cameras.
Jump into the world of the iPhone 15, featuring the iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max handsets.
1 – USB-C port
The iPhone 15 brought with it big changes to recharging and transferring files on Apple handsets. Gone is the Lightning port, and in its place is a USB-C connector; recognisable as the port of choice for many devices.
This change introduces several benefits for iPhone 15 owners, such as only needing a USB-C cable to charge or move files around (ideal if you have one of these cables tucked away in a drawer somewhere), and fast transfer speeds up to 10Gbps.
2 – Dynamic Island
What was once exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models is included on every handset in the iPhone 15 range.
The Dynamic Island is a notification feature on Apple phones that presents information in a snappy and creative way. Rather than showing a text or news bulletin in a pop-up, the iPhone’s camera notch expands to give you a snapshot of what’s going on, and then smoothly closes with a silky animation.
It represents a clever way of using existing design elements to showcase information, instead of creating an entirely new menu or button.
3 – A16 Bionic processor
The iPhone 15 is a mightily powerful device, and it derives this power from the fast A16 Bionic chipset.
It gets its speed from an increased number of transistors: 16 billion, compared to the A15’s 15 billion. This extra billion makes all the difference, resulting in a processor that can handle demanding games, high-resolution films and intensive productivity tasks with ease.
For photography-lovers in particular, the A16 Bionic chipset provides the necessary power to run image-enhancing processes like Pixel Binning, where data from multiple pixels is merged to capture light more effectively.
4 – 48MP main sensor
Continuing the trend of photography improvements, the iPhone 15 also features a 48MP main camera; previously exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.
The higher pixel count is valuable not just for capturing more detailed photos, it also ensures less detail is lost when editing and cropping.
When combined with the optical zoom, the 48MP camera also shines; distant subjects are clear and vivid, rather than blurry.
5 – iOS 17
iOS 17 gives you the tools to take greater control of your iPhone 15 usage, personalising it to your liking.
Like many handsets from the iPhone XR and up, the iPhone 15 comes equipped with iOS 17 under the hood. This version of Apple’s operating system is all about personalisation, giving you more ways to make your iPhone feel individually unique. Contact Posters is one such feature, with which you can create your own image that people see when you call them, and showcases your personality.
This sense of ownership also extends to the security features in iOS 17, such as automatic check-in when a friend or family member reaches their destination, letting you know they arrived safely. If you’re a parent of a child that owns an iPhone, this feature is extremely valuable alongside any parental controls in place.
As you’ve seen, iPhone 15 has a diverse collection of features to suit both everyday use and more intensive tasks. If you have an existing iPhone and are wondering how to wipe your device before making the jump to a new handset, our expert guide is on-hand to help.