New renders suggest iPhone 15 Pro will feature Action Button after all
Since last October, we"ve been hearing about the Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max skipping the traditional, clickable volume keys in favor of solid-state buttons offering haptic feedback on presses, with the mute switch replaced by a multi-functional haptic button, said to be inspired by Apple Watch Ultra"s Action Button. We recently heard that Apple would skip these solid-state buttons and Action Button on 2023"s Pro iPhones due to technical issues, but new CAD renders shared by 9to5Mac suggest the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will come with the Action Button after all.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro on the left with Action Button and iPhone 14 Pro on the right with the mute switchHowever, the single piece of volume rocker we"ve seen on previously leaked renders will be replaced by separate mechanical volume buttons similar to the ones we"ve seen on previous iPhones.
iPhone 15 Pro with separate volume buttons and Action Button • Previously leaked iPhone 15 Pro render with haptic volume button
The new CAD renders also reveal that the camera bumps on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will not protrude as much as previous renders had us believe.
In related news, tipster Revegnus claimed the production cost of the base iPhone 15 model is expected to increase by about 12%, while the cost of the Pro version is expected to go up by about 20%. The tipster believes TSMC"s fab price hike may be the reason for this increase.
