New Leak Sort of Confirms, No Solid-State Buttons for iPhone 15 Pro!
May. 6, 2023We have been hearing rumors about the iPhone 15 Pro for a while now. Several leaks hinted at interesting design changes as well. For example, the replacement of the Lightning port with the USB-C port, and the adoption of a newmute button. We also heard that the iPhone 15 Pro models will look to completely ditch physical buttons for sort ofhaptic buttonsfor a ‘button-less’ design. However, this might not happen after all.
Physical Buttons for iPhones Not Dead!
Top Apple supplierCirrus Logicconfirmed (viaMacRumors) that Apple has indeedditched the transition to solid-state buttonsfrom physical buttons. This news confirms theearlier rumorshared by known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Cirrus Logic, via itsshareholders’ letter for Q4 FY23, stated,“That said, among the HPMS opportunities we have discussed, a new product that we mentioned in previous shareholder letters as being scheduled for introduction this fall is no longer expected to come to market as planned. As we have limited visibility into our customer’s future plans for this product at this time, we are removing the revenue associated with this component from our internal model.”
Earlier, Cirrus Logic’s high-performance mixed-signal (HPMS) segment (used in iPhones) was expected to provide two taptic engines for the iPhone 15 Pro models. This would have created the feeling of pressing a button without any physical movement.
With the iPhone 15 series likely to be released in the second week of September, we can only wait for further details to surface online or for some official details to arrive. Until then, enjoy the leaks and stay tuned for more information!
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