Every few years, In the IPhone15, Apple updates its hardware lineup with significant ios 15, feature-rich updates. But 2023 won’t be an iconic season for the iPhone because the regular iPhone models are still fascinating. The iPhone 12, that was the primary non-Pro model to acquire an OLED screen, is one example of an older model that we have previously seen this transition in. The iPhone 12 (or previous) owners who have been waiting for a better model can now finally upgrade to the iPhone15 with ios 15, which is perhaps the most interesting iPhone of the year in my opinion.

1. Design

In terms of general design, the iPhone 15 is very similar to the iPhone 14 & iPhone 13. The addition of the Dynamic Island, nevertheless, is the most notable change for this year.

For a contemporary gadget, the phone’s display bezels are a decent size. With this model, Apple chooses for a flat display. The iPhone 15’s general design is mostly unchanged, with a curved aluminum frame with softly rounded corners. The back is largely unaltered, and the rear glass surface blends in well with the camera island’s array of hues and materials. To create a soft matte appearance, the surface pattern is scraped.

The front has what’s known as Ceramic Shield, a robust glass panel. Because of its IP68 ingress protection, the gadget can survive a 30-minute immersion in up to 6 meters in clean water.

The controls on the device are well-known. There is just one antenna line on top, and there is only one microphone, which is integrated into the back camera island. The power button on the right provides gratifying tactile sensation, while the volume buttons can be found on the lift. The recognizable alert slider remains above the sound buttons, yet the Pro models now use buttons instead of sliders. There is also a SIM tray on the left. Speaker and primary microphone are located at the bottom and are hidden under grills. This year, a noteworthy addition is the USB Type – C Port.

2. Display

Present With its 6.1-inch Superb Retina XDR OLED screen and compatibility for Dolby Vision and HDR10, the traditional iPhone 15 can now display HDR content. It has a pixel density of 461PPI and a resolution of 1179X2556. For normal brightness, the resolution can reach 1,000 nits, and for optimal outdoor visibility, it can reach an astounding 2,000 nits.

The iPhone 15’s display seems really good at first glance. The writing is crisp and clear, and the colors are brilliant and colorful. This display is far more than adequate for the typical user.

However, you can notice some less-than-smooth swiping & transition animations if you’re switching from a flagship, mid-range, or Pro model Android phone with ProMotion. This is due to Apple’s decision, which may surprise some, to continue using refresh rate of 60Hz on its typical iPhone displays. That is the main flaw in the iPhone 15. Not even the absence of an always-on display stings quite like this.

While the display on the iPhone15 with ios 15 is by no means poor. Its 60Hz refresh rate seems a little antiquated in comparison to other available options. In the future, Apple should give significant consideration to switching to displays that are at least 90Hz for the baseline models.

However, the iPhone 15 is nearly identical to its more costly Pro siblings in terms of every other component of the display, including touchscreen technology, resolution, and top brightness.

This year, the regular iPhone15 with ios 15 models also come with the Dynamic Island. Now that the Dynamic Island is included with even the base iPhone 15 devices. We can anticipate seeing more app developers use it and become inventive with animation and other uses for it.

3. OS

With Apple’s iOS 17, which includes multiple new features, the iPhone 15 comes pre-installed. Among the noteworthy additions are a larger clock plus calendar display with alerts. Night version using red color, and a Standby mode that activates while the phone is charging while in landscape posture. These days, widgets are interactive, enabling users to carry out certain tasks straight from them, such managing smart home appliances from the Home widget. FaceTime allows you to leave unavailable users voice and video messages.

During travel, the Messages app now has a Check-In function that lets you tell friends and family when you get to your location. The app notifies the designated contact of your location, battery life, as well as cell service status if progress is delayed. The latest feature, Live Voicemail, transcribes voicemails so you may read them rather than hear them. This is especially helpful for spam and calls form unknown numbers.

Additionally, it brought Contact Posters—customizable call screens—which let users customize the way call notifications show up, even in apps that are not affiliated with the company.

4. Battery life and performance of the Apple iPhone 15

The iPhone 15 is performing admirably on a daily basis. I never felt that it lacked power, and the display is bright and vibrant with speedy app loads. Interacting with and viewing the notifications that cluster about the Dynamic Island is entertaining. The 15 ran cool most of the time, although occasionally the back heated up when using wifi CarPlay. Games played smoothly and had excellent graphics, particularly those from Apple Arcade.

HDR films appeared excellent, particularly when captured with Dolby Vision. The sound quality is pleasing, and the dual speakers can become rather loud as well. The benchmark results are strong and typically greater than those of the majority of Snapdragon 8 version 2 Android smartphones.

AnTuTu gave the iPhone 15 13,77,284 points, while Geekbench 6 gave it 2,500 / 6,209 points for single & multicore CPU evaluations, respectively.

The iPhone 15 has a good battery life, as do all iPhones in general. With 16.5 hours of video playing, our HD video test was able to come pretty close to Apple’s 20 hours on video playback guarantee. In typical conditions, I could easily get through an entire day of use on a single charge, and on certain days, I could get by with a little bit more. Although you will need to purchase the charger separately, fast charging is supported. According to Apple, when using an additional 20W power adapter, the 15 can be charged to 50% capacity in 30 minutes. There’s also wireless charging.

5. Camera

This year’s iPhone 15 offers a startling improvement in the camera department. It now has a 12MP ultrawide lenses with an amazing 120-degree field view (FoV) and a 48MP primary camera. Regretfully, the ultrawide lens is still autofocus-only, just like it was last year. The 12MP resolution of the selfie camera is still retained.

The iPhone15 with ios 15 differs significantly from the iPhone 14 Pro versions of last year in that it defaults to taking pictures at 24MP instead of 12MP (unless you shoot at 48MP full resolution using ProRAW). If you’d like to reduce file size, you can go back to 12MP, although 24MP images usually provide better quality images at a 50% size increase. Even though this could seem like a big difference. Especially, when you take into account the better image quality you get from the 24MP images, it isn’t.

If necessary, you can still shoot in its entirety in 48MP resolution. But you’ll need to activate this option in the Settings section of the app. In all likelihood, most users will be fine with the 24MP default setting. Save the 48MP mode for photos you intend to print, as the differences are not really visible.

The 48MP sensor’s ability to use sensor cropping to take images with the same level of detail with a 2x optical zoom without the need for a separate telephoto lens is really amazing.

I think the iPhone15with ios 15 has the greatest 2x zoom quality of any phone I’ve used that doesn’t have a telephoto lens. With the 48MP sensor crop and Apple’s computational photography capabilities, 2x zoom photographs may be taken without sacrificing much quality. The camera setup on this phone is comparable to that of the previous year’s Apple iPhone 14 Pro series in many aspects.

6. Processor

Apple’s A16 Bionic chip, which is present in iPhone 14 Pro variants, powers the basic iPhone 15. With two quicker performance cores that use less power and a GPU with five cores and with 50% more bandwidth. The A16 chip—which is based on a 4nm process—performs better than the A15 Bionic, which is used in the iPhone 14. A hexa-core CPU & a five-core GPU make the overall A16 Bionic chip combination.

There are 6GB of LPDDR5 RAM on the phone. The basic iPhone 15 comes with 128GB, 256GB, & 512GB of storage; the handset under review has 512GB.

Even after a year, the A16 Bionic chip is still ranked highest on CPU performance charts. In the single & multi CPU benchmark scores, the Geekbench 6 test yielded results of 2597 and 6541, respectively. The iPhone 15 outperforms an iPhone 14 Pro Max in terms of single core performance. But an iPhone 14 Pro outperforms it in terms of multicore performance. The GPU benchmark score was an astounding 22573, surpassing the Geekbench time of 22280 for the iPhone 14 Pro.

The tablet continues to run games well and without interruption. After prolonged use, the device becomes slightly warmer, but not hot enough to handle. It has enough processing power to handle a wide range of jobs and apps with ease. The UI keeps the fluidity that has come to be associated with Apple, with interactions and animations that are fast, fluid, and responsive. All characteristics of contemporary smartphones.

This camera produces images with fine details, vivid colors, and an overall improvement in detail that is beyond expectations. One notable feature across all IPhone15 with ios 15 versions is Auto Portrait, which eliminates the need to manually convert to Portraitmode.

Conclusion

Apple has continued to charge ₹79,900 for the standard iPhone 15, which offers 128GB of storage. With new features like Dynamic Island, a 48MP primary lens, and a USB Type-C connector. IPhone 15 is a worthy upgrade for fans of the device. The iPhone 15 provides a lot, even for those who are new to the Apple club.