Apple is facing significant production issues with the camera sensors and titanium chassis for the iPhone 15 models, which may impact availability, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Additionally, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is experiencing delays in manufacturing, potentially causing problems for early upgraders.
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max feature a new titanium design, USB-C port, more powerful processor, and an action button, indicating that Apple is shifting its focus beyond camera improvements and catering to power users.
The iPhone 15 Pro feels lighter due to a change in its moment of inertia caused by the switch from stainless steel to titanium, resulting in a more agile and nimble device.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max experiences substantial thermal throttling and overheating during intensive tasks like gaming, potentially indicating insufficient thermal headroom or similarities between the A17 Pro and A16 Bionic chips.
Some users of the iPhone 15 are experiencing overheating issues while charging, with reports of the device becoming "almost too hot to touch."
Complaints about heat issues with the iPhone 15 Pro models are unrelated to the 3-nanometer chip used by TSMC and instead are due to design compromises made by Apple to reduce the weight of the device, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who suggests that software updates may address the issue but could have limited impact on performance.
Apple has acknowledged that some new iPhones may run warmer than expected due to a bug in the iOS 17 software and recent updates to third-party apps, but the issue does not pose a safety risk and will be fixed in an upcoming update.
The iPhone 15 Pro introduces significant upgrades and improvements compared to the iPhone 12 Pro, including a titanium design, always-on Retina display with ProMotion, Action button, USB-C port, 48-megapixel main camera, A17 Pro chip, and longer battery life.
iPhone 15 Pro users are reporting continued issues with overheating despite updating to iOS 17.0.3, experiencing problems during phone calls, gaming, and other activities, indicating potential quality control problems with certain batches of the device.
Apple released the iOS 17.0.3 update to fix the iPhone 15 Pro overheating issues, however, some users are still complaining that the device gets hotter than its predecessors.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is reportedly experiencing screen burn-in issues, adding to a growing list of problems for Apple, and affected users have posted about the problem on Reddit.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is experiencing screen burn-in issues, adding to a growing list of problems for Apple.
The iOS 17.1 update resolves screen burn-in issues on iPhone 15 models and other devices, in addition to fixing bugs and introducing new features.
The screen burn-in issue on the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max is a software bug rather than a hardware issue, and it will be fixed with the release of iOS 17.1.
The upcoming iOS 17.1 update for iPhone 15 Pro Max is set to fix screen burn-in issues that some users have been experiencing.
Apple's iOS 17.1 update appears to have resolved the screen burn issue reported by iPhone 15 Pro Max owners, as early reports suggest that the problem has been fixed.