The next-generation iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will no longer feature solid-state buttons due to “unresolved technical issues before mass production,” according to the latest information shared by Apple analyst Ming -Chi Kuo.
Kuo said iPhone 15 Pro models will be equipped with solid-state buttons in October. He said two additional Taptic Engines inside the iPhone will provide haptic feedback to simulate the feeling of pressing buttons, without them physically moving, similar to the Home button on the iPhone 7 or the Force Touch trackpad on older models. new MacBook. However, in a Average post now, he says the devices will have physical buttons after all.
“My latest survey indicates that due to unresolved technical issues before mass production, both high-end iPhone 15 Pro models (Pro and Pro Max) will abandon the closely watched solid-state button design and will return to the traditional physical button design,” Kuo wrote. It’s unclear if a “traditional” design means there will be two volume buttons or if Apple will still adopt a single, elongated volume button, as previously rumored.
Kuo said there is still time for Apple to change the design of the iPhone 15 Pro as the device remains in the EVT development stage. He believes the change will have a “limited impact” on the mass production schedule and shipments for the Pro models.
The return was also reported by tech analysts Jeff Pu and Shelly Chou at Hong Kong-based investment firm Haitong International Securities.
“Based on our supply chain analyses, we now expect the iPhone 15 Pro series to return to the current design of a physical button due to the more complex design,” Pu and Chou said, in a research note obtained by MacRumors now. Analysts believe that the solid-state button design is delayed until the iPhone 16 series in 2024.
Kuo said this news is “not favorable” for Cirrus Logic and AAC Technologies, two major suppliers of Taptic Engine-related components for iPhones.
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