iPhone 15 Pro Max tipped to outsell other iPhone 15 models by a huge margin
Price rises be damned!
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We’ve heard conflicting reports surrounding the number ofiPhone 15devicesAppleis expecting to ship in 2023, but analysts seem convinced that one iPhone 15 model, in particular, will prove much more popular than the rest.
Serial Apple tipster Ming-Chi Kuo hasweighed inon the iPhone 15 sales debate by predicting that theiPhone 15 Pro Maxwill account for roughly 35-40% of initial iPhone 15 shipments following the series’ expected launch next month.
In other words – if Kuo’s prediction rings true – more than a third of people who buy an iPhone 15 on or around launch day will be picking up Apple’s most expensive model.
Suffice to say, this is good news for Apple, since theiPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to start at a higher price than the iPhone 14 Pro Max(which retailed for $1,099 / £1,199 / AU$1,899 at launch). What’s more, theiPhone 15 Pro Max could be offered with up to 2TB internal storage, and considering that the 1TB variant of theiPhone 14 Pro Maxcosts a whopping $1,599 / £1,740 / AU$2,769 – some $200 / £211 / AU$350 more than the 512GB variant (which is half as big, storage-wise) – a 2TB iPhone 15 Pro Max would likely costat least$1,799 / £1,950 / AU$2,769.
Positive predictions surrounding the phone’s popularity will come as music to the ears of Apple CEOTim Cook, too, who boldly suggested earlier this year thatcustomers would be willing to pay more for the newest iPhones.
But why is the iPhone 15 Pro Max tipped to outsell the rest of the iPhone 15 line – which is expected to include the iPhone 15,iPhone 15 PlusandiPhone 15 Pro– when the iPhone 14 Pro Max didn’t enjoy an equally stark share of initial iPhone 14 sales? The answer, according to most industry insiders, lies in the rumored camera setup of the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Specifically, theiPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to get a periscope zoom camerathat’s capable of optically magnifying images up to 10x (though, elsewhere, we’ve heard it might top out at 6x). The iPhone 14 Pro Max, by contrast, offers 3x optical zoom capabilities.
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This periscope lens is all but certain to remain exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, too, owing to its larger display. According to Kuo, theiPhone 16 Pro will be the first standard-sized iPhone to get a periscope lens.
The projected popularity of the iPhone 15 Pro Max – despite its potentially stratospheric price tag – highlights just how starved iPhone users have been for real, tangible camera innovation after years of largely superficial upgrades. Indeed, TechRadar’s Managing Editor for Mobile Computing, Roland Moore-Coyler, recently published a piece entitled “The iPhone 15 Pro Max may finally convince me to buy a big iPhone.”
Incidentally, wehadheard rumors thatthe iPhone 15 Pro Max could ship later than other iPhone 15 modelsowing to production delays surrounding its complex camera parts, but Kuo has since poured cold water on these concerns.
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Axel is TechRadar’s UK-based Phones Editor, reporting on everything from the latest Apple developments to newest AI breakthroughs as part of the site’s Mobile Computing vertical. Having previously written for publications including Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in the applications of technology beyond the desktop, and his coverage extends from general reporting and analysis to in-depth interviews and opinion.
Axel studied for a degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick before joining TechRadar in 2020, where he then earned an NCTJ qualification as part of the company’s inaugural digital training scheme.
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