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A user nicknamed Daniel gave more detailed information. He said that it is now almost 100% certain that the volume buttons of the iPhone 15 Pro use a long unified button instead of 2 separate buttons . In the latest CAD drawings for the iPhone 15 Pro In the rendering, the longer volume button only shows 2 pins . As a comparison, when the CAD drawing of the iPhone 15 was made before , the rendering showed two separate slots with a total of four pins .
This also means that the base version of the iPhone 15 and iPhone The side buttons of the 15 Plus may not be upgraded to solid-state buttons , but will still be the same as the current traditional physical buttons. According to media DigiTimes , the iPhone 15 Pro series launched this year may trigger the need for old users to switch phones because its A17 processor uses TSMC. The performance and efficiency of TSMC's 3nm process have been significantly improved .
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It is understood that TSMC will start mass production of N3E in the second half of the year , and the production capacity has been covered by Apple . Compared with the N4 process of TSMC's 5nm family , the first-generation 3nm process can increase by 35%. The A16 of the iPhone 14 Pro series uses the N4 process. It is conceivable how much improvement the iPhone 15 Pro series can bring. Of course , if you want to feel the huge progress of the A17 , you still need to buy the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max because the The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will still use the A16 chip on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. In terms of screen display , the screens of the iPhone 15 series all use the solutions of multiple suppliers .
There is no longer a specific model that is exclusively supplied by a manufacturer. Screen supply chain consulting company DSCC The CEO (Ross Young) revealed in his latest tweet that "the screens of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Plus models are exclusively supplied by Samsung Display , and there will be no exclusive supply on the iPhone 15 series." This is the same as September 2022. That echoes a report from May that said Apple was shifting more iPhone 14 Pro screen orders to Samsung because other suppliers had problems with capacity and more.
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If the new report is accurate , it's Apple's return to its previous strategy. The addition of multiple suppliers will improve the production efficiency of Apple products, increase the flexibility of the supply chain, and optimize the operation of the entire supply chain . In addition, the use of multiple suppliers will also help the value chain distribution of Apple products.
More balanced and less over-reliance on a certain supplier, thereby reducing future risks By cooperating with multiple excellent suppliers, Apple will get more technical support and design inspiration , so as to continuously improve the technological content and user experience of products. A few days ago 9to5 Mac broke the news about the upcoming three new colors of the iPhone 15 series .