The iPhone 15 Pro Max may not even exist, Apple is preparing a name change for next year.
The iPhone 14 Pro Max could be the latest model with this popular last name that has accompanied us for three generations. As reported by Mark Gurman, next year, Apple’s top iPhone, It will be called iPhone 15 Ultra. A very interesting and striking change of strategy.
As reported in his latest Power OnGurman reveals that in the iPhone 15 generation, Apple is planning a refreshed design along with USB-C and a possible name change. apple could replace its “Pro Max” branding, which it started using with the iPhone 11, with “Ultra”according to the journalist.
Based on Apple’s current pattern, we can expect a refreshed iPhone design next year, coinciding with a move to USB-C and the potential for a new Ultra model to replace the Pro Max.
The iPhone 15 could arrive with many new features, including a name change
We have recently seen how Apple used the surname Ultra, instead of Pro, in the Apple Watch range. Despite the rumours, the new extreme model was called Apple Watch Ultra and not Apple Watch Prowhich could be a clue to Apple’s future strategy.
That is, next year the iPhone 15 could be called as follows:
- iPhone 15.
- iPhone 15 Plus.
- iPhone 15 Pro.
- iPhone 15Ultra.
It remains to be seen if this change in nomenclature also means a change in benefits. Currently the Pro and Pro Max models are exactly the same, with the same internal specifications, same processor and same cameras. However, a name change could also indicate a difference in terms of these types of specifications.
In other words, the iPhone 15 Ultra would be the best Apple model, and the most expensive. Making more and more users opt for this model simply to have the best.
Gurman also talks about something important: the arrival of USB-C to the iPhone for the first time. Again, we do not know if we are facing something exclusive to the new iPhone 15 Ultra or if it would not reach the entire iPhone range. Something that would be more normal and the definitive abandonment of Lightning.
It is rumored that the input iPad, the only one with a Lightning connection, could move to USB-C this year. It has also been said that AirPods will move to this connection next year. So it is to be expected that all iPhone 15s will also implement USB-C, and it is something that has proven very necessary.