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iPhone 15 Pro
15 Pro is the 2023 compact Pro: titanium, A17 Pro, 6.1-inch 2000-nit outdoor peak, 48/12/12 cameras with 3x optical, USB-C, Action Button, $999 launch.
Product images
Placeholder — OEM press not licensediPhone 15 Pro
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Placeholder — OEM press not licensedLive hardware table: support.apple.com/en-us/111829.
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In short
15 Pro is the 2023 compact Pro: titanium, A17 Pro, 6.1-inch 2000-nit outdoor peak, 48/12/12 cameras with 3x optical, USB-C, Action Button, $999 launch. Keep it as a legacy hub for “should I jump to 18 Pro?” pages. Do not write Lightning, do not invent mAh, and do not paste 18 Pro’s 24-hour typical-use or 3,000-nit outdoor cells onto this SKU.
Who it is for
- Owners still on 15 Pro who want one honest OEM record before reading a future 15 Pro vs 18 Pro page.
- Refurb / carrier-leftover shoppers who specifically want the titanium 6.1-inch Pro with USB-C and an Action Button, not Lightning-era 14 Pro.
- People comparing Apple Intelligence device lists — Support still lists 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max as Apple Intelligence hardware (language/region footnotes apply).
Who should skip it
- Anyone who wants the current Pro. That is iPhone 18 Pro (A20 Pro, 6.3-inch, 256GB floor, $1,199 launch). This hub is the 2023 SKU.
- Buyers who need 18 Pro’s 48MP Ultra Wide / 48MP 4x Telephoto / variable aperture. 15 Pro’s Support table is 12MP UW and 12MP 3x.
- People who need a published typical-use hour row. 15 Pro Support prints video / streamed / audio hours only.
- US travelers who assume a nano-SIM tray. US 15 Pro is dual eSIM; the tray is “models purchased outside the U.S.”
Key differentiators
- First iPhone Pro with USB-C (DisplayPort + USB 3 up to 10Gb/s) and a customizable Action Button — the 2023 hardware fork vs 14 Pro.
- Titanium design, 187 g, 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR, Always-On, ProMotion, 2000-nit outdoor peak (Support).
- A17 Pro (6-core CPU, 6-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine) — Apple’s 2023 3 nm Pro chip as printed, not a bench score.
- Launch US MSRP stayed $999 with a 128GB floor — cheaper and smaller storage floor than 18 Pro’s $1,199 / 256GB start.
Caveats
- This is a legacy hub. Street prices and iOS support years move. Re-pull Support and Apple’s current compatibility list on write day.
- Support’s video block mentions 5x Telephoto OIS in one line because the page also covers 15 Pro Max. 15 Pro’s stills table is 3x / 6x optical range / 15x digital.
- Apple Intelligence footnotes on the Support page still describe an iOS 18-era rollout. Do not invent 2026 feature parity with 18 Pro.
- Apple product photography is not hosted here. The apple.com/iphone-15-pro/specs URL now redirects to /iphone/.
Phone-category specs
Same rows on every phone page (iPhone, Galaxy, Pixel, OnePlus, foldables).
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Display size | 6.1-inch (diagonal) Super Retina XDR; 6.12 inches as a standard rectangle (actual viewable area is less) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Display type | All-screen OLED; Dynamic Island; Ceramic Shield front; textured matte glass back; oleophobic coating | Apple Support 111829 |
| Display resolution | 2556 × 1179 px at 460 ppi | Apple Support 111829 |
| Refresh rate | ProMotion, adaptive up to 120Hz; Always-On display listed | Apple Support 111829 |
| Peak brightness (OEM) | 1000 nits typical; 1600 nits HDR peak; 2000 nits outdoor peak; 2,000,000:1 contrast (typical) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Always-On display | Yes — listed with Dynamic Island and ProMotion | Apple Support 111829 |
| Dimensions | 146.6 × 70.6 × 8.25 mm (5.77 × 2.78 × 0.32 in) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Weight | 187 g (6.60 oz) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Build materials | Titanium design; Ceramic Shield front; textured matte glass back | Apple Support 111829; Newsroom 2023-09-12This is the titanium Pro. 18 Pro’s 2026 sheet is aluminum unibody — do not reverse them. |
| Finishes | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium | Apple Support 111829; Newsroom 2023-09-12 |
| Ingress / IP rating | IP68 (IEC 60529) — maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes | Apple Support 111829 |
| Chip / SoC | A17 Pro: 6-core CPU (2 performance / 4 efficiency), 6-core GPU, 16-core. | Apple Support 111829 |
| RAM | Not published | Apple Support 111829 |
| Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB | Apple Support 111829 |
| Rear cameras | 48MP Main 24 mm ƒ/1.78, 2nd-gen sensor-shift OIS; 12MP Ultra Wide 13 mm ƒ/2.2 120°; 12MP 3x Telephoto 77 mm ƒ/2.8 OIS; 12MP 2x from the quad-pixel Main (48 mm) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Telephoto / zoom (OEM) | 3x optical in, 2x optical out, 6x optical zoom range; digital zoom up to 15x (15 Pro). 15 Pro Max 5x is a different SKU | Apple Support 111829 |
| Front camera | 12MP TrueDepth, ƒ/1.9, autofocus with Focus Pixels | Apple Support 111829 |
| Video (OEM) | 4K at 24/25/30/60 fps; Dolby Vision HDR up to 4K/60; ProRes up to 4K/60 with external recording; Log; ACES; Cinematic 4K/30; Action mode 2.8K/60; spatial 1080p/30 | Apple Support 111829 |
| Battery capacity (OEM) | Not published | Apple Support 111829 |
| Battery — OEM endurance | Video playback up to 23 hours; streamed video up to 20 hours; audio playback up to 75 hours | Apple Support 111829Support does not print a “typical use” hour row for 15 Pro. Do not paste 18 Pro’s 24-hour typical-use cell here. |
| Charging — wired (OEM) | USB-C. Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher (sold separately) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Charging — wireless (OEM) | MagSafe up to 15W; Qi2 up to 15W; Qi up to 7.5W | Apple Support 111829 |
| Operating system | Shipped with iOS (year introduced 2023). Support page still hosts the hardware table as of 2026-09-19; current iOS version is whatever Apple’s compatibility list says on write day | Apple Support 111829Do not invent an end-of-life year. |
| Update policy (OEM) | Not published | Apple Support 111829 |
| Cellular | 5G sub-6 + mmWave, 4×4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE 4×4 MIMO + LAA. Support models A2848 and A2849 (band lists on the page) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Wireless (Wi-Fi / Bluetooth) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2×2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.3; second-generation Ultra Wideband; Thread; NFC with reader mode | Apple Support 111829 |
| Ports / wired I/O | USB-C: charging, DisplayPort, USB 3 up to 10Gb/s (USB 3 cable required) | Apple Support 111829 |
| SIM | Dual eSIM (two active; stores eight or more). SIM tray listed for models purchased outside the U.S. US units: eSIM, no physical SIM | Apple Support 111829 |
| NFC / contactless payments | Apple Pay; Express Transit (select cities) | Apple Support 111829 |
| GNSS / GPS | Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Biometrics | Face ID via TrueDepth | Apple Support 111829 |
| Other sensors | LiDAR Scanner; barometer; high-dynamic-range gyro; high-g accelerometer; proximity; dual ambient light sensors | Apple Support 111829 |
| Safety / incident alerts | Emergency SOS via satellite; Roadside Assistance via satellite; Crash Detection | Apple Support 111829Support footnote: satellite included for free for two years with any iPhone 15 model at launch-era wording. Confirm the current plan in 2026. |
| US MSRP (launch) | Starts at $999 (US), 128GB floor — Newsroom 12 September 2023 | Apple Newsroom, 2023-09-12Not a 2026 street price. Leftover/refurb quotes go stale immediately. |
| Price band | Legacy compact Pro (launched $999; leftover/refurb band moves) | Derived from 2023 $999 start |
| Announced | 12 September 2023 (year introduced: 2023 on Support) | Apple Newsroom; Support 111829 |
| Availability | Pre-order 15 September 2023; stores 22 September 2023. Not current apple.com/iphone sell-in as of 2026-09-19 | Apple Newsroom, 2023-09-12 |
iPhone 15 Pro extras
Unique to this line or SKU. Other phones keep the first table aligned and swap this extras list.
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Action Button | Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Translate, Magnifier, Shortcut, or Accessibility | Apple Support 111829No Camera Control hardware — that arrives on later Pros. No Visual Intelligence on this 2023 list. |
| Titanium design | Newsroom: aerospace-grade titanium, contoured edges, “lightest Pro models ever” as of 2023 | Apple Newsroom, 2023-09-12 |
| USB-C (first Pro generation) | USB-C with DisplayPort and USB 3 up to 10Gb/s — the 2023 port fork vs Lightning 14 Pro | Apple Support 111829 |
| LiDAR Scanner | Yes — Night mode portraits and the sensor list | Apple Support 111829 |
| Satellite communications | Emergency SOS via satellite; Roadside Assistance via satellite | Apple Support 111829Support 111829 does not list Messages via satellite / Find My via satellite on the 15 Pro safety block the way 18 Pro’s 2026 sheet does. Do not back-port those names. |
| MagSafe | MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W; magnet array, alignment magnet, accessory identification | Apple Support 111829 |
| Apple Intelligence (Support footnote) | Support still describes Apple Intelligence as available in beta on iPhone 16 models and iPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max with an iOS 18-era language rollout. Re-check the live footnote before you claim 2026 feature parity. | Apple Support 111829 footnote 33 |
| Model numbers | A2848 and A2849 on Support (identify via Apple’s current identify-iPhone page) | Apple Support 111829 |
| Recycled content (OEM) | Support environment block: 20% recycled or renewable content at launch-era wording; 100% recycled aluminum in the internal structural frame; 100% recycled cobalt in the battery | Apple Support 111829 |
| In the box | Not re-printed as a full contents list on Support 111829 (accessed 2026-09-19). 20W adapter sold separately per the charge footnote | Apple Support 111829 |
| Operating envelope | Not re-printed on the Support 111829 extract we pulled (accessed 2026-09-19) | Apple Support 111829 |
Overview
iPhone 15 Pro is the September 2023 compact Pro. Apple’s own framing at launch was titanium, Action Button, USB-C, and A17 Pro. The physical product is a 6.1-inch phone — 146.6 × 70.6 × 8.25 mm, 187 g — in four titanium finishes.
This hub exists so later phone writers can hang a legacy spoke off iPhone 18 Pro without re-deriving 15 Pro from memory. The first spec table is phones-v1.
We do not claim we still have one on a desk. Where Support’s video section mentions 5x Telephoto, we keep 15 Pro locked to the 3x stills table.
Display
Support: Super Retina XDR, 2556 × 1179 at 460 ppi, ProMotion 120Hz, Always-On, Dynamic Island, 1000 / 1600 / 2000 nits. 18 Pro’s 2622 × 1206 / 3000-nit outdoor peak is a later sheet.
Cameras and video
| Module (Apple’s words) | 15 Pro claim |
|---|---|
| Main | 48MP, 24 mm, ƒ/1.78, 24/48MP stills |
| Ultra Wide | 12MP, 13 mm, ƒ/2.2, 120° |
| 2x | 12MP from the Main, 48 mm |
| Telephoto | 12MP, 77 mm, ƒ/2.8, 3x optical |
| Zoom range | 3x in, 2x out, 6x optical; digital 15x |
| Front | 12MP TrueDepth, ƒ/1.9 |
Video: 4K/60, Dolby Vision 4K/60, ProRes 4K/60 external, Log, ACES, Cinematic 4K/30, Action 2.8K/60. No 4K/120 Fusion Main row — that is 18 Pro.
Battery and charging (OEM table only)
| Mode (Apple’s words) | 15 Pro claim |
|---|---|
| Video playback | Up to 23 hours |
| Streamed video | Up to 20 hours |
| Audio playback | Up to 75 hours |
| Wired | ~50% in ~30 min, 20W+ adapter |
| MagSafe / Qi2 / Qi | 15W / 15W / 7.5W |
No typical-use hour. No mAh.
Software and what 2026 readers should not assume
Year introduced 2023. Support still hosts the hardware table. Apple Intelligence is a footnoted add-on, not a reason to treat 15 Pro as an 18 Pro software twin. Update policy stays “not a numbered year-count.”
Price, SKUs, and what not to invent
Launch US start $999, 128GB–1TB. Models A2848 / A2849. Not current sell-in on apple.com/iphone as of 19 September 2026.
Do not invent Geekbench, a 5x tetraprism on this SKU, or Lightning. A 15 Pro vs 18 Pro vs-page is not live — link the locked 16 Pro pairs until it is.
Sources
- Apple Support — iPhone 15 Pro tech specs (HT111829) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Apple Newsroom — Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max — accessed 2026-09-19
- Apple — Guidelines for Using Apple Trademarks and Copyrights — accessed 2026-09-19
Frequently asked questions
Is this the current iPhone Pro?
No. 15 Pro is the 2023 SKU (year introduced: 2023 on Support). The current compact Pro hub is /phones/iphone-18-pro/. Keep both URLs. Do not 301 this page.
Does 15 Pro have Lightning?
No. Support and Newsroom: USB-C with DisplayPort and USB 3 up to 10Gb/s. Lightning ended on Pro in 2023. Do not write a cable fairy tale.
Does 15 Pro have Camera Control?
No. The 2023 chassis has Action Button, side button, volume, USB-C. Camera Control is a later Pro extra — see the 18 Pro hub.
3x or 5x telephoto?
15 Pro: 12MP 3x at 77 mm, 6x optical range, 15x digital. 15 Pro Max is the 5x tetraprism SKU. Support’s video paragraph mentions 5x OIS because the page covers both. Lock 3x on this hub.
Is $999 a 2026 street price?
No. $999 is Apple’s published US starting price on 12 September 2023. Leftover and refurbished quotes change weekly. Re-check a seller on write day and date it.
How long is the battery?
Support: up to 23 hours video, 20 hours streamed, 75 hours audio. There is no typical-use hour row and no mAh. 18 Pro’s 24-hour typical-use claim is a different sheet.
Does 15 Pro run Apple Intelligence?
Support’s live footnote still lists 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max as Apple Intelligence hardware with an iOS 18-era language rollout. That is not a claim that every 18 Pro Siri AI feature is present. Quote the current footnote.
Physical SIM?
US: dual eSIM, no physical SIM (Support footnote). Non-US models: Support still draws a SIM tray. Confirm the SKU.
Official product page: iPhone 15 Pro. Tech specs: iPhone 15 Pro specs.