“Not worth the number ’15′”
Smartphone lovers welcomed the news in a negative way iPhone 15 of Apple. “Innovation died with Steve Jobs”is the comment that sums up the reactions.
“Since 2011 most have been simple improvements to existing products,” one Twitter user noted, referring to the year Apple’s co-founder and former CEO died of cancer at age 56.
The features of the new iPhone
As announced by Apple, two models will be released, the iPhone 15 with a 6.1-inch screen, and the iPhone 15 Pro with a 6.7-inch screen. The news is part of the “carbon-free products by 2030” project, which the American giant announced and wants to complete by 2030.
So, it is made with a titanium frame, instead of stainless steel, to make it more durable and lighter. It has it upgraded A17 bionic microchipwhich will increase the phone’s battery life, while on the back side it has two rather than three cameras. However, they are more sophisticated and powerful (48 MP), resulting in them achieving the same result and with better performance.
Furthermore, the new iPhone has a new and upgraded CPU, so it will be able to run video games, which were available on consoles and computers. Thus, titles like Resident Evil and Assassins Creed are expected to be available in no time, as Apple will work with their production companies.
Ealso, a significant change is coming to the charger, which in addition to iPhones will be able to be used in other Apple products, even in its headphones.
“Not worth the number 15…”
The above features seem not to have satisfied a large part of consumers, who expressed their dissatisfaction through social media, claiming that the iPhone 15 models are not so innovative as to really differentiate themselves from the previous generation.
“Meet the new Apple iPhone 13, sorry I mean 14, not sorry 15!” one user quipped, while another wrote: “They attended the Apple event. There is no difference between iPhone 14 and iPhone 15.”
“I’m a huge Apple fan and the iPhone 15 is so uninteresting,” one disparaged. “I’m waiting to see iPhone 16. This should have been called iPhone 14.2. He didn’t have enough data to win the “15””.
As the New York Post reports, in a company press release, Kaiann Drance, Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing, insisted that the new models are “a giant leap forward” in innovation.