iPhone 15, Plus, Professional, and Professional Max: value and tips on how to purchase

Apple formally introduced the brand new iPhone 15 at its Wonderlust occasion earlier this week, which is now up for preorder and anticipated to ship on September twenty second. Very similar to final 12 months, there’s a baseline iPhone 15, a bigger iPhone 15 Plus, and a pair of Professional fashions often called the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max. However whereas the anticipated processor bump to a brand new A17 Professional chip is right here for the 15 Professional and 15 Professional Max (the usual 15 and 15 Plus get final 12 months’s A16 Bionic), what’s vastly totally different this time round is the presence of a USB-C charging / knowledge port and the inclusion of Dynamic Island on all new fashions.

Whereas we nonetheless should see how all these new iPhones form up in our upcoming opinions, early adopters now have an opportunity to place of their preorders. Beneath is a breakdown of the varied iPhone 15 fashions and hyperlinks to Apple’s pricing and configuration particulars in addition to different retailers taking preorders.

The place to purchase the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

The usual iPhone 15 begins at $799 in quite a lot of colours with 128GB of storage, and preorders are at present dwell on the Apple Retailer, Greatest Purchase, and Goal. Stepping as much as 256GB of storage provides $100 to the fee whereas choosing the utmost 512GB configuration will set you again $1,099. Whichever one you select, it’s set to reach on September twenty second.

$799

The bottom mannequin of Apple’s iPhone 15 options an A16 chip, a 6.1-inch display, a USB-C port, and a 48-megapixel primary digicam, with storage configurations beginning at 128GB.

For individuals who desire their telephone to be extra surfboard-like in terms of display actual property, the iPhone 15 Plus begins at $899 with 128GB of storage and is now accessible for preorder from Apple, Greatest Purchase, and Goal. The Plus-size mannequin already has a $100 premium over the usual iPhone 15, with its 256GB and 512GB configurations costing the next $999 and $1,199, respectively. In contrast to final 12 months, nevertheless, the iPhone 15 Plus is arriving concurrently its counterparts. (The 14 Plus was delayed by a few weeks in 2022.)

$899

Apple’s iPhone 15 Plus is the jumbo-size model of the usual iPhone 15, geared up with a bigger 6.7-inch display and greater battery. In any other case, it’s just about the identical as the bottom mannequin and likewise begins at 128GB of storage.

The place to purchase the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max

The principle flagship of the iPhone 15 lineup, the titanium-built iPhone 15 Professional, begins at $999 and is available in a much less vibrant assortment of colours, which now you can preorder from Apple, Greatest Purchase, and Goal. Regardless of being a “Professional” mannequin, it solely begins with 128GB of storage, however you may get a 256GB mannequin for $1,099, a 512GB mannequin for $1,299, or a 1TB loadout for $1,499. That stated, it’s bought a slew of latest options, together with a quicker 10Gbps USB-C port, a lighter construct, thinner bezels, an Motion Button, and even some small updates like Wi-Fi 6E and a Thread radio.

$999

Apple’s iPhone 15 Professional has a lighter titanium construct, a USB-C port with quicker 3.0 speeds, improved cameras, a customizable Motion Button instead of the outdated ring / mute swap, and thinner bezels round its 6.1-inch show.

For the iPhone with probably the most, effectively, every part, the iPhone 15 Professional Max prices you a pricier $1,199 direct from Apple, Greatest Purchase, and Goal — the place preorders are additionally now open. The Professional Max nonetheless begins with a bigger 256GB of storage, however you’ll be able to pay additional while you purchase one to get as a lot as 1TB for $1,599. That’s a reasonably hefty value to pay for a telephone that doesn’t do something additional fancy (like fold), however at the very least the brand new titanium development means it is going to be barely lighter than Apple’s earlier slabs.

$1199

The Professional Max is the most important and highest finish of Apple’s iPhone 15 choices. It matches the iPhone 15 in most specs and options however has a 6.7-inch display, a much bigger battery, and a few increased digicam specs. It additionally begins with 256GB of storage, twice the quantity of the bottom 15 Professional.

Provider promotions and offers

As traditional, the one “offers” you’ll be able to actually get when getting a brand new iPhone mannequin at launch are by the massive cell carriers. They’re sometimes based mostly on buying and selling in older telephones and / or providing you “free” telephones or reductions within the type of installment plans with invoice credit paid again to you month-to-month over the course of a few years. And naturally, should you depart for a special supplier, you’ll be on the hook for the rest of the telephone’s unpaid worth. If that’s okay with you, listed here are the choices on provide from the massive three within the US:

Verizon: New Verizon prospects switching from one other provider, or present subscribers who add a brand new line, on the Limitless Final plan could qualify for as much as $1,000 off a brand new iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Professional, or 15 Professional Max when buying and selling in an outdated one. Selecting a cheaper plan like Limitless Plus or Limitless Welcome means a lesser credit score of $830 and $415, respectively. Moreover, present Verizon prospects simply seeking to improve can rise up to $830 off an iPhone 15 mannequin with qualifying trade-ins on choose Limitless plans.

AT&T: New and present AT&T subscribers can get the iPhone 15 free of charge or the iPhone 15 Professional for $1,000 off (over three years of month-to-month invoice credit) after they commerce in an eligible machine. Moreover, if subscribers purchase a cellular-connected Apple Watch Sequence 9 or Extremely 2, they’ll get a second one for $300 off.

T-Cellular: T-Cellular prospects on Go5G or Go5G Subsequent plans can rise up to $1,000 off any iPhone 15 mannequin when buying and selling in an eligible machine. Magenta Max subscribers can rise up to $650 off the iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Professional, or 15 Professional Max and numerous T-Cellular plans provide $700 off a second iPhone 15 when including a line. T-Cellular can be mirroring AT&T’s deal on the Apple Watch, taking $300 off should you purchase two and add a brand new watch line. It takes two years to get all this a reimbursement from T-Cellular, with the quantity saved unfold out over that span in month-to-month invoice credit.

Replace September thirteenth, 12:37PM ET: Added provider promotions and hyperlinks to Greatest Purchase.

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