Ashutosh Singh

Apple reportedly ditches iPhone 15 Pro Solid State Buttons Plan

April 13, 2023

There had been various leaks about iPhone 15 Pro's design and upcoming changes in it.

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One major change or upgrade shared in every leak was the inclusion of solid state buttons in place of physical buttons on Pro models.

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Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst, said in the latest Medium report that solid state buttons will not be a part of the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro models.

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This is due to the unresolved technical issues before mass production. iPhone 15 Pro is still in EVT (Engineer Validation Test) stage, which means Apple can still modify design.

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Kuo previously shared last October that solid state buttons that offer haptic feedback would be a part of Pro models.

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So one of the interesting changes that kept iPhone users hooked will not be a part of the changeover.

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This delay could be for a year, which means that Apple may bring solid state buttons on the iPhone 16 models next year.

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Some other expected changes are Type C port, Dynamic Island on the non-Pro model, and more.

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