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<span style="color: #555; font-weight: bold;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-muted);">Titanium. So strong. So light. So Pro.</span>
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| style="width: 25%; background-color: #1b1b1b; color: #fff;" | '''Black Titanium'''
| style="width: 25%; background-color: #dddddd; color: #000;" | '''White Titanium'''
| style="width: 25%; background-color: #2f4452; color: #fff;" | '''Blue Titanium'''
| style="width: 25%; background-color: #837f7d; color: #fff;" | '''Natural Titanium'''
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| colspan="4" style="background-color: #333; padding: 8px;" | [https://support.apple.com/en-us/111829 <span style="color: #fff;">iPhone 15 Pro — Technical Specifications (Apple Support)</span>]
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{{iPhone lineup Navbox}}

The iPhone 15 Pro is a [[smartphone]] designed and marketed by [[Apple|Apple]], announced on September 12, 2023, and released on September 22, 2023, with the [[iPhone 15 Pro Max]] and the base 15 models. Its material was the message: a grade-5 titanium frame replaced stainless steel, cutting 19 grams — the difference reviewers kept handing to skeptics to feel — while the A17 Pro became the first 3-nanometer chip in any phone, with hardware ray tracing that Apple demonstrated by porting console games (Resident Evil Village, Death Stranding) natively to iOS.

The mute switch — present since 2007 — became the Action Button, a configurable press for camera, flashlight, Shortcuts, or silence; USB-C arrived with USB 3 speeds at the Pro tier, recording ProRes directly to external drives; and spatial video capture for the Vision Pro headset landed by update. Camera parity with the Max broke again — the 5× tetraprism telephoto stayed Max-exclusive, leaving the Pro at 3×.

It was discontinued at the [[iPhone 16 Pro]]'s launch a year later.

= Design =

Brushed grade-5 titanium over a new aluminum substructure — 187 g against the 14 Pro's 206, with slimmer bezels shrinking the body around the same 6.1-inch panel — in Natural, Blue, White, and Black Titanium. The back glass became single-piece removable, halving major repair pricing. Contoured edges softened the flat design's bite; Ceramic Shield, IP68, MagSafe/Qi2 carried over. Early units' titanium showed fingerprint discoloration that wiped away — the launch week's tempest — and a bend-test scare about the new frame failed to replicate into a story.

= Hardware =

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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple|Apple]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | 17th
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Announced
| style="text-align: left;" | September 12, 2023
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Released
| style="text-align: left;" | September 22, 2023
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Discontinued
| style="text-align: left;" | September 9, 2024
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Predecessor
| style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 14 Pro]]
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Related
| style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 15]] · [[iPhone 15 Plus]] · [[iPhone 15 Pro Max]]
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Successor
| style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 16 Pro]]
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Display
| style="text-align: left;" | 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED<br>2556 × 1179 (460 ppi)<br>ProMotion 1–120 Hz · Always-On<br>2,000 nits · Dynamic Island
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Chip
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple A17|Apple A17 Pro]] — first 3 nm<br>(2 + 4 cores · 6-core GPU<br>with ray tracing · 16-core NE)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | RAM
| style="text-align: left;" | 8 GB
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Storage
| style="text-align: left;" | 128 GB · 256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Rear cameras
| style="text-align: left;" | 48 MP main, f/1.78, sensor-shift OIS<br>+ 12 MP ultra-wide, f/2.2 (macro)<br>+ 12 MP telephoto, f/2.8 (3×)<br>+ LiDAR · ProRAW · ProRes to USB-C<br>spatial video
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Front camera
| style="text-align: left;" | 12 MP TrueDepth, f/1.9, autofocus
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Controls
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Action Button''' (replaces mute switch)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Battery
| style="text-align: left;" | 3,274 mAh · MagSafe 15 W · Qi2
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Connectivity
| style="text-align: left;" | USB-C ('''USB 3, 10 Gbps''') · 5G<br>Wi-Fi 6E · Bluetooth 5.3 · Thread
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Colors
| style="text-align: left;" | Natural · Blue · White · Black Titanium
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Launch price
| style="text-align: left;" | $999 (128 GB) · $1,099 (256 GB)<br>$1,299 (512 GB) · $1,499 (1 TB)
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! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | OS
| style="text-align: left;" | iOS 17.0 ~ current
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The A17 Pro's 3-nanometer process, six-core ray-tracing GPU, and 8 GB of RAM aimed the Pro tier explicitly at gaming and pro capture; the AAA console ports that followed were more proof-of-concept than catalog, but the silicon claim stood unmatched. Wi-Fi 6E and Thread radios quietly future-proofed the spec sheet. The 8 GB of RAM turned out decisive a year on: it made the 15 Pro generation the oldest hardware able to run Apple Intelligence.

= Camera =

The 48-megapixel main gained a coating-and-software fix for the lens-flare ghosting long complained about, default 24 MP output, and framing choices (24/28/35 mm) treated as lenses. ProRes at 4K 60 recorded straight to external USB-C storage — the feature that put iPhones on real film sets (Apple shot its October 2023 Mac event on 15 Pro Maxes) — and spatial video arrived for the Vision Pro's launch. The 3× telephoto's gap against the Max's new 5× was the tier's internal storyline.

= Software =

iOS 17 at launch; spatial video capture via 17.2. The 8 GB RAM floor made the 15 Pro pair the entry ticket to Apple Intelligence when iOS 18 shipped it — an unadvertised longevity dividend. Current release train since.

= Release and reception =

Reviews framed the titanium, Action Button, and USB 3 as quality-of-life wins and the A17 Pro as headroom banked for later — accurate on both counts, as the Apple Intelligence cutoff a year later proved. Weight was the change users actually noticed daily; the 5× Max exclusive the recurring gripe. Strong Pro-skewed sales continued the tier's dominance. Discontinued September 9, 2024 — and uniquely *not* retained at a discount, its slot filled by the incoming 16 Pro.

= Legacy =

The 15 Pro began the titanium era and ended the mute switch's 16-year run — the Action Button and (via the base 16) its sibling Camera Control rebuilt the iPhone's physical controls for the first time since 2007. Its USB-C-with-USB-3 pro-capture story put the iPhone into production workflows for good, and its 8 GB RAM floor accidentally defined the Apple Intelligence era's hardware line. The current [[iPhone 17 Pro]] still runs on the grammar this phone wrote.

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{| style="width: 100%; border: 2px solid #333; text-align: center;" darkstyle="border-color: #48484a;" |- | colspan="4" style="padding: 28px 20px 42px;" | <div style="font: bold 2em/1.2 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: var(--wiki-color); margin-bottom: 0.8em;">iPhone 15 Pro</div> <span style="color: #555; font-weight: bold;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-muted);">Titanium. So strong. So light. So Pro.</span> |- | colspan="4" style="padding: 0;" | <div style="max-width: 300px; margin: 5px auto;">![[iphone_15_pro.webp]]</div> |- | style="width: 25%; background-color: #1b1b1b; color: #fff;" | '''Black Titanium''' | style="width: 25%; background-color: #dddddd; color: #000;" | '''White Titanium''' | style="width: 25%; background-color: #2f4452; color: #fff;" | '''Blue Titanium''' | style="width: 25%; background-color: #837f7d; color: #fff;" | '''Natural Titanium''' |- | colspan="4" style="background-color: #333; padding: 8px;" | [https://support.apple.com/en-us/111829 <span style="color: #fff;">iPhone 15 Pro — Technical Specifications (Apple Support)</span>] |} {{iPhone lineup Navbox}} The iPhone 15 Pro is a [[smartphone]] designed and marketed by [[Apple|Apple]], announced on September 12, 2023, and released on September 22, 2023, with the [[iPhone 15 Pro Max]] and the base 15 models. Its material was the message: a grade-5 titanium frame replaced stainless steel, cutting 19 grams — the difference reviewers kept handing to skeptics to feel — while the A17 Pro became the first 3-nanometer chip in any phone, with hardware ray tracing that Apple demonstrated by porting console games (Resident Evil Village, Death Stranding) natively to iOS. The mute switch — present since 2007 — became the Action Button, a configurable press for camera, flashlight, Shortcuts, or silence; USB-C arrived with USB 3 speeds at the Pro tier, recording ProRes directly to external drives; and spatial video capture for the Vision Pro headset landed by update. Camera parity with the Max broke again — the 5× tetraprism telephoto stayed Max-exclusive, leaving the Pro at 3×. It was discontinued at the [[iPhone 16 Pro]]'s launch a year later. = Design = Brushed grade-5 titanium over a new aluminum substructure — 187 g against the 14 Pro's 206, with slimmer bezels shrinking the body around the same 6.1-inch panel — in Natural, Blue, White, and Black Titanium. The back glass became single-piece removable, halving major repair pricing. Contoured edges softened the flat design's bite; Ceramic Shield, IP68, MagSafe/Qi2 carried over. Early units' titanium showed fingerprint discoloration that wiped away — the launch week's tempest — and a bend-test scare about the new frame failed to replicate into a story. = Hardware = {| style="max-width: 500px; border: 2px solid #555; text-align: center;" darkstyle="border-color: #48484a;" |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left; width: 22%;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Developer | style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple|Apple]] |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Generation | style="text-align: left;" | 17th |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Announced | style="text-align: left;" | September 12, 2023 |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Released | style="text-align: left;" | September 22, 2023 |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Discontinued | style="text-align: left;" | September 9, 2024 |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Predecessor | style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 14 Pro]] |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Related | style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 15]] · [[iPhone 15 Plus]] · [[iPhone 15 Pro Max]] |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Successor | style="text-align: left;" | [[iPhone 16 Pro]] |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Display | style="text-align: left;" | 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED<br>2556 × 1179 (460 ppi)<br>ProMotion 1–120 Hz · Always-On<br>2,000 nits · Dynamic Island |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Chip | style="text-align: left;" | [[Apple A17|Apple A17 Pro]] — first 3 nm<br>(2 + 4 cores · 6-core GPU<br>with ray tracing · 16-core NE) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | RAM | style="text-align: left;" | 8 GB |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Storage | style="text-align: left;" | 128 GB · 256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Rear cameras | style="text-align: left;" | 48 MP main, f/1.78, sensor-shift OIS<br>+ 12 MP ultra-wide, f/2.2 (macro)<br>+ 12 MP telephoto, f/2.8 (3×)<br>+ LiDAR · ProRAW · ProRes to USB-C<br>spatial video |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Front camera | style="text-align: left;" | 12 MP TrueDepth, f/1.9, autofocus |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Controls | style="text-align: left;" | '''Action Button''' (replaces mute switch) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Battery | style="text-align: left;" | 3,274 mAh · MagSafe 15 W · Qi2 |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Connectivity | style="text-align: left;" | USB-C ('''USB 3, 10 Gbps''') · 5G<br>Wi-Fi 6E · Bluetooth 5.3 · Thread |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Colors | style="text-align: left;" | Natural · Blue · White · Black Titanium |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | Launch price | style="text-align: left;" | $999 (128 GB) · $1,099 (256 GB)<br>$1,299 (512 GB) · $1,499 (1 TB) |- ! style="color: #555; text-align: left;" darkstyle="color: var(--wiki-color);" | OS | style="text-align: left;" | iOS 17.0 ~ current |} The A17 Pro's 3-nanometer process, six-core ray-tracing GPU, and 8 GB of RAM aimed the Pro tier explicitly at gaming and pro capture; the AAA console ports that followed were more proof-of-concept than catalog, but the silicon claim stood unmatched. Wi-Fi 6E and Thread radios quietly future-proofed the spec sheet. The 8 GB of RAM turned out decisive a year on: it made the 15 Pro generation the oldest hardware able to run Apple Intelligence. = Camera = The 48-megapixel main gained a coating-and-software fix for the lens-flare ghosting long complained about, default 24 MP output, and framing choices (24/28/35 mm) treated as lenses. ProRes at 4K 60 recorded straight to external USB-C storage — the feature that put iPhones on real film sets (Apple shot its October 2023 Mac event on 15 Pro Maxes) — and spatial video arrived for the Vision Pro's launch. The 3× telephoto's gap against the Max's new 5× was the tier's internal storyline. = Software = iOS 17 at launch; spatial video capture via 17.2. The 8 GB RAM floor made the 15 Pro pair the entry ticket to Apple Intelligence when iOS 18 shipped it — an unadvertised longevity dividend. Current release train since. = Release and reception = Reviews framed the titanium, Action Button, and USB 3 as quality-of-life wins and the A17 Pro as headroom banked for later — accurate on both counts, as the Apple Intelligence cutoff a year later proved. Weight was the change users actually noticed daily; the 5× Max exclusive the recurring gripe. Strong Pro-skewed sales continued the tier's dominance. Discontinued September 9, 2024 — and uniquely *not* retained at a discount, its slot filled by the incoming 16 Pro. = Legacy = The 15 Pro began the titanium era and ended the mute switch's 16-year run — the Action Button and (via the base 16) its sibling Camera Control rebuilt the iPhone's physical controls for the first time since 2007. Its USB-C-with-USB-3 pro-capture story put the iPhone into production workflows for good, and its 8 GB RAM floor accidentally defined the Apple Intelligence era's hardware line. The current [[iPhone 17 Pro]] still runs on the grammar this phone wrote.