Peek at the future: iPhone 15 Pro renders showing almost non-existent bezels are here

We take a deep dive into everything new the iPhone 15 Pro may feature hardware-wise based on new crisp and colourful renders.

The iPhone 15 Pro will come in an all-new deep red colour (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)

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A couple of months back, leaked CAD renders revealed almost everything that Apple’s next iPhones would feature in terms of hardware. Now as we slowly inch closer to the launch, which should take place in September as it does every year, new renders give us perhaps the most detailed look at the iPhone 15 Pro yet.

Courtesy of 9to5Mac who’ve worked with MFi accessory makers and prominent tipster Max Weinbach to gather exclusive details, these renders show the iPhone 15 Pro from all angles, revealing details like a more prominent camera bump, a USB-C port, and extremely slim bezels.

Titanium frame = lighter build?

Probably the biggest upgrade in terms of design – and thus also the most noticeable – will be the new titanium frame. The frame is apparently returning to the rounded-edged design, albeit in a very subtle manner. It doesn’t look like a very strong curve but should help make the phone a lot comfier in hand.

The iPhone 15 Pro should hopefully be lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro, which weighs 206g despite its compact form (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)

The use of titanium is also interesting since the iPhones have featured stainless steel for a while now. Titanium is a remarkably light material with an excellent strength-to-weight ratio. It should finally help shave off several grams off the Pro models, which of late are getting dangerously close to tablet territory weight-wise.

Cameras grow even thicker

Apple is once again increasing the size of the cameras on the iPhone 15 Pro. The bump has grown even thicker than it already was, with CAD files revealing that the lens protrusion has doubled since last year.

What the lens setup could look like (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac) iphone 15 pro camera bump

iPhone 15 Pro with a giant camera bump (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)

On the one hand, this will definitely not help with stability when the phone’s placed on a table. But on the other, it suggests that Apple is stuffing the iPhone 15 Pro with significant camera upgrades. Rumours seem to agree, saying that the phone will “capture more light and reduce overexposure or underexposure in certain settings.”

Goodbye Lightning ports

iPhone 15 Pro with a USB-C port (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)

Apple is also very much expected to finally ditch the Lightning port in favour of the glorious (and more universal) USB-C port with the iPhone 15 series. We hope that this will translate to faster charging speeds.

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Goodbye buttons too

iPhone 15 Pro with solid-state haptic buttons (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)

The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max may be completely button-less if rumours are to be believed. Users will instead perform the associated actions using solid-state haptic buttons. The clicky feel will be emulated with two dedicated haptic engines that will probably be situated under the buttons.

Where are the bezels?

Bezels will be shrunk this year again, with tighter borders all around the screen. They’ll measure at a mere 1.55mm, which could be among the thinnest in the industry. Android phones have lately been winning at the bezels game but Apple is seemingly poised to reclaim its champion status.

iPhone 15 Pro with extremely narrow bezels (Image: Ian Zelbo/9to5Mac)

If bezels are shrunk even as the screen size is retained, by physics the phone should grow marginally smaller. The iPhone 15 Pro is indeed an itsy-bitsy more portable than the iPhone 14 Pro, with the former’s dimensions standing at 70.46 x 146.47 x 8.24mm versus the latter’s 71.45 x 147.46mm x 7.84mm.

All in all, the iPhone 15 Pro is set to be the most significant upgrade in quite some time if the leaks and rumours are to go by. Not only will it be friendlier with other devices thanks to the USB-C port, but it’ll also be grippier thanks to rounded edges and possibly less heft.