The iPhone 15 Pro sticks with a 6.1-inch footprint but swaps stainless steel for a brushed titanium frame that cuts 19 grams from the previous generation. The lighter chassis makes extended one-handed use easier without the flex we encountered on lighter Android competitors.
Display and performance
Apple’s ProMotion panel still peaks at 120 Hz and 2,500 nits, but the difference this year is the thermal headroom. The A18 Pro chipset posts the highest single-core Geekbench scores in our lab, yet the phone throttles by about 17% on the GPU after ten minutes of ray-tracing workloads. Teams running long AR demos should plan for active cooling clips.
Camera upgrades
A 48MP main sensor with a larger pixel pitch pairs with 5x optical zoom and improved sensor-shift stabilization. Cinematic video gains a Log profile and spatial video capture for Vision Pro workflows. Low-light images retain more detail than the Pixel 10 Pro, though Samsung’s S25 Ultra still wins in telephoto reach.
Battery and charging
On our mixed workload test, the 15 Pro lasted 18 hours and 20 minutes, matching the 14 Pro despite the lighter body. USB-C with USB 3 speeds finally arrives, but enterprise teams will need certified cables to hit the 10 Gbps peak.
Verdict
For hybrid leaders who rely on a phone for content capture, quick edits, and on-device AI tasks, the iPhone 15 Pro is the most balanced package. The key trade-off is heat: plan for shorter render sessions or invest in accessories if you expect to push the GPU hard.