14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is still struggling to align the iPhone 14 production with the demand, but in the meantime, the company is also preparing for the debut of the iPhone 15 due next year.
And according to a company supplier, one of the changes that could be coming to the iPhone 15 in addition to a USB-C port is the addition of haptic buttons.
Cirrus Logic said its high-performance mixed-signal chips, which are also being used for the Taptic Engine that is currently integrated into the iPhone, would get a major boost next year when a new version would be installed on new-generation smartphones.
Furthermore, the company’s CEO was recently quoted as saying that the timeframe when the whole thing could happen is the second half of 2023, and given Cirrus Logic is a major Apple supplier, this is most likely a hint that the new chips would be powering the haptic buttons on the iPhone 15.
Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O'Malley also believe that Cirrus Logic is very likely to power the new buttons on the iPhone 15, as per MacRumors.
“The biggest change to our thinking here is to model $1 of new content in the IP15 Pro models. To be clear, the company hasn't said much here other than that the chip is mixed signal and not in the power domain. When looking at potential use cases, the largest change in new iPhone models next year is the removal of the buttons, which would require additional drivers for the haptics engine, making it the most likely use case for new content,” the analysts said recently.
As per Apple’s typical calendar, iPhone 15 is projected to launch in September 2023, so expect more information on the changes the new device could bring to surface in the coming months.