Previously, the well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo made a prediction on the iPhone 15 Pro, saying that this version will completely cancel the physical buttons. He said that Apple will design the power button and volume button on the iPhone 15 Pro as "solid-state button", which is similar to the pressure-sensitive Home button on models such as iPhone 7/8/SE2.
Recently, research agency Barclays also gave the latest news that Apple supplier CirrusLogic may have been hinting that the iPhone 15 Pro model will use solid-state touch buttons next year.
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CirrusLogic said in a letter to shareholders this month that it is currently continuing to engage with "strategic customers" and expects "a new HPMS component will be launched in smartphones next year." HPMS is a high-performance mixed signal chip produced by the company, which includes the tactile driver of TapticEngine in iPhone phones.
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In this month's earnings call with analysts, CirrusLogic CEO John Forsyth shortened the launch time frame for the new component to "second half of next year", which will be consistent with the launch of the iPhone 15 series models in September next year.
This is also very consistent with the prediction given by Guo Mingchi.
He once said that in order to better simulate the tactile feedback of the volume key and power key, the iPhone 15 Pro will add two additional TapticEngine motors to the left and right sides of the body. In this way, the "solid-state key" can also achieve extremely real physical key feedback, making the user feel like he is pressed on the physical key.
However, it is expected that the standard version of iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will still use mechanical buttons.
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Edit Comment: If iPhone will use touch buttons instead of mechanical buttons, it can better achieve the waterproofness of the body and eliminate the potential wear or damage caused by the keys during use. This will also be a further exploration of the iPhone's transformation towards a completely non-porous direction.
