iPhone 15 Introduced: Type-C is Here

Apple hosted their Wonderlust event on Sep 12, 2023, where they announced the new iPhone 15 series with their other products. The iPhone 15 is the base phone of the series and is the “cheapest” one from the bunch.

What is the Price of the iPhone 15 in Nepal?

The iPhone 15 price in Nepal is expected to start from Rs. 1,56,990 (128GB), Rs. 1,69,999 (256GB), and Rs. 1,96,999 (512GB). The phone is stated to be available from Sep 22, 2023. You can buy it at retail stores across the country after the launch.

Have you read our iPhone 15 Plus article? The 15 and 15 Plus are the same phones with the 15 Plus having a bigger footprint and display size. You can just check that article out. Wait, are you calling us lazy? Apple did it first you know. Okay, okay, let’s dive into the iPhone 15 then.

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iPhone 15 Overview

Design

The iPhone 15 features an Aluminum frame along with a Ceramic Shield front. Apple claims that the front of the phone is tougher than any other smartphone glass. The IP68-rated phone weighs just 171 grams, making it lighter than the iPhone 14 by 1gm. It’s also a bit smaller now with the sides being shaved off ever so slightly.

The back is the new color-infused glass and the phone is available in 5 color options: Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Pink.

The iPhone 15 also gets the Dynamic Island, previously exclusive to the Pro models. For those of you not familiar with it, the notch of the phone transforms into an island to display alerts and live activities. You can track your ride, see who’s calling, and much more on this island.

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Display

The display is a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED panel. The display quality is immaculate as you’d expect from an iPhone. What’s not so great is the 60Hz refresh rate. It’s 2023 already, Apple.

Jokes aside, it really is a shame seeing a basic-level refresh rate on a flagship-grade phone. Other than that, the display is top-class.

It features P3 Wide color along with a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating to keep the display clean. The phone also peaks at 2000nits brightness outdoors under sunlight. The 1197×2556 resolution nets a ppi count of 460 making the display super sharp.

However, the Always-on display is not available on this non-pro model.

Hardware

This year, the non-pro models get the A16 Bionic from the last generation of Pro models. The performance of the A16 is something we’ve already seen so we’ll not talk much about it.

Just know that this 4 nm-based Hexa Core (2×3.46 GHz Everest + 4×2.02 GHz Sawtooth) is one of the best in the business.

The phone comes in 3 storage options: 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB.

Camera

The iPhone 15 features a dual camera setup. A 48 MP f/1.6 main sensor, and a 12MP f/2.4 120˚ ultrawide. The Telephoto lens is exclusive to the pro models yet again.

Other than the telephoto lens, the 15 gets pretty much the same features really. The main camera shoots high-resolution images so you can crop in 2x and still retail good quality images.

However, it won’t and can’t really compare to optical zoom so don’t fall for Apple’s marketing. The Photonic Engine is also available in this model and normal photos with living subjects will retain depth information so that the image can be “converted” into a portrait image later on.

We all know how good the cameras and images on the iPhone are. The trend continues with the iPhone 15 as well.

For videos, the 15 can’t shoot 10-bit HDR videos or ProRes like the Pros but it is a capable 4K@60fps shooter with Dolby Vision HDR.

The front has a 12MP f1.9 camera and can shoot up to 4K@60fps videos.

Battery and OS

Apple hasn’t specified the capacity of the battery but made claims that the phone can last up to 20 hours of Video playback and up to 80 hours of Audio playback.

Just like the Pro models, the phone supports 7.5W Qi wireless charging and MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W. Apple also claims a 50% charge in around 30 minutes with a 20W adapter (sold separately).

The smartphone runs iOS 17 out of the box. For more details about the OS, you can go here.

iPhone 15 Price in Nepal and Availability

The iPhone 15 price in Nepal is expected to start from Rs. 1,56,990 (128GB), Rs. 1,69,999 (256GB), and Rs. 1,96,999 (512GB). The phone is stated to be available from Sep 22, 2023. You can buy it at retail stores across the country after the launch.

The iPhone 15 is literally just a bit shorter than the iPhone 15 Plus but basically the same phone. We consider the iPhone 15 Plus to be a great phone that doesn’t miss out on a lot of features. As such, the iPhone 15 is also a solid choice for anyone looking to enter the Apple ecosystem.

The phone features a flagship-grade A16 Bionic chip with a sharp OLED display and finally uses the Type- C cable. If you can look past the 60Hz refresh rate and don’t really care about the telephoto lens, it just might be your next phone.

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