Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro series could use solid-state keys for volume and power

Ming-Chi Kuo just posted on Twitter that the latest survey shows that the volume keys and power keys of the two high-end iPhone 15 models may use solid-state key designs (similar to the iPhone 7/ 8 / SE2’s Home button design) to replace the physical/mechanical button design, there will be Taptic Engines on the left and right sides of the interior to provide force feedback, making the user feel like pressing a physical button.

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Moreover, Kuo also said that due to this design change, the number of Taptic Engines used in each iPhone will increase from the current one to three. Therefore, existing Taptic Engine suppliers Luxshare Precision (first supplier) and AAC Technologies (second supplier) will be significant beneficiaries.

It is expected that high-end Android phones will also follow Apple’s design to create new selling points, which is a structural positive for the mobile phone vibrator industry.

This means that we will see this change on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models released next year, and the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will not use solid keys, which can as a marketing selling point for the new Pro version of the iPhone. In addition, if nothing else, the iPhone 15 series will also abandon the Lightning interface for the first time and use the USB-C series.