iPhone ultra: Apple’s next top-tier smartphone

Apple has reportedly considered releasing a new top-of-the-line iPhone alongside future Pro and Pro Max models, dubbed the “iPhone Ultra,” and one designer has imagined what such a device could potentially look like.

Jonas Daehnert, a German industrial designer, created this impressive-looking concept (pictured) by combining design elements from the Apple Watch Ultra with a smaller imagined iPhone Pro model, which he describes as “12mm+ thick – the Ultra concept.”

Daehnert’s titanium iPhone chassis, like Apple’s more rugged Apple Watch, has rounded edges and a flat upper rim that sits flush with the display. Other features include protruding Side and Volume Up/Down buttons that are reminiscent of the watch’s crown guard. The increased chassis thickness implies a larger internal battery.

Other Ultra design elements used in Daehnert’s concept include a ruggedized Ring/Silent switch, a programmable Action button on the lower-left side, and a USB-C port on the bottom with an identical “International Orange” accent, sat in between expanded speaker grilles.

“I have no idea about all the leaks,” Daehnert admitted on Twitter. “It was just a test to see if the Watch Ultra design language could be adapted.”

 According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has discussed selling a new top-of-the-line iPhone alongside the Pro and Pro Max models in 2024 at the earliest. According to this timeline, the device would be part of the iPhone 16 or later lineup.

Gurman previously predicted that an iPhone 15 Ultra would replace the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year, but he has since revised that prediction, implying that Apple may release an even higher-end “Ultra” model above both Pro variants by next year at the earliest.

Gurman speculated that the device could have improved cameras, a faster chip, a larger display, and possibly a portless design without Lightning or USB-C. He also stated that the device would be “expensive” in comparison to the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which starts at $1,099.

Separately, rumors suggest that iPhone 15 Pro models will have thinner, curved bezels than iPhone 14 Pro models, giving them an Apple Watch-like appearance. Instead of stainless steel, the iPhone 15 Pro models are said to have a titanium frame, similar to the Apple Watch Ultra. Titanium is both lighter and stronger than stainless steel. However, it is also more expensive.

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