iPhone 15 Pro With Action Button Leaked via Spigen Case Hours Ahead of 'Wonderlust' Launch Event

Case maker Spigen has all but confirmed the presence of a third button on the left side of Apple's upcoming handset.

Written by David Delima, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 12 September 2023 12:08 IST

iPhone 15 Pro With Action Button Leaked via Spigen Case Hours Ahead of 'Wonderlust' Launch Event

iPhone 14 Pro (pictured) might be the last Pro model to feature the company's mute switch

Highlights

iPhone 15 Pro is expected to make its debut at Apple's next launch event
Apple's upcoming Pro handsets are tipped to feature an Action button
Spigen has leaked a case image that indicates an Action button does exist

iPhone 15 Pro — Apple's upcoming flagship smartphone — will feature an Action button instead of a mute switch, according to an image that has surfaced online hours before the handset is expected to debut alongside the iPhone 15 Pro Max at Apple's 'Wonderlust' launch event. A well-known smartphone case maker has posted an image of a case for the purported iPhone 15 Pro that shows a third button above the volume rocker, in place of the company's ubiquitous iPhone mute switch.

Apple's 'Wonderlust' launch event is set to begin at 10:30pm IST tonight, and the company is expected to launch four models — the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. According to previous reports, the Pro models will be equipped with an Action button, similar to the Apple Watch Ultra that was launched last year. Ahead of this year's launch event that starts tonight, case maker Spigen has all but confirmed the existence of the button on Apple's upcoming handsets.

something's different 🧐...#AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/xVPT7Xx7sv
— Spigen (@SpigenWorld) September 11, 2023

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) captioned "something's different", Spigen shared an image of the left side of a smartphone case that shows the two volume rocker buttons under a smaller one, located where Apple would be expected to include its mute switch that allows users to quickly toggle between normal and vibrate (silent) modes for calls and notifications.

This is the first image of a case for the upcoming iPhone model with the Action button from a well-known case maker, but the hardware feature was previously leaked via images of smartphone covers on Weibo in June. At the time, a tipster posted images of protective cases for the purported iPhone 15 Pro next to one for the iPhone 14 Pro. While the latter had a cutout for the mute switch, the former was shown to have a third button above the volume keys.

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While Apple does not typically share details of new hardware features coming to its smartphones, earlier reports claim that the new Action button will actually be programmable — which suggests it will be able to do much more than toggle between normal and silent modes on a smartphone.

Code spotted in iOS 17 suggests that the new button could allow users to perform at least nine tasks, including toggle Focus modes, accessibility features, the flashlight — or launch the camera to take photos and videos. We will learn more about the purported Action button when the 'Wonderlust' launch event begins at 10:30pm tonight. You can find out more about what to expect, how to watch the livestream of the event, and keep track of all the announcements via Gadgets 360.

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A17 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent display
USB Type-C
AAA gaming
Excellent all-round performance
Good primary and telephoto camera
Customisable Action Button

Bad
Gets hot quickly when stressed
Slow wired charging
Expensive

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Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A17 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 17

Resolution 1290x2796 pixels

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