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iPhone 15 Pro could end up having physical rather than solid-state buttons after all

Side of iPhone 14 Pro showing volume buttons and alert switch.
The iPhone 14 Pro’s physical buttons, which could re-appear on this year’s followup. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

After months of leaks saying Apple will ditch the physical volume and power buttons on this year’s iPhone 15 Pro in favor of fancy solid-state replacements, one of the original sources of the rumor now says it’s not happening.

“My latest survey indicates that due to unresolved technical issues before mass production, both high-end iPhone 15 Pro models (Pro & Pro Max) will abandon the closely-watched solid-state button design and revert to the traditional physical button design,” reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a Medium post. 9to5Mac reports that another analyst, Haitong Tech’s Jeff Pu, also thinks Apple will stick with traditional mechanical buttons for iPhone 15 Pro models.

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