Talk about short-changing your customers, Apple could be omitting two should-be-common-place-by-now display features in the base and Plus iPhone 15 models: no AOD (always-on display) and no variable refresh rates (possibly even locked at 60Hz).
Apple appears to be recycling old parts, because—based on a report on Korean site Naver (citing
Source: Hot Hardware – iPhone 15 And iPhone 15 Plus Might Laughably Omit These Key Display Features