iPhone 15 Pro Max to get major camera zoom upgrade, says insider
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The iPhone 15 will get a major camera upgrade.
A periscope lens in the Pro Max will improve zoom.
Expanded availability of the lens will follow next year.
A new report from Apple insider and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the iPhone 15 Pro Max is the sole device that stands to benefit from a new periscope camera upgrade next year -- meaning iPhone 15 Pro and "regular" editions may lack the key new feature.
Writing Thursday Kuo stated:
- The telephoto camera of iPhone will use a periscope design from 2023. The models that adopt a periscope are:
(1) 2H23 new iPhone: iPhone 15 Pro Max.
(2) 2H24 new iPhone: iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro.
(3) The main specifications of the periscope for iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 are similar, including 1/3" 12MP, f/2.8, sensor-shift support, and 5–6x optical zoom.
As Kuo notes, Apple's best iPhone in 2023, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, will apparently benefit from a new periscope design. Periscope cameras use 90-degree prisms and an array of lenses to get light to your camera's sensor. This means the lens can be much longer because it has more room, allowing for a greater degree of optical zoom. Kuo says this camera, a 12MP one to be exact, will allow for 5-6x optical zoom, an improvement on the current 3x of Apple's iPhone 13 Pro.
While we expect iPhone 14 to get a new 48MP camera, it sounds like optical zoom upgrades are still a couple of years away. Kuo also says these improvements won't filter down to the regular iPhone 'Pro' until the iPhone 16 in 2024. The lower-end iPhone 15 and 16 won't benefit at all. Kuo says other iPhone 16 rear camera upgrades are on the way but doesn't specify what they will be.
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iPhone 14 is expected to do away with the iPhone 'mini' in favor of a new 6.7-inch Max version, with other Pro upgrades expected to include a new processor and an always-on display. The iPhone 14 is also tipped for its usual September launch window.
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