iPhone 15 Pro could get a periscope lens camera — why that matters

iPhone 15 Pro could become a periscope lens camera — why that matters

iPhone 13 Pro image showcasing back camera array.

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Forget about the iPhone fourteen: we're starting to hear the first murmurs nearly what the iPhone 15 series might include. While not expected to arrive until belatedly 2023, a new report claims that the iPhone 15 Pro may come with a periscope photographic camera lens and a 5x optical zoom.

This is according to annotator Jeff Pu, in a report seen by 9to5Mac. Apparently Apple is in negotiations with Lane Optics to supply the lenses, having received samples and supposedly making the final conclusion past May.

This isn't the offset fourth dimension we've heard word that Apple tree may prefer a periscope-way lens in the iPhone. We've previously heard rumors that the upgraded camera lenses could arrive on the iPhone 14, though noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo later disagreed. Kuo claimed that the periscope lens wouldn't arrive until 2023 , which is right effectually the fourth dimension of the iPhone 15 launch.

Notwithstanding, Pu claims that only the iPhone fifteen Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will get this upgrade, which makes sense. After all, the telephoto lens has been exclusive to the Pro model iPhones, with the iPhone xiii and iPhone 13 mini skipping the boosted camera lens. Plus there accept to exist some features that make the Pro models worth buying, considering a ameliorate screen may non be enough.

The periscope lens would prove to be a major boost for Apple's camera capabilities. Increased optical zoom requires larger camera lenses, with a traditional setup positioning them all horizontally. Naturally your zoom is then limited by the thickness of the phone.

Periscope lenses reposition those components into a vertical setup, which gives phone makers a lot more infinite to utilize. More than space means better optical zoom, which will offer significantly better photo quality than doing it digitally. Information technology's not a new idea either, and is how phones like the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra can offer a 10x optical zoom. So Apple is a piffling backside the bend when information technology comes to pure zooming range.

The iPhone xv is withal quite a mode off, however, and we still have the iPhone 14 to look forward to. While it may not be coming with a periscope-powered optical zoom, the rumors merits there will be a 48MP main photographic camera, 8K video recording capabilities and potentially a redesigned pill-shaped notch on the Pro and Pro Max models.

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