According to rumors, Apple will launch a total of four different iPhone 15 models around September 2023. In theory, the company will introduce an iPhone 15 Pro Max, which could be renamed iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra. As expected, each will have their own inherent characteristics.

One of the exclusive features of the iPhone 15 Pro Max (Ultra) model is advanced optical zoom of periscope lens in your camera module. The latest information indicates that this optical zoom will only be available on iPhone 15 Pro Max models and iPhone 16 Pro Max models until 2025. Until then, the firm with the bitten apple logo will expand the functionality to other iPhone models. .

While other rumors suggest that the periscope camera will be featured on two iPhone 16 Pro models by 2024, Ming-Chi Kuo believes that won’t be the case.

What is periscopic lens and optical zoom?

Camera telephoto lens setup

The technology that Apple will implement in the camera modules of the iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 15 Ultra will consist of a periscopic lens that can: greatly enhances optical zoom capabilities your smartphones.

The new system, which will be introduced on the iPhone 15 Ultra, is described as a “folded zoom” in a telephoto lens based on a prism. reflects light at a 90 degree angle to multiple internal lenses. That is, it causes a change in the direction in which the light travels, favoring a more suitable telephoto lens configuration.

This is the iPhone 15 Ultra and iPhone 16 Ultra. increased optical zoom. Currently, the iPhone 14 Pro Max 3x optical zoom and 15x digital zoom. Galaxy S22 Ultra with periscope lens has 10x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom.

Advanced optical zoom will be exclusive to iPhone Pro Max

Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Only one of the new iPhone 16s of 2024 will continue to have the benefits of advanced optical zoom Periscope camera of iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 15 Ultra.

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The market expectation is not two models, only one/top model of the new 2H24 iPhone 16 series may have a periscope camera. Harmful for Largan and Genius as lens upgrade demand will fall below expectations.

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) January 31, 2023

“Market analysts think adding periscope cameras to more iPhone models will increase demand for lens upgrades in 2023-2024.”

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As previously predicted, the 2H23 top model of the new iPhone 15 (15 Pro Max or 15 Ultra) will adopt the periscope camera. The market expected that adding periscope cameras to more iPhone models would increase the demand for lens upgrades in 2023-2024.

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) January 31, 2023

Popular analyst believes it Periscope cameras will contribute less to telephoto lens demand As expected, only one iPhone model will have this technology until at least 2025.

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But my recent survey shows that only one/top-of-the-line new iPhone 16 model will have periscope camera at 2H24, not the two models the market expects. Therefore, the contribution of the periscope camera to the lens upgrade demand may be lower than the market consensus.

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) January 31, 2023

Another of the most interesting facts we have been able to discover about the smartphone series next generation Apple is that the design of the new iPhone 15 will have thinner bezels and curved edges, which will significantly change the concept of the iPhone we have.

The introduction of the periscope camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be one of the biggest changes to iPhone cameras ever, allowing Apple to compete with the optical zoom of other competing smartphones.

iPhone 15

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