Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max (or iPhone 15 Ultra) is widely rumored to exclusively feature periscope lens technology, according to Twitter account @URedditor. In a tweet Tuesday, the leaker independently confirms this info.
Last month, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reiterated that the periscope lens will enable up to 5x-6x optical zoom when shooting photos with the rear camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, compared to up to 3x on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
With a periscope lens, light absorbed by the image sensor is bent or “folded,” allowing for a greater distance between the camera elements within the compact design of a smartphone. This technology allows for increased optical zoom…
Apple will launch the iPhone 15 Pro Max in September. Other upcoming models, including the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, and iPhone 15 Pro, are not expected to feature a periscope lens.
MacDailyNews Take: More differentiation for the flagship iPhone is smart. It will increase iPhone ASP as it tempts would-be iPhone Pro buyers to move up to the iPhone Pro Max model.
Currently both iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max offer 3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range; and digital zoom up to 15x.
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There’s only $100 difference between the iPhone 14 pro and max, which should be no problem for the consumer. Spread over 24 months (they most people buy their phones) is only $4.17 per month. Hopefully, iPhone 15 pro and max will maintain a similar price differential.
Yet, there’s something about having to pay for something you will likely not use. I buy the largest iPhone screen I can for its apps and ease of use, not for the camera. I have very little interest in the camera. I’d prefer more battery life, and/or better speakers.
Better battery life (by a wide margin), largest display and more antenna/better reception are reasons I go with the iPhone Max. Having their best camera set is a bonus.
Will the 15 pro max cost more the 1450€ like todays 14 pro max?