Just as we expected, the iPhone 15 Pro Max comes with a new 12-megapixel telephoto lens that you can’t find on any other iPhone.
The periscope lens relies on a quad design to enable 5x optical zoom, which is a noticeable upgrade compared to the 3x rate available on last year’s iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro phones.
Thanks to the 5x optical zoom, the digital zoom field has been expanded to 25x. Although this is the largest digital zoom rate on any iPhone we’ve seen to date, it still lags behind the competition.
For example, the Galaxy S23 Ultra phone provides 100x digital zoom, which allows the ability to photograph from a distance of 330 feet, which is approximately 100 meters.
While the Pixel 7 Pro phone contains a telephoto lens that supports 5x optical zoom, which provides 30x digital zoom capabilities.
Apple clearly doesn’t pay much attention to digital zoom because it usually results in poor detail and poor quality. Without a doubt, optical zoom is much better than digital zoom because the former relies on the camera’s hardware capabilities, while the latter relies on software optimizations for cropping capabilities.
5x optical zoom will remain an undeniable feature that has been much needed over the past few years, and is now finally available exclusively on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Unfortunately, you can’t find it on the iPhone 15 Pro.
But there are some commonalities in the camera setup between both iPhone 15 Pro models. You will find that they both contain a larger 48-megapixel main sensor that is able to capture more light to improve image quality while shooting in low-light conditions.
The main 48MP sensor has an adjustable focus lens in different lengths such as 24mm, 28mm, and 35mm. You will also get a new 12-megapixel 13mm ultra-wide lens that supports the second generation of optical stabilization technology.
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