Rumors of the iPhone 16 Pro Max that will come with a new telephoto lens continue to come out. Recently, there is a new update revealing that Apple’s top-of-the-line flagship next year may have an Ultra Telephoto Camera that can zoom much further than before, level 10x!
The Digital Chat Station reports that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will come with an Ultra Telephoto Camera, the word “Ultra” here is expected to have a focal length of at least 300 mm or approximately 10x optical zoom.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is rumored to feature an ultra-telephoto periscope camera for increased zoom 📷
The main camera sensor will be 12% larger at 1/1.14-inches in size
Source: Digital Chat Station on Weibo pic.twitter.com/xgtrFjHUeK
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The tele camera on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro now has a focal length of 77mm (3x optical zoom), so focal lengths beyond 300mm on the iPhone 16 Pro Max increase significantly.
According to previous reports, it is expected that this year Apple should gradually upgrade the telephoto camera to have a zoom range longer than 3x on the iPhone 15 Pro Max first and gradually update the 16 Pro model next year and upgrade it to the 16. The Pro Max is an Ultra Telephoto Camera as stated.
In addition, the leaker also said that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will upgrade the main camera to have a 12% larger sensor to 1/1.14 “from the original 1/1.28” in the iPhone 14 Pro Max and is expected this year, the iPhone 15 Pro Max will Still using the same sensor with the 14 Pro Max first