Apple announced its new iPhone lineup with some quality-of-life upgrades. Notably, the iPhone 15 Pro Max stands out as the only device to feature the new periscope camera with 5x optical zoom.
It is natural to expect that this lens would also make its way to the iPhone 16 Pro Max next year. However, according to a new report by supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 16 Pro is also expected to feature the same tetraprism telephoto camera lens, which will bring the two models into parity.
The tetraprism lens introduced on the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year allows for a longer focal length without making the phone thicker. It works by bouncing light around inside the lens, which effectively increases the distance between the lens and the sensor.
The iPhone 15 Pro currently has a 3x optical zoom lens, so the addition of the tetraprism lens to the iPhone 16 Pro will bring it on par with the Pro Max. This means that both Pro models will offer the same level of optical zoom capability.
Kuo’s report also sheds some light on why the tetraprism lens is only available on the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year. The lens is complex to manufacture and is only produced by Largan, which is causing a supply bottleneck.
However, Kuo predicts that by next year, Apple may allow another supplier, Genius, to produce the lenses. This could help to reduce production challenges and allow Apple to add the tetraprism lens to more iPhone models, including the iPhone 16 Pro.
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