The iPhone 16 Pro Max might have an impressive zoom camera but at a high price

Date:
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:21:46 +0000

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The iPhone 16 Pro Max might use a different kind of lens to extend its zoom distance to 10x or more.

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Apple might be the king of camera zoom in 2024, because while Samsung is rumored to be dropping from 10x optical zoom to 5x with the Samsung Galaxy
S24 Ultra , Apple will quite possibly move beyond 5x or even 10x with the iPhone 16 Pro Max .

The latest evidence for this comes from a report in the Economic Daily News (via MacRumors ), which states that Apple plans to use advanced molded glass lenses in the iPhone 16 Pro Max. This type of lens is reportedly slimmer than what Apple is currently using, meaning the camera bump could be smaller, and the phone as a whole could be thinner and lighter.

However, the really big improvement these lenses allow for is increased optical zoom distance. As for exactly how much further the phone might be
able to zoom, this report doesnt say. But an earlier leak suggested the
iPhone 16 Pro Max would have a super telephoto lens , which is a term usually applied to focal lengths of over 300mm. For reference, the 5x zoom on the iPhone 15 Pro Max is 120mm, so that could mean a zoom of greater than 10x. Potentially benefiting the iPhone 16 Pro too

It's not clear from this report whether the iPhone 16 Pro would also benefit from this glass, but weve previously heard that the iPhone 16 Pro might get the 5x zoom of the iPhone 15 Pro Max (up from just 3x zoom on the iPhone 15 Pro ).

That doesnt rule out the use of such glass, indeed, the smaller size of the iPhone 15 Pro is reportedly one reason why it didnt have the increased zoom distance offered by the 15 Pro Max, as there wasnt space for the hardware. So using this thinner molded glass could be a solution.

Theres also some bad news in this report though, as these molded glass lenses apparently cost more to produce than the current cameras, which in turn might lead to the iPhone 16 Pro Max (and the iPhone 16 Pro if it also uses this glass) being more expensive.

Still, its very early for iPhone 16 line leaks, so take all of this with a pinch of salt. We probably wont see these phones officially until September
of 2024, but in the meantime, there are lots of other excellent options among the best iPhones . You might also like iPhone 16 Pro Max : latest news,
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