According to an insider, the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only model in the lineup to feature a periscope lens, a technology that improves a device’s optical zoom capabilities without making the smartphone thicker. This exclusivity could encourage customers to opt for the most expensive model.
According to an insider, the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only model in the lineup to feature a periscope lens, which will obviously tempt some customers to opt for the more expensive model. The periscope lens is a system using a prism and a series of lenses intended to improve the optical zoom capabilities of a device, without making the smartphone thicker.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only model with a periscope lens
User @Uredditor, also known as Unknownz21, has a relatively short but accurate leak history. Notably, he got the iOS 14 pre-release code and leaked AR codes called Gobi, which were eventually used as scannable app clips. He also spread rumors that an iPhone 15 Pro’s USB-C port appeared in a photo and that Wi-Fi 6E support would be limited to the Pro line.
In a tweet posted on Monday, user @URedditor says he received ” finally an independent confirmation that the periscope lens will be exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The tweet is rather succinct, with the user adding that no further details can be shared at this time. In response to a question posed by one of his followers, he claims that the camera layout won’t really change.
Rumors have been circulating for some time about the addition of a periscope lens on future iPhone models, with some claims that this technology will only be present on the more expensive models. In July 2022, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had suggested that it could be extended to the entire iPhone 16 line. But, in January 2023, Kuo tweeted that only the “ top-of-the-line model of the iPhone 16 range would have a camera of this kind.
Incidentally, on this subject, the iPhone 15 Pro Max will have a variable zoom telephoto lens, which means that users will be able to switch between two focal lengthsthus offering greater versatility.
