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iPhone 15 Pro Max Again Rumored to Exclusively Feature Periscope Lens With Up to 6x Optical Zoom
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I'm maxing out my iPhone X to 2025, so the iPhone 17 Pro Max is looking more likely to be my upgrade cycle.
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Dude! That’s way too far. Who wants to wait that long? I don’t even think your iPhone battery will survive. 💀
How many hours of battery usage do you get? 3 hours?!!
Just upgrade and make Tim Cook happy! 🫰🏻
I have so much difficulty believing this. Apple has very clear patterns and this strategy would break a bunch of them.
I think it's more likely that this "big screen phone with periscope lens" is the rumored “iPhone Ultra”.
I think it's more likely that this "big screen phone with periscope lens" is the rumored “iPhone Ultra”.
I was in a similar situation... Bought an iPhone 7 Plus, a 2016 model in November 2020 and now purchased an iPhone 14 Pro Max, a 2022 model in April 2023... Even though the actual gap between the devices is less than 3 years, the year of release is 6 years apart...
You wouldn’t be able to hold that much zoom steady.
While many people could hold 7-8X (~186-208mm equivalent) steady, 6X (~156mm equivalent) is what most people could steadily hold free hand. And 6X is a nice round 2X above the 3X.
I will upgrade once the Pro gets the periscope lens. The max is too big.
Periscope Lens, volume button, USC-C,
Periscope Lens, volume button, USC-C,
Periscope Lens, volume button, USC-C,
Periscope Lens, volume button, USC-C,
Periscope Lens, volume button, USC-C
that is how i see mac rumors now
Phablets are dumb.
Bad move Tim Apple.
Bad move Tim Apple.
Wow, I remember when that term was new. I feel old...
I do not want a huge phone; I will never buy the Max. But the feature I want most is additional camera optical zoom. So if they leave 6x out of the 15 Pro, I will either hold onto my existing phone or start looking at Android. I hate doing this, but Apple isn't giving me a choice.
AppleFan2008 writes:
>I feel old...
Anyone still quoting Reagan, and a silly quote at that, is old.
>I feel old...
Anyone still quoting Reagan, and a silly quote at that, is old.
I take it off the charger at 6:15 AM and its probably down to 20% by 5 PM, 10% by the time I get in the house. When I take into consideration what I am using: MS Teams, Outlook, Service Now, Twitter, Facebook, Safari, I'm truly surprised I make it through the day. But I have a charger at work, so during lunch I sometimes remember to charge it up. Battery health is around 79%.
Tim is gonna roll out the red carpet when I'm ready to upgrade. 😄
Yeah, as someone who owns a 12 Pro, I have seen this before.
So Apple can milk it over a few generations.
2023- 6x 15 Pro Max only
2024 - 6x added to 16 Pro, 8x added to 16 Pro Max, Ultra model with 10x?
2025 - 8x added to 17 Pro, 10x added to 17 Pro Max
2026 - 10x added to 18 Pro
20x optical would be ideal, unfortunately Apple is behind companies like Google in their image processing. I’d like to see a 20x periscope lens in a Pixel as you’d be able to take sharp pics of Uranus.