iPhone 16 Pro to Feature Major Telephoto Lens Revision

[Jensend]

iPhone 16 Pro Max - 10X
iPhone 16 Pro - 5X
iPhone 16 and 16 Plus - 3X

Not going to happen, unless they add a 4th lens to the Pros
A 3x lens will be useful in more situations than a 5x or 10x for most people. I have a Pixel 8 Pro that has basically the same focal lengths as the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and I think I'd use a 3x more than I've used the 5x.

 

[c172fccc]

The quality between 3x and 5x is already not great on the 15 Pro Max. To increase the telephoto lens to more than 5x, they'll need to have 4 lens at the back, if not the gap would be too large.
A setup like 0.5x, 1x(2x), 3x and 10x would be great.

 

[Mansu944]

Damn, I knew I should have waited 1 more year. Now I'm stuck with this Stupid 15 Pro Max until 2026. FML

 

[c172fccc]

Damn, I knew I should have waited 1 more year. Now I'm stuck with this Stupid 15 Pro Max until 2026. FML

Can't wait for the iPhone 17 Pro rumors next year, so that I can see people complaining about buying the 16 Pro and saying that they should have waited another year.

 

[subjonas]

I guess when the 16 is out, the telephoto lens can be used to get sneak pics of the upcoming 17.

I’m going to pull a Neil Degrasse Tyson and correct the science of your joke… Actually, the farther in the distance you look, the further in the past you see, not the future. So if you have a powerful zoom camera, I guess you would more likely see an old iPhone 15.

 

[darngooddesign]

I’m going to pull a Neil Degrasse Tyson and correct the science of your joke… Actually, the farther in the distance you look, the further in the past you see, not the future. So if you have a powerful zoom camera, I guess you would more likely see an old iPhone 15.

 

[Shirasaki]

Imagine where camera tech would be in 2035. Unlimited zoom? Photos back in time? MRI function?

Or even better, a phone with no camera lenses but still takes photos. How? AI generates photos For ya.

 

[magicMac]

it would be good if apple could work some magic with optics to make the camera lenses much thinner on all models next year.

 

[mozumder]

Super telephoto not happening due to OIS limits

 

[ghostface147]

Start copying the pixel in some ways with photos, like removing background noise and stuff. The camera quality is amazing now. Real professionals don’t use a phone for professional camera work.

 

[jz0309]

fixed focal length, not zoom, but 300mm equivalent would be quite interesting

 

[jz0309]

Imagine where camera tech would be in 2035. Unlimited zoom? Photos back in time? MRI function?

with those sensor sizes? and that "glass"?

 

[jz0309]

If they are offering 10x, then it will be digital zoom from 1-9.9 for the main lens. This means it is worse for most people for day to day usage.

So unless you buy iPhone for bird photography, it is time for Apple to add a 4th lens, if they indeed intend to give us a super lens.

100% agree, a 4th leans would be awesome

 

[whoknows2597]

If they are offering 10x, then it will be digital zoom from 1-9.9 for the main lens. This means it is worse for most people for day to day usage.

So unless you buy iPhone for bird photography, it is time for Apple to add a 4th lens, if they indeed intend to give us a super lens.

Shhhh! You’re spoiling the main feature for iPhone 20!

 

[sigmasirrus]

Paranoid nonsense. You’re referring to OIS which was originally in the Max only. Reality is, miniaturization is a form of engineering optimization that occurs after initial engineering. Crawl, walk, run. You get better and figure it out as you go. That’s why storage and RAM didn’t begin at today’s capacities and got here over time. Incremental improvement is the name of the game, my dude.

I get that, except that it always seems that Apple trickles in the features that Samsung puts out right away. Now I’ve always had iPhones and I think Apple eventually does it better. But I always feel like they hold back a little something for next year, a feature or two that competitors already include.

 

[yustas]

Hey Apple, here is a novel idea, how about focusing on, wait for it, the phone? Maybe make the phone work first and then focus on making a DSLR camera. Is it asking too much?

 

[yustas]

Super telephoto not happening due to OIS limits

Yeah, we really need a super-telephoto lens, because we all want to catch those aliens on the Moon jumping from one crater to another at 2 a.m.

 

[timborama]

Until apple can get continuous variable optical zoom, this is all non-news.

 

[darngooddesign]

Until apple can get continuous variable optical zoom, this is all non-news.

Unless you want a slow zoom, that's not going to fit without a much fatter phone.

 

[W£S]

100% agree, a 4th leans would be awesome

If they don’t, it will be the first year I skip an upgrade. Might be better off buying just an iPhone 16 plus instead of iPhone 16 PM with a super zoom that I will hardly use.

 

[svish]

More zoom is good. But not sure whether it will increase for 16 Pro Max. 16 Pro will most likely have 5x zoom.

 

[attila]

I hope the mute switch is back next year 🙃

 

[darngooddesign]

I hope the mute switch is back next year 🙃

It will be on all four phones next year.

 

[insomniac86]

Imagine where camera tech would be in 2035. Unlimited zoom? Photos back in time? MRI function?

Cost of iPhone in 2035, only $699,999!
That MRI function really jacked the price.

 

[Mansu944]

Can't wait for the iPhone 17 Pro rumors next year, so that I can see people complaining about buying the 16 Pro and saying that they should have waited another year.

People don’t appreciate sarcasm anymore huh