Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
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.
 
  • Like
Reactions: r_123
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.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lyrics23
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.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 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.
Unknown.jpeg
 
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.
 
it would be good if apple could work some magic with optics to make the camera lenses much thinner on all models next year.
 
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.
 
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
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lyrics23
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!
 
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.
 
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?
 
More zoom is good. But not sure whether it will increase for 16 Pro Max. 16 Pro will most likely have 5x zoom.
 
  • Like
Reactions: r_123
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
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.