I found a surprise no one seems to be talking about.
A good surprise:
The camera now zooms when taking a photo, video or slo mo.
It does not however seem to offer zoom in a time lapse.
I have no idea if it is an optical of software zoom, but it is pretty sweet.
Also, we can use a built-in app called Magnifier... here is how to access it:
Step 1: Launch the Settings app.
Step 2: Go to General -> Accessibility -> Magnifier.
Step 3: Turn on the toggle for Magnifier. Additionally, you can enable Auto-Brightness so that the brightness and contrast levels are adjusted automatically based on the ambient light settings.
Once you’ve enabled Magnifier, it can be activated by triple pressing the Home button.
Click the shutter to take a temporary picture... slide to zoom in even more. Then click the shutter to delete the temporary picture.
Nifty!