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In a lot of aspects, Apple’s yearly quartet of brand-new iPhones can be nicely divided into 2 sets of twins. In 2015’s iPhone 15 and 15 Plus vary just by screen and body size and battery capability, and the very same can mainly be stated of the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. There are exceptions.
One function that sets the 15 Pro Max apart from the remainder of the variety is its 5x optical zoom. The non-pro designs are restricted to techniques to get to 2x due to the fact that they have not got a telephoto lens and even the 15 Pro is stuck at 3x optical zoom since the brand-new Tetraprism lens is restricted to the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
The Tetraprism lens– so called due to the fact that it shows light 4 times before it strikes the sensing unit– will not stay a Pro Max unique for much longer. The most recent report (through AppleInsider) suggests that since the late-2024 generation, both Pro handsets will get this lens, and hence both will boast optical zooms of 5x.
“Following the effective launch of the iPhone 15 Pro Max with its unique Tetraprism telephoto zoom lens, the market is anticipated to see a boost in the adoption of periscopic lens modules,” the report notes. “Apple prepares to bring this innovative hardware upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro, making it available to more users in the Pro series.”
This isn’t the very first time we’ve heard this report. And it makes good sense in a great deal of methods. Apple likes to highlight a function as an unique for its most pricey items, however will then filter them slowly down through the remainder of the variety. The Tetraprism was never ever most likely to be restricted to the Pro Max permanently.
It does raise one concern: Will anything change the Tetraprism lens as the Pro Max’s distinct selling point? We’ll learn in September, however till then, you can keep with all the current news and reports with our frequently upgraded iPhone 16 superguide. Or, if you can’t wait till the fall to purchase a brand-new iPhone, get a fantastic rate on among the existing designs with our roundup of the very best iPhone offers.
Author: David Price, Editor
David has actually enjoyed the iPhone considering that covering the initial 2007 launch; later on his fascination broadened to consist of iPad and Apple Watch. He provides recommendations to owners (and potential owners) of these gadgets.
