Exclusive camera improvement for the iPhone 15 Pro Max just tipped by a leaker

iPhone 15 rumored release date, price, specs and latest news (Image credit- Tom's Guide) The telephoto lens of the iPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to get a significant upgrade, according to one of the most persistent speculations. According to rumors, a new periscope-style design is on the way, which might significantly increase the phone's optical zoom capabilities past the present 3x magnification. However, the fact that only one leaker has confirmed the upgrade is on the way increases the likelihood that it will actually occur. And future iPhone models, including the iPhone 15 Pro Max, will greatly benefit from that. This year, purchasing an iPhone 15 Pro Max rather than a standard iPhone 15 Pro may be advantageous because it appears like the regular iPhone 15 Pro may not get this upgrade. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Image credit- HTech[/caption] Periscope lenses have been used in a lot of high-end Android phones from brands like Samsung, Huawei, Google, and others for a while. The design's primary advantage is that it maintains a small profile while enabling greater optical zoom. The problem with optical zoom is that it requires room to function, and the more magnification there is, the more room is required. Therefore, if you stack the lens horizontally, as Apple has done in the past, you are constrained by the phone's overall thickness. As its name implies, the periscope-style device bends light from the camera lens by 90 degrees before passing it through a stack of vertically stacked telephoto lenses. Phone manufacturers can add far greater levels of magnification since there is superior space availability because phones are always taller than they are thick. In the case of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, it can be up to 10 times. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Image credit- MacRumors[/caption] A variable zoom camera, or one with two levels of optical zoom in the same lens, has also been rumored for the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Rumors suggest that Samsung will also add this to the Galaxy S24 Ultra, with 3x and 10x zoom options. What kind of amplification we may anticipate from Apple's endeavor is presently unknown. I believe we won't get more than 3x zoom at the lowest level if the lens is only capable of up to 6x magnification, as has been rumored. We'll have to wait to learn more about that, though. Also read: Microsoft Bing to Include ChatGPT? Here Are the Results If AI Is Integrated If Apple follows its customary release schedule, the iPhone 15 series is anticipated to be announced later this year, probably in early September. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are also expected to have a new, more potent 3nm A17 Bionic chip and a lighter, stronger titanium alloy construction. To remain up to date on the most recent rumors and news, visit our hubs for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Max.