iPhone 17 Pro Max to have a 48 MP periscope telephoto camera

16 December 2023
It will be optimized for use with the Vision Pro headset.

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Truly great news: it is wonderful to realize that you can wait and get a better phone, yes, but even better to know in what way it will be better. Virtual headsets and ultrawide lenses would seem an ideal combination for ultrawide sweep panoramas!! We’ll be able to be like Predator and wear our headsets to produce stunning 8K sweeps of scenes if the sensor of the ultrawide is at least 16MP and the lens no wider than 16mm, not the case now. Will Apple add a second more moderate ultrawide or use a 16mm to replace the wider option their quad-bayer sensors cant do good enough stitching and distortion correction with to be able to make 12mm Ultrawide sweeps with. We live in interesting times.

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    • Miffy
    • mxK
    • 21 Dec 2023

    Wall3, 17 Dec 2023Sony is so far behind anfter many companies like Apple, Sam... moreJust cause you make a component doesn't mean you can make the products it goes in.

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      • Anonymous
      • 04N
      • 18 Dec 2023

      Anonymous, 16 Dec 2023That statement is way too vague. Apple would be bringing mo... moreWen ios features? Same every year

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        • Wall3
        • pma
        • 17 Dec 2023

        Sony is so far behind anfter many companies like Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Vivo in smarthpones camera. Byt why if they make the sensor ?!

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          • AngryLithuanian
          • xQI
          • 17 Dec 2023

          Old news man, we are all here waiting on that 20th anniversary iPhone leaks. Pick up the pace GSMArena!

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            • Anonymous
            • 0cB
            • 17 Dec 2023

            Nick, 17 Dec 2023Yeah, and Samsung S27U will have 500x zoom. Who cares about... moreSamsung is miles ahead.

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              • Nick
              • SaA
              • 17 Dec 2023

              Yeah, and Samsung S27U will have 500x zoom. Who cares about something in 2 years or more which is hypothetical.

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                • Anonymous
                • 0cB
                • 17 Dec 2023

                Anonymous, 17 Dec 2023i was talking hardware, no one cares if you can change the ... moreNot everybody loves your favorite walled garden.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • y57
                  • 17 Dec 2023

                  how about iphone 27?

                    Here I thought of going with the iPhone 16 Pro next year. Welp I guess going for triple 48MP will do. I just hope the camera design is at least decent. Or new. Then again I'm waiting for punch hole design and not under display that looks like I'm my lens is fogged up. I guess 2025 will be where major brands finally put hardware to good use.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • X5u
                      • 17 Dec 2023

                      Anonymous, 17 Dec 2023i was talking hardware, no one cares if you can change the ... moreNo one cares about hardware if u upgrade yearly

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 6js
                        • 17 Dec 2023

                        Anonymous, 16 Dec 2023More features? Never dude. One UI has too many features com... morei was talking hardware, no one cares if you can change the font color of android

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vaS
                          • 17 Dec 2023

                          kk, 16 Dec 2023Google apple under fire in Europe and US Epic win: Jury... moreJury= a bunch of iPhone users

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vaS
                            • 17 Dec 2023

                            Anonymous, 16 Dec 2023Where are iFans that always repeat: more ram doesn't m... more'Funny but they know more storage matters. So wake up as everything matters.'

                            I remember them saying 16gb of storage is more than enough back in the days of iphone 4. Glad they are awake now. xD

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 70d
                              • 16 Dec 2023

                              Late as usual. Better late than never, though.

                                What about the 18 then? 😅😂🤣

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 0%R
                                  • 16 Dec 2023

                                  Anonymous, 16 Dec 2023Simply not true. There is a reason why smartphone cameras h... moreSo much text ruined by your second sentence already.. We are talking about 12 MP and such with a proper sensor, which indeed can be just as good as 200 MP with pixel binning or even better on a phone.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • rRU
                                    • 16 Dec 2023

                                    iPhone 18 Pro will have 4 cameras and double periscope. Cheers. Start to save money for it. Good Luck!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0cB
                                      • 16 Dec 2023

                                      Anonymous, 16 Dec 2023That statement is way too vague. Apple would be bringing mo... moreMore features? Never dude. One UI has too many features compared by your beloved basic iOS.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 0cB
                                        • 16 Dec 2023

                                        Where are iFans that always repeat: more ram doesn't matter more megapixels doesn't matter more mah doesn't matter more hz doesn't matter and many more. Funny but they know more storage matters. So wake up as everything matters.