iPhone 16 Pro Max to have "Super Telephoto" periscope camera

18 July 2023
Yes, that's next year's top of the line iPhone.

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  • Anonymous
  • M0B
  • 20 Jul 2023

m1, 19 Jul 2023that's not comparable, just like the 50/100 megapixel ... more"still iPhone has the best photo quality"

Go watch last year mkbhd blind test, iphone does not have the best photo quality.

    Anonymous, 20 Jul 2023You can use 2x lossless zoom, can't you?Nope

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      • Anonymous
      • 70d
      • 20 Jul 2023

      potato4k, 20 Jul 2023I just want 2X telephoto back. I love portrait photos, but ... moreYou can use 2x lossless zoom, can't you?

        I just want 2X telephoto back. I love portrait photos, but the 3x used in recent telephotos is too tele. 2X was the sweet spot.

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          • AnonD-945330
          • kXd
          • 20 Jul 2023

          Am looking for 3 generations or more out like Iphone 17 pro max or 18 pro max lol (15 is not out and writing about 16)

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            • taurus555
            • Jw9
            • 20 Jul 2023

            and the S24 ultra will have a better, bigger periscope camera

            iphone cant catch samsung

              I don't buy Apple iphones due to the high brand tax, but I commend them for their software implementations in their camera app. The quick transition of their video from one optical zoom level to another while retaining almost the same video settings is top notch. If this is what it takes for Android manufacturers to really up their game in video quality, then I'll be watching.

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                • ppB
                • 20 Jul 2023

                surely, we should be talking about the iPhone 17. I mean anything less would surely be just bad journalism. or maybe it’s the other way around

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nU2
                  • 19 Jul 2023

                  S21 ultra's 10x telephoto has equivalent 240mm FL (focal length). The key thing here is the word "equivalent", the actual FL is about 31mm. Assuming same sensor is used, a 300mm equivalent FL means about 39mm actual FL. This is only 8mm more, so won't require any significant engineering feat. Also, if the sensor size is reduced, then same FL will produce greater equivalent FL.

                  I was hoping they would make a telephoto lens with Cassegrain format on phones, like catadioptric lenses for full size cameras. These can produce focal lengths upto 5x the length of whole system. It's extremely challenging to make one small enough for phones, so is maintaining collimation under constant throwing around, but I think it's not impossible. Instead of removing features in the name of innovation, how about do something actually innovative?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 3Af
                    • 19 Jul 2023

                    samienemy, 19 Jul 2023iphone will never reach of telephoto x10 optical, that leve... moreit doesn't need to, samsung's big numbers are all about marketing,
                    chinese flagships with 3.5x optical have better zoom than samsung at any range and in lower light the difference is even bigger since they don't use tiny low res sensors like samsung

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 3Af
                      • 19 Jul 2023

                      AnonD-1044551, 19 Jul 2023But Chinese flagships aren't that popular, are they?huawei was and still it somehow popular but they made sure to play dirty against them when they couldn't beat it

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 3xs
                        • 19 Jul 2023

                        Source is Same liar predicter guy who said iPhone 15 Ultra will come in 2023 with Super telephoto camera !!!! hahaha


                        And next one will be Ultra Telephoto... I will wait for that 3 years later

                        Lies !!!!!!!!!!

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                          • m1
                          • iIe
                          • 19 Jul 2023

                          Saddam Khan, 19 Jul 2023Android phones already have the 10x Super Telephotothat's not comparable, just like the 50/100 megapixel copycats phones and still iPhone has the best photo quality

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                            • Louis
                            • mFd
                            • 19 Jul 2023

                            Iphone will finally have hardware that matches samsungs and iphone will have better battery

                              Android phones already have the 10x Super Telephoto

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                                • Ron
                                • iIe
                                • 19 Jul 2023

                                Nobody has what iPhone has, iPhone has super telephoto lenses, specially designed for iPhone

                                  ron, 19 Jul 2023Bravo Apple, finally good news again, everyone will now cop... moreYou mean the same companies that already have or had high zoom level periscope cameras?

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                                    • ron
                                    • iIe
                                    • 19 Jul 2023

                                    Bravo Apple, finally good news again, everyone will now copy Apple's new camera, that's a fact

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0p}
                                      • 19 Jul 2023

                                      Cpt.Power, 19 Jul 2023We can assume Xiaomi will copy this and the 14 ultra from n... moreXiaomi does not need to copy.
                                      Module is not build by OEMs.
                                      But companies lile LG Innotek and other.
                                      Pieces go there and they put it together.

                                      Also periscope used by chinese and samsung are designed by Corephotronics , israeli company that belongs to samsung.

                                      Mi 14 has same of mi 13. The "3x".
                                      Mi 14 Pro has " 5x" from 13 ultra.
                                      14 ultra has " 10x" .

                                      Obviously 10x means smaller sensor than one used for "5x".

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                                        • samienemy
                                        • NcM
                                        • 19 Jul 2023

                                        iphone will never reach of telephoto x10 optical, that level already excited by samsung older s21 ultra or Huawei p40 pro plus. so i thinks this only rumors