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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  • jason
  • JiA
  • 19 Jul 2023

apple are not going to make such a big jump to a 300mm + lens in only 1 generations time, given that the iPhone 15 Pro Max isn't even confirmed to have a periscope camera yet, it would go against everything that apple think, you would realistically expect apple to to keep a 6X Telephoto lens for at least 3 generations of iPhone.
Heck the iPhone 7 plus was the first iphone with a 2X camera and that was WAY back in 2016.
The company have never been about bringing new tech to market regardless of what other companies are doing, that is not how they make money, they roll out stuff slow and drip feed people small upgrades at a time.

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    • jason
    • JiA
    • 19 Jul 2023

    Anonymous, 19 Jul 2023Let me quote this "not-restricted bluetooth and NFC&qu... moreit is not lies, it is merely less restrictive then before, and I suspect the original comment is exaggerating.
    There are still non apple products that simply do not connect to apple devices.
    I struggled for YEARS with old Macbooks and iPhones/iPads with this issue, Nowadays it is not such a big problem as apple opened up the platform to be more user friendly, go back 10 years and ANYTHING made by Samsung especially you could simply forget it, even now my TV will not connect with my latest Macbook pro 14 even with all the software installed on both sides, and I am no noob when it comes to tech.
    The restricted access was under the guise of safety and security.

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      • m.darwich
      • 8rb
      • 19 Jul 2023

      good for apple "innovation"
      my 5 years old huawei P30 Pro had one and yet apple fans won't have till next year 😂

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        • Anonymous
        • YUU
        • 19 Jul 2023

        Maria, 19 Jul 2023What I (and perhaps, people) want is iPhone with dual sim c... moreLet me quote this "not-restricted bluetooth and NFC"??
        For the NFC is true. But, for the Bluetooth part. That one is bigger lie. I can connect any devices to my iPhone without any software needed. Whatever devices I'm connecting to my Android phone using Bluetooth, I'm able to do the same to my iPhone. Stop spreading lies if you never owned an iPhone 🤦🏻‍♂️

          Asuran, 19 Jul 2023Bigger screen is the sole reason why people get the pro max... moreAs I said, the main reason are the features, not the screen size alone, hence why the Plus models sell way less compared to the other models in their lineup
          You can also look up polls and other people discussing their ideal screen size, which falls between 6.1-6.5 inches
          The reasons that you mentioned are totally fair, but you also have to keep in mind the portability, and a 7+ inch screen just wouldn't be reasonable

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            • Anonymous
            • rRU
            • 19 Jul 2023

            Yes, that periscope with prisms in iPhone will introduce lots of optical aberrations which have then to be corrected by the neural 64-core processors using Artificial Intelligence.

              Anonymous, 19 Jul 2023I doubt. 13, 24 and 300? Huge gap. I doubt Apple is ... moref/4.4 will make it struggle and even harder at night and low light picture zooms

                Michalis, 19 Jul 2023Embarrassing as it might be for apple that they've stu... moreTrue but there's much more factors at play for someone who choses to buy an Apple iPhone. And high refresh rate probably isn't the decisive one. More like the ecosystem...

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                  • Maria
                  • X{g
                  • 19 Jul 2023

                  What I (and perhaps, people) want is iPhone with dual sim cards so I will not buy it from China/HK/Macau; and not-restricted bluetooth and NFC.
                  I think those are not difficult for Apple to make my dream coming true.

                    IQ200, 19 Jul 2023Oh hey Captain Power. No log in to main account today? Ho... moreLoL man may i ask to whom you replying, because replying to random people which arent me and acting like it was me is super stupid.
                    By the way in most of my replies there is a word MAN i usually use. I really wonder why this did not come to your mind but BTW i really dont care but since you made my self and whole GSMArena cannel rolling on the floor laughing who are we to care haha.
                    By the way have a nice day Maaaaan

                      We can assume Xiaomi will copy this and the 14 ultra from next year get 5 maybe 20 years of advancement in ths technology compared to what Apple brings on in 2024.
                      Same expected from Huawei and maye Oppo and Vivo.
                      As usually when Iphone gets something interested android wolrd have it long time ago.
                      Just like always on display which got Nokia N8 at december 2008 Apple got same tech with 14 models 15 years after.

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                        • Seiya
                        • pqP
                        • 19 Jul 2023

                        They are just creating the need to mass produce a mobile camera lens that no one needs, so to bring manufacturing costs down.
                        So that In a 2nd chapter drones and automated robots all cheaply produced and fitted with these technologies can control/ surveil the masses.
                        What sort of cameras do you think "law"-enforcement robots will use?

                          rosesarerosie, 19 Jul 2023Companies won't make those phones for the few people w... moreBigger screen is the sole reason why people get the pro max instead of the pro version. No one likes small screens. Its bad for watching movies and reading books. Even Apple discontinued the mini versions because of poor sales.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vaS
                            • 19 Jul 2023

                            IQ200, 19 Jul 2023Oh hey Captain Power. No log in to main account today? Ho... moreIf you based it mainly on the 3-character location indicator in that person's comment, it's still possible that it's a different person. For example, I can confirm that the anonymous person who commented right after you with the same 3-character location indicator as mine is not me.

                              Asuran, 19 Jul 2023I would buy a 10 inch phone as long as its 21:9 screen rati... moreCompanies won't make those phones for the few people who would be interested
                              People buy the Max/Ultra phones mainly for their additional features and not for their screen size, which is why phones around 6.1-6.5 inch sell the best

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                                • Anonymous
                                • vaS
                                • 19 Jul 2023

                                Michalis, 19 Jul 2023I mean obviously this is all done for profit but nothing in... moreYeah, I do remember reading something about increase in screen size for 16 series. But if that won't just be due to reduction of bezels and will actually come with increased overall size to accommodate more hardware, then I guess they could have started that with the 15 Pro for it to still be as similar as possible to the 15 Pro Max.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • vaS
                                  • 19 Jul 2023

                                  Anonymous, 19 Jul 2023Apple is making 16 Pro screen larger 15 Pro screen. That�... moreIf the increase in screen size won't be due to reduction of bezels and will actually come with increased overall size to accommodate more hardware, then I guess they could have done that with 15 Pro to still be as similar as possible to the 15 Pro Max. Anyway, with more disparities between them this year and going forward, the changing of Pro Max naming into something entirely different is making more sense.

                                    Anonymous, 19 Jul 2023"So presumably the iPhone 16 Pro will get the iPhone 1... moreI mean obviously this is all done for profit but nothing in this article makes the physical limitations arguments implausible, given that all iPhones next year will get a size increase.

                                      Bodygard, 19 Jul 2023Yep but Apple knows that if they put 120Hz on the vanilla m... moreEmbarrassing as it might be for apple that they've stuck to 60Hz, no one actually cares about high refresh rate outside the tech community. If people actually cared, they wouldn't buy the vanilla models.

                                        rosesarerosie, 19 Jul 2023Might as well make it 10 inch Looks like some of you want ... moreI would buy a 10 inch phone as long as its 21:9 screen ratio and has calling functionality. Phones have been getting larger and no reason to not release 7+ inch phones which were popular back in 2016 budget space.