China-Leak: Significantly improved telephoto lens in the iPhone 17 Pro Max?

The most exciting innovations in the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max are likely to be improved camera systems. This has been speculated for a long time that Apple is installing an 8-fold variant for the first time instead of the current 5-fold zoom. This should first deliver 48 megapixels instead of the 12 megapixels. A well -known Chinese leaker with usually decent rumor has now given more details.

8-fold zoom with 48 megapixels

Instant Digital, who at least counts a good 1.5 million subscribers to the X-counterpart Weibo writes that he had heard that in terms of iPhone 17 Pro Max “So far the most powerful telephoto lens smartphone” Plant. Exactly what that means, instant digitally was silent about it. One possibility would be that Apple allows a direct change between the 5-fold and 8-fold zoom without sensor cropping-i.e. a purely physical switchover. This internally requires more space for the periscope look, which suggests that only the 17 Pro Max may only receive the technology, not the 17 Pro.

The well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from TF International Securities had already claimed that Apple will make camera differences between the Pro and Pro-Max models again this year On the resolution of the telephoto lens sensor. Apple had previously installed different types of lenses in Pro- and Pro-Max models. This can also be helpful to diversify the two device variants beyond the screen size. The iPhone 15 Pro came with a triple zoom, and a 5-fold zoom on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Here, too, the existing space for the optics should have played a role. The resolution was up 12 megapixels on both devices.

Converted camera module

It is still unclear why Apple will convert the camera module in the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max so strongly. This time it extends across the entire housing width – the three sensors sit on the left, in the middle there is space from the outside, on the right, lidar and lightning follow.

The changes are so easy to recognize that one of the new devices was probably leaked in a photo from San Francisco in advance. The larger module gives Apple more space to experiment with new components. The new iPhones will probably be presented at the beginning of September, currently the 9th of the month is considered a hot candidate for a keynote.