iPhone 16 Pro rumoured to have bigger display than current Pros, feature 5X optical zoom

Published On: September 20, 2023

Highlights

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are expected to feature 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively.
The larger size of the iPhone 16 Pro should allow space for a Teraprism lens system, allowing better optical zoom.
Only the iPhone 15 Pro max features a 5X optical zoom this year while the iPhone 15 Pro comes with only a 3X telephoto.

Apple launched the new iPhone 15 series last week and rumours have already started popping up for the new year’s flagship series, the iPhone 16 Pro. Interestingly, this year Apple skipped on providing the smaller 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro with a 5X optical zoom camera citing space constraints. The device ended up featuring the same 3X telephoto from last year’s Pro models. However, that could change next year.

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iPhone 16 Pro display, camera details

To recall, the iPhone 15 Pro Max comes with a tetraprism lens that allows for a 5X optical zoom and up to 25X digital zoom through its 12MP sensor. This setup is considerably larger than the 3X telephoto module which reportedly led Apple to offer it only for the 6.7-inch model.

Tetraprism Lens technology on iPhone 15 Pro Max

A new report from reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that even the smaller iPhone 16 Pro will feature a tetraprism lens. He did not specify the amount of optical zoom we should expect but it ideally should be 5X or higher. This is not the first time he’s mentioned this, as a previous Medium post from back in May also suggested that the size of the smaller Pro device will be larger than the outgoing model, allowing for a periscope zoom system.

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Display analyst Ross Young earlier tipped that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will feature 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively. The loyalists who enjoy having Pro features in a smaller form factor might not be as happy anymore but considering the growing tech in these phones, it makes sense that Apple has chosen to increase the sizes of these devices and match their Android counterparts.

iPhone 15 series, Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and AirPods Pro 2nd Generation with USB-C case will be going on sale this Friday in global markets, including India.