Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max handset, due later this year, will be the first and only model to feature the rumored periscope lens.
According to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Kuo stated that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only one to sport the feature in the generation.
The comment supports a previous rumor isolating the periscope lens to the high-end model. Periscope lenses use a prism and a series of lenses to increase the optical zoom capabilities of a device, without greatly impacting the thickness. By angling light 90 degrees, the camera can provide better zoom levels without making an iPhone thicker, for example.
For the iPhone 16 Pro handset, Kuo says the display size will be slightly larger than the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro models, increasing internal space and allowing a periscope camera to be included in both the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max.
Kuo also noted that compact camera module supplier Cowell is likely to see orders for its components for future generations of iPhone camera components as well as expected increases in revenue for the company.
Cowell will also be a big supplier for CCMs in the second-gen headsets, Kuo thinks, with an expected supply ratio of “at least 70-80” percent.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and Medium