Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro may characteristic a brand new digital camera lens system with the identical ‘tetraprism’ telephoto lens expertise because the iPhone 15 Pro Max, in keeping with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

For those that aren’t acquainted, Apple launched the iPhone 15 Pro sequence this yr with completely different digital camera techniques. To be exact, the smaller iPhone 15 Pro (the 6.1-inch mannequin) lacks the 5X 120mm zoom lens discovered within the bigger iPhone 15 Pro Max however notably retains the identical 48MP principal and 12MP ultrawide sensors.

So, with the iPhone 16 Pro sequence—as per Ming-Chi Kuo—Apple may eradicate this distinction and supply the identical tetraprism lens with the smaller telephone as effectively.

In the previous, Apple has made comparable strikes, similar to with the iPhone 12 Pro Max providing a bigger 12MP digital camera sensor with sensor-shift optical stabilization in comparison with the smaller 12MP sensor supplied with the iPhone 12 Pro. However, later, when the iPhone 13 Pro fashions have been launched, Apple began providing the identical expertise throughout the board. Therefore, one thing comparable may occur this time as effectively.

“Both the iPhone 16 Pro Max and the iPhone 16 Pro are expected to feature tetraprism telephoto cameras. If Apple maintains the higher specification for the lens, it will raise the entry barrier for Genius, Apple’s second-largest lens supplier, next year,” mentioned Ming-Chi Kuo.

For the previous couple of years, with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro sequence, Apple has supplied the identical digital camera system. So, it was considerably shocking that Apple selected to backtrack on its steps and determined to create a distinction between the digital camera techniques of the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max.