Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is at least a year away from launch, however, speculations about the camera capabilities of the iPhone 17 series are now floating around the web. A recent leak suggests that Apple will have periscope cameras exclusively for the Pro models next year. Electronic components maker LG Innotek is reportedly investing in new features, which will likely be geared towards next year’s iPhone 17 Pro cameras. This year’s iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max came with a tetraprism 5x zoom lens, which was also used on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Slim models may lack 5x telephoto lens
Korean publication DigiTimes Claim Next year, only the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will get a 5x periscope telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom. According to the report, Apple supplier LG Innotek will reportedly invest KRW 375.9 billion (about Rs 2 crore) to secure new facilities for the camera module and these facilities will be aimed at producing the camera modules of next year’s iPhone 17 series. It appears.
Apple will bring camera upgrades to the iPhone 17 series, but will also implement folded zoom only in the iPhone 17 Pro models like the iPhone 16 series this year.
The Cupertino giant usually reserves some premium features for its Pro models to differentiate the Pro variants from their non-Pro. The company brought the iPhone 15 Pro Max-exclusive tetraprism lens to the smaller iPhone 16 Pro this year. It allows iPhone 16 Pro users to capture up to 5x optical zoom. It was initially believed that next year’s vanilla iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Slim models would also have this periscope unit.
According to previous leaks, Apple will integrate a new under-display Face ID technology in 2025 iPhone models. The iPhone 17 Pro models are said to be powered by Apple’s A19 Pro chip with up to 12GB of RAM, while the standard iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air could run on an A18 or A19 chip with support for up to 8GB of RAM. All four iPhone 17 models may feature a 24-megapixel front-facing camera. The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to have a single 48-megapixel rear camera.
