Solely final week, we printed a narrative explaining how the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely’s zoom capabilities may depart Apple’s iPhones within the mud – however a brand new rumor suggests the iPhone 15 Extremely will include the digicam tech to rival Samsung’s subsequent Galaxy flagship, in any case. 

In keeping with serial Apple tipster Revengus (opens in new tab), the iPhone 15 Extremely will arrive packing a telephoto digicam with a variable zoom lens; the identical setup rumored to function on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely. 

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely – our present choose for the most effective cellphone at the moment in the marketplace – already options two telephoto cameras, however its successor is predicted to exchange the previous’s 3x and 10x lenses with a single telephoto sensor with a variable system that enables it to maneuver optically between these levels of magnification. The iPhone 14 Professional Max, in distinction, can solely optically zoom as much as 3x; so the rumored addition of any variable zoom lens to the iPhone 15 Extremely is especially vital for Apple.

iPhone 15 Professional max,Identical picture sensor as its predecessorTelephoto digicam with variable zoomApril 15, 2023

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Variable optical zoom cameras are exceptionally uncommon amongst right this moment’s smartphones. As famous in our aforementioned article, the Sony Xperia 1 IV makes use of one, but it surely’s solely able to zooming between 3.5x and 5.2x. So, if each Samsung and Apple can add variable zoom lenses (with superior ranges) to their respective upcoming flagships, our rating of the most effective digicam telephones is in for a critical shake-up. 

As with all rumors, although, some caveats have to be added. For starters, we’ve heard extra iPhone 15 rumors in latest weeks than we are able to shake a stick at, with some – just like the information that the iPhone 15 Professional may get solid-state quantity and energy buttons – being each corroborated and denied within the house of some days. 

We wouldn’t be stunned, then, if a brand new rumor emerges tomorrow that contradicts right this moment’s studies of an iPhone 15 Extremely with a variable zoom lens. In any case, it’s thrilling to suppose that the chance even exists.

iPhone 15 Extremely: what else to anticipate

As for what different options are anticipated to reach with the iPhone 15 Extremely, we’ve heard that the gadget will – on the very least – be getting extra superior picture processing capabilities than its Professional-level counterpart, the iPhone 15 Professional.

On the design entrance, unofficial iPhone 15 Extremely renders have hinted at a USB-C port, a barely shallower digicam bump and a curvier chassis than the iPhone 14 Professional Max, whereas the cellphone might be clad in titanium, too (which is often stronger and lighter than the chrome steel utilized by present iPhones).

Regardless of utilizing the identical processor, the iPhone 15 Extremely is rumored to be much more highly effective than the iPhone 15 Professional, with one supply claiming that the previous’s software program will not restrict the cellphone as a lot as it is going to on the Professional mannequin. The one actual cause the software program would restrict it within the first place is to cease the cellphone overheating, in order that additionally suggests the iPhone 15 Extremely might need a greater cooling system.

We’re holding tabs on all the newest iPhone 15 Extremely rumors as and after they seem, so keep tuned to TechRadar within the run-up to this 12 months’s potentially-seismic iPhone reveal occasion.