According to Jeff Pu, an Apple analyst and forecaster, this year’s iPhone 14 Pro models would not include a periscope camera. Next year’s iPhone 15 series, on the other hand, should be.
According to Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities, Apple will release a 5x optical zoom iPhone for the premium iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max in 2023.
Ming-Chi Kuo, the most influential Apple analyst, backed up Pu’s claim by confirming on Twitter that Apple will actually release a periscope camera design. New hope in the form of Pro-branded iPhone 15 models, which will be available in the fall of 2023.
Kuo had earlier anticipated that the iPhone 14 Pro versions this year will feature a periscope lens, but he later changed his mind.
The periscope lens of the iPhone 15 has a 5x optical zoom
A periscope lens would boost the iPhone’s optical zoom capabilities well beyond what a regular lens array could do. As Pu points out, next year’s top iPhones will have a periscope lens design that will allow 5x optical zoom, up from the present iPhone 13 series’ 3x optical zoom.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has revised his prognosis, saying, “My newest guess is that the new iPhone 2H23, not the new iPhone 2H22 (iPhone 14 models), will employ a periscope camera.” Kuo is referring to the December 20, 2021 update he sent.
According to the source, the iPhone 14 has a slim probability of being fitted with a periscope camera. According to supply chain speculations and predictions, the improvement will be for the 2023 lineup (iPhone 15).
iPhone 15: release date, price in the US
iPhone 15 series is expected to launch in September 2023. The iPhone 15 price in the US has not been announced by Apple yet but is expected to be equal to or slightly higher than this year’s iPhone 14.
