iPhone 15 Pro Max users are showing off the phone's 5x zoom abilities on TikTok. Samsung fans pointed out that they've enjoyed super zoom on the Galaxy S23 Ultra since February. The Samsung Galaxy ...

The iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple’s first iPhone to feature a periscope zoom lens. The handset has a tetraprism lens, something unique in the industry so far. The extra “bending” of the prism ...

The smaller 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro did not get this upgrade, retaining its 3x zoom. However, both the upcoming 2024 iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will get the same 5x telephoto lens.

In the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the tetraprism camera system has a "folded" design that allows it to fit inside the smartphone, enabling up to 5x optical zoom and up to 25x digital zoom. By comparison ...

The iPhone 15 Pro has a 12-megapixel Telephoto camera that offers 3x zoom, but the iPhone 15 Pro Max is using an upgraded Telephoto system that allows for 5x zoom.

Although the upgrade from 3x to 5x isn’t a game-changer, there is a noticeable jump in quality. Our iPhone 15 Pro Max camera test confirms this, with the 5x telephoto camera capturing much ...

In this three-way comparison, our US phones editors tests the Google Pixel 8 Pro, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra to see which one produces the better 5x telephoto zoom photos.

Reviews of the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s 5x zoom capabilities were very positive last year, leading many in the smaller Pro camp to newly consider the larger Max model.

The 15 Pro Max has a 5x optical zoom, which is unheard-of for the iPhone and a major upgrade from my no zoom iPhone 11. The new telephoto camera is what ultimately convinced me to buy the 15 Pro Max.

This is exactly what enables the iPhone 15 Pro Max to be unique among Apple's current lineup — having a 5x optical zoom means extra utility.