A new telephoto camera module from LG Innotek would put some serious zoom capabilities in the next wave of flagship phones. It uses continuous optical zoom, rather than image-quality-degrading ...

The Nikon P1100 retains that monster 125x optical zoom, which is still the largest in the world. The zoom range is 4.3 to 539mm, but factor in that tiny sensor and this translates to a whopping 24 ...

launched its latest smartphone series, the iPhone 15 lineup, but rumors about the iPhone 16 have already started doing rounds, with the latest suggesting molded glass lenses and improved optical zoom.

In July 2022, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said a periscope lens would be exclusive to the high-end iPhone 15 Pro Max and enable 5-6x optical zoom.