While the best camera phones keep getting better, it's important to consider the optical zoom vs digital zoom question. Let’s start with the arguably better choice: optical zoom.

New component leaks hint that the iPhone 17 Pro will feature an 8x periscope telephoto camera, doubling optical reach and elevating mobile photography.

1. Galaxy S24 Ultra 3x zoom 2. Galaxy S23 Ultra 3x zoom Both the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra have a 3x optical zoom, and unsurprisingly, there is very little difference in quality ...

I really don't think Samsung will bring back a 10x optical zoom camera with the Galaxy S25 Ultra. But I'm fine with that because of how effective AI has become at tweaking camera performance.

According to the report, the device would receive an upgraded telephoto lens with a whopping 8x optical zoom. This is a nice jump from the 5x offered on the current iPhone 16 Pro models.

Camera Control Optical Zoom Apple's latest iPhone 16 models also add a new Camera Control button (located on the lower right-hand side when holding the phone in portrait mode). The new button aims ...

5x optical zoom is an ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro Max-specific feature that is not available on the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro. Both devices share other camera improvements, though.

The iPhone 15 Pro Max is the only one of the new iPhones to support 5x optical zoom. Apple says it's equivalent to a 120mm lens used on a full-frame camera. Combined with the ultrawide camera's ...

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends A concerning rumor about the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has actually come true, and I’m quite shocked. The new Ultra phone does not have the 10x optical zoom camera ...

It’s designed to work with the X200 Ultra’s periscope camera, boosting its optical zoom range from 3.7x to 8.7x.

So yep, give me a choice between 5x optical zoom at f/2.8 and 10x optical zoom at f/4.9, and I’ll take the former every time. Interview spotted by MacRumors Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.