This year’s iPhone 15 Pro models have a slight variation between their two camera systems, with the larger iPhone 15 Pro Max reviewed here being the first in the line to include a 5x zoom lens. By comparison, the smaller iPhone 15 Pro has a 3x zoom.
Other than the zoom lens, the other camera specifications are the same between the two models. That means the other main feature which may be something to think about, is how big a screen you’d like to have.
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The iPhone cameras have been impressing us for several years, and while the latest iterations don’t represent a big evolution from previous generations, the overall set-up is still excellent.
Two of the three cameras for the iPhone 15 Pro Max appear to be more or less the same as those found on last year’s iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. We’ve got the same 48MP main sensor, with its 24mm equivalent f/1.78 lens. We’ve also got the same 12MP ultra-wide camera with a 13mm f/2.2 lens.
A big difference however is the telephoto lens, which departs from the iPhone 14 Pro/15 Pro as it now offers 5x optical zoom, thanks to its ‘tetraprism’ design. That’s a 120mm equivalent f/2.8 lens that includes 3D sensor shift stabilisation. Just as we saw last year, there’s also a ‘2x lens’ on offer, but this is actually just the phone using the central part of the main camera’s sensor. A new introduction is the addition
