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iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max Tipped to Debut With Upgraded Telephoto and Selfie Cameras

Jan 13, 2025 by admin
iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max Tipped to Debut With Upgraded Telephoto and Selfie Cameras

iPhone 15 Pro Max (left) and iPhone 16 Pro Max are equipped with a 5x Tetraprism telephoto lens

Highlights
  • iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max could feature a 48-megapixel telephoto camera
  • This year's Pro models might be equipped with an upgraded selfie camera
  • Apple has yet to announce any details of the purported iPhone 17 series
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iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max could arrive with two camera upgrades, according to details shared by a tipster on Weibo, the Chinese microblogging platform. The company's successors to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are not expected to arrive until later this year, but details of the handsets have already been leaked over the past few months. This year, Apple is expected to introduce a redesigned rear camera island for the iPhone 17 Pro models, with a horizontal camera layout.

iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max Camera Specifications (Leaked)

Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) writes in a post on Weibo that Apple will equip the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max with a 48-megapixel telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, which is an upgraded version of the 12-megapixel camera on the iPhone 16 Pro models.

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Photo Credit: Weibo/ Digital Chat Station

 

The iPhone 17 Pro models will also be equipped with a 24-megapixel selfie camera, according to the tipster. It's worth noting that both the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max models feature a 12-megapixel TrueDepth camera.

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This is not the first time that information about Apple's upgraded iPhone 17 Pro camera specifications have leaked online. In January 2024, TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that the iPhone 17 models would be equipped with a new 24-megapixel selfie camera.

Last November, a report suggested that Apple plans to keep its Tetraprism telephoto lens, which enables support for 5x optical zoom, exclusive to its Pro models. Previous reports had indicated that the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air would be the first non-flagship models equipped with a telephoto camera.

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Previous leaks have also hinted at the arrival of other upgrades on the iPhone 17 Pro models, including an under-display Face ID technology that could result in a smaller camera cutout. The iPhone 17 models might be equipped with Apple's A19 chip, along with 8GB of RAM, while the Pro models could feature an A19 Pro chips paired with 12GB of RAM.

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Processor Apple A18 Pro
Front Camera 12-megapixel
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RAM 8GB
Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
OS iOS 18
Resolution 1206x2622 pixels
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iPhone 16 Pro Max

iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Massive screen size
  • Brilliant display
  • Performance beast
  • Camera Control is a boon
  • Fantastic battery life
  • Bad
  • Big phone for one-hand use
  • Expensive
  • No Apple Intelligence at launch
  • Slow-wired charging support
Display 6.90-inch
Processor Apple A18 Pro
Front Camera 12-megapixel
Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixel
RAM 8GB
Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
OS iOS 18
Resolution 1320x2868 pixels
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