2023 iPhones may feature ‘periscopic’ telephoto lens

San Francisco: Known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that Apple will adopt a “periscopic telephoto lens” in 2023.

Existing smartphones have already adopted periscope lens technology. Huawei’s P30 Pro allows for 5x optical zoom, and an iPhone with a periscope lens could have similar capabilities, MacRumors reported.

A periscopic telephoto lens will significantly boost the iPhone’s zoom capabilities, which currently max out at 2.5x optical zoom and 12x digital zoom.

Kuo said that rear-facing camera improvements coming to high-end iPhones in 2022 will focus on the telephoto lens.