The cameras of the iPhone still have a lot of room for improvement, especially in the zoom section. In the market there are numerous alternatives that have zooms that go much further than those available on the iPhone 12. But Apple already has plans to reverse this situation, although we will surely have to wait until 2022. We will tell you all the details below .
Zoom x10 would finally reach the iPhone 14
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is already working on the use of periscope lenses in future iPhones. This could allow, finally, include an optical zoom that reaches up to 10x. The analyst already reported this fact this same summer, referring to sources close to the supply chain and now it is predicted that this technology would arrive in 2022. What is truly interesting is that it would be possible not to increase the thickness of the device to maintain the size that you have so far. This is one of the goals that Apple has right now, to make its iPhone as thin as possible. And for the moment they are succeeding and it seems that they will continue this line in later years.
From Digitimes they have endorsed this information in an article of their own where they detail that Samsung will provide one of their periscope lenses. These lenses have the peculiarity that they can be installed inside the body of the camera without having to protrude. These offer that long-awaited x10 zoom that is installed for example in the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra . It is characterized by being a tube of two forty-five degree lenses mounted at each end. In this way it is possible to have images at a very good quality when zooming. This is something that right now is totally limited to a x5 zoom and if you want to go beyond this, you lose quality in a notorious way as it is digital and also not many effects can be applied.
And for those who may differ that it is Samsung that provides this component , it should be known that it is a daily reality. Although it may seem that both companies are enemies from behind, they shake hands in a friendly way to do business. Samsung is not based solely on mobile sales but has many other subdivisions.
The negative part of this whole thing is that we will still have to wait several years to be able to see this type of zoom in a hypothetical iPhone 14 . Apple has undoubtedly shown that it is behind other brands. It is not something that will be included this next year but will have to wait two generations. For a camera that is sold as a professional, these are features that it should have already implemented. It is understood that they want to prioritize the aesthetic aspect to avoid making the device a little thicker when inserting this sensor but it should have been something that was planned and that is not sold as an innovation in the camera sector.