Iphone 15 Pro Max Camera design was going to change.

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The iPhone 15 Pro Max would have a new periscope lens with a 5x or 6x optical zoom.

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This will allow for 5x or 6x optical zoom. In comparison, the iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 3x optical zoom.

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For the more compact iPhone 15 Pro, the sensor from the previous year will be kept.

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Because the complex hardware requires internal room, Apple is mostly reserving the periscope technology for the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

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Apple will need to rearrange the camera module even with the additional room on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

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With the 2019 iPhone 11 series, Apple's camera arrangement underwent its most recent change.

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