Apple might be planning to equip the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max with a 48MP telephoto camera supporting 5x optical zoom—an improvement over the 12MP telephoto camera on the iPhone 16 Pro series.

Leaked details indicate that the new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will have major camera upgrades, including a 48MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom and a 24MP selfie camera. These upgrades are expected to improve photography capabilities in general.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max saw a couple of major improvements to its camera setup, gaining a new 48MP Fusion camera as well as a 48MP ultrawide lens. The Fusion camera worked faster than its predecessor, resulting in faster focus and no shutter lag. The ultrawide camera introduced higher resolution than the 12MP sensor Apple previously used.

The upcoming Apple iPhone 17 Pro should borrow these two features from the OnePlus 13 to solve some of its persisting issues.

Firstly, leaker Digital Chat Station confirmed an earlier report by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that said the company plans to make significant camera upgrades on the 2025 iPhone lineup. All iPhone 17 models are expected to have a front-facing selfie camera with a 24MP/6P lens,

Both the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature an upgraded 48-megapixel Tetraprism camera, making them the first iPhone models to

The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will both benefit from 48-megapixel sensors for all cameras on the rear, according to one prolific leaker.

A new leak claims that the internal specs of the iPhone 17 cameras will be the same as those in the iPhone 16 lineup.

A smaller sensor. Apple will use a 48MP 1/1.3-inch sensor for the primary camera of the iPhone 17 Pro, according to the post. This setup includes a 48MP ultrawide angle camera and