A periscope camera uses prisms to bounce light from the lens through a folded-up lens to the image sensor. The camera needs to be folded so that it can fit inside the limited internal space available in a smartphone. Having a periscope lens allows a phone to snap photos using higher optical and digital zoom levels than otherwise possible. Kuo’s tweet contradicts information recently published by The Elec which said that the periscope camera would be available in both the iPhone 16 Ultra/Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro.
Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will offer a periscope camera on the iPhone 15 Ultra and iPhone 16 Ultra models only
Kuo’s tweets say, “Only one/the highest-end model of the new 2H24 iPhone 16 series may have a periscope camera, not the two models of market expectation. It’s detrimental to Largan and Genius since the demand for lens upgrades will fall below expectations…As previously predicted, the highest-end model of the 2H23 new iPhone 15 model (15 Pro Max or 15 Ultra) will adopt the periscope camera. The market expected that adding periscope cameras to more iPhone models would drive demand for lens upgrades in 2023-2024.”
