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TheiPhone 15andiPhone 15 Plushave no telephoto lens, but support 2x optical zoom by cropping the main sensor.
In both cases, this is less than the 30x digital zoom on my six-year-old Huawei.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra boasts 100x Space Zoom backed by a 50MP periscope lens
Chinese manufacturer Vivo seems to be coming for the top spot in zoom capability though.
This is called interpolation, and it can result in blurry or unclear images at very high zoom levels.
Manufacturers are keen to improve the zoom capabilities of phone cameras through intelligent software and AI.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra boasts 100x Space Zoom backed by a 50MP periscope lens
Alternatively, Samsungs Space Zoom uses AI to create composites of multiple images at extreme distances.
Other parts of a phones camera system are crucial to support a long digital zoom, too.
Why hasnt Apple caught up?
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra boasts 100x Space Zoom backed by a 50MP periscope lens
However, its typical of Apple to simply not overstep.
Still, when it comes to digital zoom, I think its time that Apple sped up a little.
