Fresh tips from Andrew Oโ€™Hara reveal the upcoming iPhone 15 Ultra โ€“ the high-end variant of the iPhone 15 Series, to have a 10x zoom via its periscopic telephoto lens.

While itโ€™s unclear whether itโ€™ll be a dedicated 10x lens or use a sensor crop for 10x zoom, this could still put the iPhone 15 Ultra in line with Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, where its zoom is considered a god mode for mobile photographers.

Zooming on iPhone 15 Ultra

Several rumours have suggested the high-end model of the iPhone 15 Series to be called Ultra, but we canโ€™t rely on them until Apple says so. Yet, rumours of such pour in to reiterate the high-end variant of Appleโ€™s upcoming series to be called Ultra.

Now, a fresh saying from Apple Insiderโ€™s Andrew Oโ€™Hara says the iPhone 15 Ultra will have a periscopic telephoto lens that supports up to 10x zoom! This puts the handset in indirect competition against Samsungโ€™s Galaxy S23 Ultra, which has one of the best zooming capabilities in Android phones.

Well, itโ€™s unknown whether the purported 10x zoom will be of the dedicated lens or a sensory crop for 10x zoom, but we assume itโ€™ll have a variable zoom lens for two different zooms.

This aside, other rumours regarding the iPhone 15 Ultra note the handset has a brighter display, a larger 6.7โ€ณ screen and a bigger battery to distinguish it from its Pro counterparts.

Other leaks suggest the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Ultra have a titanium frame, an Action Button instead of the mute switch, and run on a 3nm-based A17 Bionic chip.

Further, these premium models are expected to have slimmer bezels and new camera lenses, bumping the base storage to 256GB and 8GB of RAM.