Apple Hopes To One-Up Samsung With The iPhone 15 Pro Max’s Periscope Lens – SlashGear

There is no denying that most reports centered around the iPhone 15 series fall into the category of unsubstantiated rumors. However, one of the major changes coming to the iPhone 15 series has already been confirmed by Apple. These devices will be the first ones from the company to feature a USB-C port, a change that Apple had to make to avoid legal complications in the EU.

Previously, we have also discussed the possibility of Apple making some changes to the physical aspects of the iPhone 15 series. These changes include the likelihood of Apple adopting a curved design for the device’s edges, thereby making the handsets more comfortable in our palms. Apple is also working to make the bezels of the iPhone 15 lineup thinner than its existing devices. In addition, the presence of the periscope lens will almost certainly affect the design of the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s camera island, which is expected to grow in size. It is also given that the periscope lens would help Apple compete against Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra, which features a very good telephoto camera.

We also expect the Pro-level iPhone 15 models to use Apple’s next-generation A17 Bionic chipset, which is likely to be based on TSMC’s latest 3nm manufacturing process. It would be interesting to see whether Apple continues with its new-found strategy of using older chipsets on its lower-priced models, which would mean that the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Plus could use the existing A16 processors.