The iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple’s first model to offer a 5x optical zoom upgrade, but just like the tech firm has done on previous occasions, the hardware details remained obscured for a few days. Fortunately, we have learned that most of the cameras used on the company’s top-end flagship have been re-used from last year’s iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max only uses a different periscope zoom and LiDAR camera this year
The CMOS information surrounding the iPhone 15 Pro Max was uploaded to Weibo by an individual named ‘肥威.’ Revegnus stumbled across these findings and shared them on X, revealing that the 6.7-inch iPhone only uses a different periscope and LiDAR camera. Unsurprisingly, all the sensors have been sourced from Sony, with the primary 48MP being the same IMX803 as the one present on the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
It appears that the rumors are somewhat on track when they claimed earlier that Apple will use the IMX903 on the iPhone 16 Pro Max next year. The ultra-wide angle unit, the IMX633, also remains unchanged, while the telephoto camera is the IMX913 and the first of the two new sensors introduced this year. As for the LiDAR sensor, Apple decided to kick things up a notch and incorporate the IMX591, whereas last year, the technology giant used the IMX590.
The company did not highlight the significance of this change, though we should see it when more comparisons come forth. As for the selfie camera, Apple used the same IMX714 as the one on the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Given the costs associated with bringing an entirely new sensor each year, it is understandable why Apple decided to re-purpose some of the same optics hardware used on the previous generation.
Assuming we would get new hardware annually, customers would likely have to pay more than the $1,199 asking price of the flagship, and in case you forget, it is already $100 more expensive than its predecessor. Instead, Apple has focused on the software side of things, bringing in better computational results. Google has followed the same practice for years with its Pixel series, and not many people appear to complain about the image quality from those handsets, but it is still something that we believe should be brought to the reader’s attention.
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