The iPhone 15 Pro sticks with a 12-megapixel telephoto that affords up to 3x optical zoom, but the 15 Pro Max quite literally zooms past it with 5x optical and up to 25x from a custom ...

So let me break it down. The first part relates to the 5x optical zoom lens in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Such a focal length, which equates to 120mm, typically would require physical distance to ...

The iPhone 15 Pro Max is the first to feature a brand new tetra-prism lens that provides dramatically improved optical zoom (up to 5x) which is much less distorted than digital zoom. All iPhone 15 ...

This larger version of the iPhone 15 Pro has a larger display and battery, plus an upgraded telephoto camera offering 5x zoom. Other features are similar, including a titanium body, A17 Pro chip ...

which offers reduced zoom range vs the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s 5x telephoto. The Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL maintain better feature parity by delivering the same focal length and image sensor.