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iPhone 17 Pro rumors say telephoto camera could get bigger upgrade than we thought


The new 48MP telephoto camera on the Apple's iPhone 17 Pro could get a huge improvement for portrait photos

A 3.5x zoom is equivalent to an 85mm focal length, which is oftentimes preferred by photographers for taking portraits of people, objects, and scenes. It’s smack in the middle of 2x and 5x, the two zoom settings the iPhone 16 Pro offers now, so it’ll still crop in a bit more than usual but give you more of the scene in a single photo. He’s been reporting on the latest consumer technology since 2015, with his work featured on CNN Underscored, ZDNET, How-To Geek, XDA, TheStreet, and more.

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