- iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max may have a smaller camera sensor
- However, an increase in the number of megapixels is also expected.
- The changes may not greatly affect the quality of the photos.
The expected launch may still be about eight months away, but we’re already hearing numerous leaks and rumors around Apple iPhone 17 – and the latest news from people in the know suggests that the cameras on the Pro and Pro Max models could be getting both a downgrade and an upgrade.
According to a recognized tipster Digital chat station (by using McRumors), the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature a 48+48+48MP triple-lens camera on the back—a jump in megapixels over the 48MP+48MP+12MP triple-lens camera on the back. iPhone 16 pro And iPhone 16 pro max.
This is an upgrade, but the downgrade is that the main 48-megapixel camera is expected to use a 1/1.3-inch sensor rather than a 1/1.28-inch sensor—a slight downsizing in size. Generally speaking, the larger the sensor, the better, as it can capture more light and more detail in what you’re photographing.
There have actually been rumors that the telephoto lens will receive an upgrade from 12MP to 48MP. since last yearbut this is the first time we are hearing about a main camera with a smaller sensor size.
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As for how much difference changes in sensor size and megapixel resolution will make, it’s hard to say, especially since modern phones apply so much image processing to photos and videos after they’ve been taken. The actual capturing equipment is only partly responsible for the quality of the image and clip.
If the main camera sensors are on iPhone 17 pro And iPhone 17 pro max will indeed be smaller, this could free up space for other components – for example, a larger battery or a more powerful communications chipset (such a rumor that the 2025 iPhone will be the first to use Apple– Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip is made).
This particular rumor doesn’t say anything about what might happen to the standard iPhone 17’s cameras. iPhone 16 review will tell you the current model and iPhone 16 plus use a 48+12 MP dual camera on the back – and perhaps there will be changes here too.
You might even want to wait until 2026 and the iPhone 18: there were conversations that the phone will have variable aperture on the Pro and Pro Max models’ cameras, meaning better low-light photos and more control over depth of field.