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TL;DR
- A distinguished Apple leaker says the fabled “iPhone 15 Extremely” rebranding gained’t occur.
- As a substitute, Apple will possible follow the Professional Max branding for its top-end iPhone.
- Curiously, the leaker neglects to make use of the time period “periscope zoom” for the iPhone 15 Professional Max. Perhaps that’s not taking place, both?
With regards to Apple-related leaks, few can dispute the accuracy of Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Right now, Gurman penned a abstract article giving all the most recent particulars on what to anticipate from the “Wonderlust” occasion Apple will maintain on September 12, 2023, at 10:00 AM PT. This occasion will see the launch of the iPhone 15 collection.
In this text, Gurman shoots down probably the most distinguished rumors associated to the brand new iPhones: that the iPhone 15 Professional Max can be rebranded because the “iPhone 15 Extremely.” Gurman definitively says that Apple won’t do that. Given Gurman’s reliability, we’re inclined to consider him.
We’re shocked by this, although, contemplating how a lot sense it could make to rebrand the top-end iPhone 15. The Apple Watch Extremely is the top-end Apple Watch, and the M2 Extremely is the top-end Apple silicon. Why not have the iPhone 15 Extremely be the top-end iPhone?
Regardless, in the event you’re trying ahead to the subsequent slate of iPhones, the naming scheme ought to keep the identical this yr. For the document, we anticipate there to be an iPhone 15, a barely bigger model of that within the iPhone 15 Plus, the iPhone 15 Professional, and the bigger and extra highly effective iPhone 15 Professional Max.
No iPhone 15 Extremely, and perhaps no periscope zoom?
Curiously, the phrase “periscope” doesn’t seem wherever in Gurman’s piece. He does clarify that the iPhone 15 Professional Max may have “an up to date telephoto system.” It is going to be able to optically zooming as excessive as 6x. Nonetheless, his reluctance to make use of the phrase “periscope” to explain this technique leaves us questioning if perhaps the Professional Max mannequin gained’t have this expertise.
The finest Android digicam telephones — together with the Galaxy S23 Extremely and Pixel 7 Professional — have periscope zoom lenses. This expertise bodily strikes a lens to create lossless zoom at numerous lengths. The benefit right here is crisper footage, even when your topic is way away. iPhones have by no means had this expertise, regardless of Android telephones utilizing it efficiently for years. If the iPhone 15 Professional Max doesn’t have it — particularly with all of the rumors saying it’ll — that will be fairly unusual.
In fact, this might simply be a semantic oversight by Gurman. Both means, we’ll discover out every thing subsequent week.
