Apple is gearing up to take on Samsung, and they are ready to level up the playing field with their bold plan for the iPhone 15 Ultra, according to reports.
And it revolves around a huge camera upgrade. The Samsung Galaxy S24 will boast further enhanced ultra zoom capabilities, as it is likely to have two telephoto cameras, and it will improve upon the S23 model which has two teleport cameras. This will allow users to seamlessly navigate between degrees of magnification.
Apple has cottoned onto this, and they could replicate the Samsung Galaxy S24 by providing a significant camera upgrade for the iPhone 15 Ultra which will incorporate a variable zoom lens. Generally speaking, variable optical zoom lenses are extremely rare with mobile devices.
At the moment, the iPhone 14, for example, can only optically zoom up to 3x, so the potential upgrade of any variable zoom lens will be a significant step up for Apple.
The camera upgrade is just one of a series of rumours that have been bandied about in terms of what iPhone users can expect should they purchase the iPhone 15 Ultra. There have been suggestions that the entire iPhone 15 range could lose their mechanical buttons with solid-state buttons to replace them. These buttons would be similar to the ones found on the iPhone 7 and 8.
Within that, the iPhone 15 Ultra could get a multi-use Action button, which would supplant the mute button function, as some people get annoyed by the constant stream of notifications that come through.
Also, there have been murmurings that the lightning port could be scrapped and changed up with a USB-C port for all iPhone 15 models, which has some plausibility.
While the iPhone range has changed considerably over the past decade, Apple products have tried to move with the times, and they are a ubiquitous feature in our everyday lives. They are very versatile products and they serve a purpose for huge swathes of the globe, whether it be paying for goods and doing digital banking, or enjoying mobile games on the go.
Even gamblers have found iPhones to be indispensable, especially when it comes to choosing and spending their time at the finest online slot sites. This includes the likes of Casumo and LeoVegas, who have produced a native app that is well optimized for Apple and Android devices, and both are very responsive in terms of loading gaming pages quickly.
The iPhone 15 Ultra is expected to be released in September, and the rumour mill is fast going into overdrive in terms of specs that users can expect.
If the camera upgrade does materialise, then it could well be a game-changer for Apple.
