If you're wondering why the zoom on the iPhone 15 Pro Max looks beautiful, it's because of the tetraprism lens that uses a folded glass structure to reflect light repeatedly. iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 17 are said to continue to use this camera technology. The difference is, the iPhone 17 Pro Max will use three 48MP sensors.
This 48MP sensor is 1/2.6" in size, an upgrade over the sensor on the iPhone 16 Pro with a 1/3.1" 12MP sensor. For now it is still uncertain if both iPhone 17 Pro will receive this new sensor or only the Pro Max. Apple also wants to optimize the 48MP camera to be suitable for recording 3D spatial video. Zoom support is also expected to be better. Let's all look forward to more information about the iPhone 17 after the iPhone 16 is launched later.