The iPhone 15 Pro upgrade is the reason you'll be able to retire your DSLR camera for good.

According to a credible analyst, Apple's iPhone 15 Pro, which will be released in 2023, will include a periscope lens.

The iPhone 15 Pro upgrade is the reason you'll be able to retire your DSLR camera for good.
The iPhone 15 Pro

Nobody has ever mentioned that the iPhone 13 Pro's cameras aren't all that great. Apple has combined three powerful lenses, as well as a slew of software wizardry, to create the best smartphone camera on the market.

But technology is always improving, and Apple is planning something big: the iPhone 15 Pro, due out in 2023, will include a periscope lens with up to 10x optical zoom. According to analyst Jeff Hu (via MacRumors).

So, DSLRs, take note: Apple is vying for the photography throne.

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According to Hu, the periscope camera system – which uses angled mirrors to reflect light into the camera sensor – would offer significant advantages over the current (already excellent) three-lens system on the iPhone 13 Pro, which offers up to 3x optical zoom (or 6x depending on how you count it).

A proper zoom lens has long been one of T3's wishes for the new iPhones, and it's encouraging to see Apple getting closer to making it a reality. Rumours about the inclusion of a periscope lens have also been circulating for some time, indicating that this prediction has legs.

Other smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and Huawei's P40 Pro+, already include a periscope lens with 10x optical zoom.

While the iPhone 15 series is still more than a year away, here's what Apple has planned for 2022.