Apple's iPhone Duo foldable has two 48-megapixel rear cameras, a main and an ultrawide, but lacks the dedicated telephoto camera found on the iPhone 18 Pro. Both phones can crop into their 48MP sensors for 2x zoom, but only the 18 Pro offers up to 8x 'optical quality' zoom via its 4x telephoto lens. The Duo also omits variable aperture, another headline feature of the 18 Pro, relying instead on a fixed aperture like earlier iPhones.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-13
Amazon is selling the REDTIGER ZP1 Telephoto and Wide Dash Cam for $165.98, down from its $239.99 list price, a discount of $74 that matches its lowest recorded price. The deal requires an active Amazon Prime membership, which shoppers can obtain through a free 30-day trial.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-07
Leakers Digital Chat Station and Ice Universe report that Huawei's Mate 90 Pro Max will have a special edition variant supporting a detachable external camera accessory. Unlike telephoto extender lenses used on rival phones, this add-on reportedly has its own 1-inch sensor with continuous optical zoom from 24mm to 240mm (1x-10x) and an aperture ranging from f/2.0 to f/4.5.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-29
An Android Authority writer who used the iPhone 17 for nearly a year switched to the Pixel 11 as their main phone for over a month and compared the two. They highlight the Pixel 11's 10.8MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, a feature the iPhone 17 lacks, as the standout advantage, praising its detail, natural colors and low noise, especially in portraits.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-28
OnePlus has officially disclosed camera specs for the upcoming OnePlus 16, confirming a 200MP main sensor (a 1/1.4-inch chip paired with an f/1.6 lens), a 50MP ultrawide, a 50MP 3x periscope telephoto now using a larger Sony IMX882 sensor, and a 50MP autofocus selfie camera up from 32MP. The 200MP module also includes an Expert Mode offering film-like color tuning and a 65:24 aspect ratio option.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-24
OPPO has launched the Find X10 Pro Max in China, becoming the first smartphone to pack three separate 200MP camera sensors—a main, ultrawide, and periscope telephoto lens, all with Hasselblad tuning. The phone runs on MediaTek's new Dimensity 9600 Pro chip and houses an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery with 80W wired and 50W wireless charging. Pre-orders are open in China now, with a global release planned later in 2026.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-22
Vivo has unveiled its X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max smartphones in China, with the Pro Max model built around a 200MP ZEISS telephoto camera that can attach to a 400mm-equivalent extender. The phone also supports 17EV dynamic range video capture and 4K recording at 240 frames per second, positioning it as a tool for serious mobile filmmakers. Chinese sales start September 24, though international pricing and release plans haven't been announced yet.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-21
WIRED's review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE finds strong daylight photos, a useful 3X optical zoom telephoto lens, and good 4K/8K video with stabilization features like horizontal lock and My FanCam framing. However, at $700 for the base 128 GB model, the reviewer says it's priced too close to the superior standard S26, which often sells for the same amount with a faster chip, more storage, and a better telephoto camera.
wired.com
· 2026-09-11
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max feature a Main camera with a wider f/1.48 maximum aperture, up from f/1.7 on last year's models. While variable aperture is the marquee addition to the camera system, this fixed aperture upgrade may matter more to everyday users who don't touch the phone's manual Pro controls.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-10
Apple's new foldable, the iPhone Duo, priced above $2,000, comes with just two rear cameras: a 48MP main sensor and a 48MP ultra-wide, both branded 'Fusion' for software-driven versatility. It omits a dedicated telephoto lens and skips the variable aperture feature found on the iPhone 18 Pro, relying instead on cropped shots from its high-resolution main sensor for a '2X optical quality' zoom.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-09
TCL is launching its P80 Series this month, led by the P80 Ultra, which combines a 50MP main camera and a 50MP 3x periscope telephoto lens with a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display peaking at 3,200 nits. TCL positions the device against rivals like the Samsung A57 and Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus, neither of which offers a dedicated telephoto camera, while also including exclusive NXTPAPER screen technology across the Ultra and Pro models.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-05
A new leak from tipster @phonefuturist suggests Samsung's standard Galaxy S27 and S27 Plus could adopt the same 3x telephoto camera system found in the upcoming Galaxy S27 Pro. An earlier ETNews report had pegged that Pro model's zoom lens at 12MP, though the new leak doesn't confirm sensor details for the base models. Samsung is separately said to be testing a 50MP 4x telephoto for the Galaxy S27 Ultra.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-31
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