Apple's foldable iPhone said to skip a telephoto camera
Mark Gurman says early testers are impressed with Apple's foldable iPhone, but its camera setup lacks a telephoto lens, which could cost Apple some sales at its expected price.
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Next iPhone Air said to add an Ultra Wide camera for spring 2027
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that a second-generation iPhone Air in advanced testing adds an Ultra Wide lens next to the Wide camera, in an otherwise unchanged design, for a spring 2027 launch.
iPhone 18 Pro said to be a modest update, but with a variable-aperture camera
Mark Gurman says the iPhone 18 Pro models will be minor tweaks over the 17 Pro, though they will bring a new camera system with a variable aperture.
Apple's first foldable iPhone said to have four cameras
Mark Gurman says Apple's first foldable iPhone will have four cameras: one front camera, one inner camera, and two rear cameras, along with Touch ID instead of Face ID.
M5 iPad Pro said to add a second, portrait-side front camera
Mark Gurman says Apple is adding a second front-facing camera on the portrait edge of the M5 iPad Pro, so FaceTime and selfies work equally well in either orientation.
iPhone 17 Pro's wide camera bar said to match the rest of the phone, not two-tone
Mark Gurman says the iPhone 17 Pro's new Pixel-style camera area will be the same color as the rest of the device, rather than the two-tone look shown in some renders.
Ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air said to keep the Camera Control button
Mark Gurman says the slim iPhone 17 Air will keep the Camera Control button introduced on the iPhone 16 lineup.
iPhone 16 Pro tipped to get a DSLR-style camera button with press-to-focus and swipe-to-zoom
Mark Gurman says the iPhone 16 Pro models will get a new camera control on the right side that works like a DSLR shutter: a light press triggers autofocus, a harder press takes the picture, and swiping along it zooms while shooting photos and video.
iPhone 16's new button said to be for recording video
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the iPhone 16 models will add a new dedicated button for taking video, giving the rumored Capture Button its first confirmed purpose.