When Apple delivers its iPhone 15 series of smartphones this fall it better not fail to deliver what has become for me the single most important smartphone feature: a periscope optical zoom lens. Because without it, I don't see how the latest iPhone can join our list of best smartphones.
Samsung has been lauded and pilloried for its industry-leading Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra zoom capabilities. On the minus side is a powerful 100x Space Zoom that may be doing a little too much AI magic to create images instead of capturing photos of the real thing. On the plus side is a true 10x optical zoom 10MP camera. It uses pericope lens technology to capture true photos of distant objects and people.
