Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Max to Remain Best-Selling Model in Early 2024

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro Max will continue to be the best-selling iPhone model in the first half of this year, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

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Writing in his latest industry note on Medium, Kuo said the iPhone 15 Pro Max "will still account for 40–45% of all iPhone 15 shipments in 1H24," which will be "critical" to Taiwanese camera lens supplier Largan's buoyant off-season in the first half of the year.

Apart from being the premium model with the largest display at 6.7-inches, the iPhone 15 Pro Max also features a 5x Telephoto zoom or "tetraprism" lens that is not found in other models. The tetraprism lens in the Pro Max model alone is expected to increase Largan's first half-year revenue by $108.8 to $121.6 million, according to Kuo.

Kuo has repeatedly said he expects the tetraprism lens to expand to both the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max later this year, enabling at least 5x optical zoom and 25x digital zoom on the Telephoto lens of both premium models.

The iPhone 16 Pro is expected to feature a larger 6.3-inch display, compared to the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro. This change would increase the overall size of the device, which would provide additional internal space for a tetraprism lens.

According to a report by The Elec, Apple will add LG Innotek as another supplier of the folded zoom module used in the technology, in an attempt to secure production yields for the increased number of units required.

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SmugMaverick Avatar
16 months ago
And thus apple will continue to upsell to this stupid fat lump of a phone for the best features.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dustin_ Avatar
16 months ago
how are people carrying these giant, heavy slabs around all day long?
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Seanm87 Avatar
16 months ago
But macrumours told me everyone wants small phones?
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Fried_Gold Avatar
16 months ago
Latest iPhone is best selling model 4 months after it came out, news at 10.
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citysnaps Avatar
16 months ago

Yes, the creative control provided by more expense dedicated cameras is overrated. And dedicated cameras are harder to use. iPhone does all the work!
Nope.

The photographer (with his/her life experiences, the ability to read the quality of light, ability to compose, recognizing potential narratives, and on and on) does all the work, producing compelling photographs that connect with viewers.
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Radeon85 Avatar
16 months ago
Just goes to show how much of a minority the mini iPhone is. The modern phone is a mobile consumption device and people want to look at that on a large screen, not a postage stamp.
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