Apple could be working on a camera with up to 10x optical zoom – but we might be waiting until the iPhone 14 to see it. 

This leak comes from South Korean site The Elec, who has reported that Apple is working on a folded zoom-style camera for 2022.

Folded zoom – or periscope zoom – is a type of telephoto camera that maintains a slim design by absorbing light into the image sensor and bending it horizontally, rather than stacking the components vertically.
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