- The iPhone 17 Pro is again supposed to obtain an 8K video recording
- A number of Android phones already offer functionality
- He is likely to have a niche call compared to other video upgrades
With the launch of the iPhone 17 Pro now at around six months old, the rumor mill is overdrive. But while recent speculation has focused on an insufficient overhaul for the flagship phone, the most interesting rumors predict the camera upgrades – including 8K video recording.
As Bgr pointed out, the Chinese leakage runaway home – which has a reasonably solid history of Apple leaks on Weibo – predicted that the next pro iPhones will obtain the possibility of shooting an 8K video.
It is not exactly a bizarre or unrealistic prediction. A number of Android phones, from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, can already be drawn in 8k / 30fps. The ability to shoot in 8K also landed on the Samsung Galaxy S20 in 2020.
The rumor is also aligned with the latest rumors of iPhone 17 pro camera, which predict a new 48 MP sensor for its telephoto lens. This would mean that its three cameras would have the necessary resolution to draw 8K (which generally means 7680 x 4320 images).
But even if the iPhone 17 Pro has obtained an 8K video upgrade, it would probably be a niche feature. Although this resolution can sometimes prove useful if you need to reconstruct a scene during the editing, other factors such as the quality of the bit rate and the quality of the objective (always a limitation of smartphones) will be enticing the overall quality of the image – and will probably make filming in 4K modes the most sensitive option.
However, although the iPhone is already impressive of video cameras, there are some new features which, I think, would be more useful than 8K on the iPhone 17 Pro.
iPhone 17 pro: 3 video features I want to see
1. Open video recording
Although iPhones have historically have sensors with 4: 3 appearance reports, they generally used a 16: 9 harvest for video recording. The video recording supposedly “ open gate ” means being able to use the whole width and height of the sensor, you therefore throw no details – and it would be great to see this as an option on the iPhone 17 pro.
This would allow you to choose different aspect reports – for example, the filming of the square video – while using the entire sensor. It would be more at high processor intensity, but I am sure that an A19 Pro could manage it. Even relatively affordable cameras such as Fujifilm X-M5 now offer an optional open gate recording for social content creators.
This is already possible on certain iPhones with applications like Pearla, but it would be good to see it coming on the default camera application or the final cut camera without subscription.
2. A larger telephoto lens sensor
Most of the iPhone’s video shooters stick to the main target of 24 mm, because it is the only one to have enough for anything beyond chat or family videos. This is mainly due to its relatively large 1/1.29 inch sensor, so I hope that the 17 Pro gets a much larger telephoto lens sensor than its current (and aging) offer of 1/3 inch.
Currently, the latest rumors predict that the 17 pro telephoto lens camera will obtain a boosted resolution of 48 MP, but the size of the sensor is less clear. He would not need to match the main camera, but the 50MP telephoto lens of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a 1 / 2.52 inch sensor – so something in this stage would make a big difference for video and fixed images. This could even make telephoto a type of practical B-Came for the cut scenes.
3. A nano-texture screen option
Okay, it is not strictly a video feature, but it would be a great option for video shooters. Apple now offers you a nano -texture screen option on everything, from the iPad Pro M4 to MacBook Pro M4 to help reduce reflections and reflections – so why not offer an option similar to its professional iPhones?
Since the only viewfinder of the iPhone is its screen and the video is often turned outside in the brightness of the sun, it would offer advantages both for recording and reading. Admittedly, you can already get there halfway with a matt screen protector, but Apple could go far beyond with a new type of display technology.
We have seen patents and rumors suggesting that Apple works on Tech display with an “element of rejection of ambient light” before, so maybe it could be ready for the iPhone 17 Pro. If Apple wants to present it as the ultimate phone for video creators, it would be an upgrade of the quality of life more useful than 8K resolution.
