Answer Which phones have optical zoom?
29 of the 55 phones list a dedicated telephoto lens, with optical zoom from 3x to 5x where the maker prints the factor (3 do not print it). 9 offer a zoom that is a crop from the main sensor, by the maker’s own description, and 17 have no telephoto listed on file. Main-sensor resolution is published for 54: 7 at 200 MP, 1 at 64 MP, 26 at 50 MP, 16 at 48 MP and 4 at 12 MP.
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Dedicated telephoto lens, highest optical zoom first29
The optical factor is read from the maker’s own description, printed beside it; where the maker prints none, the row says so and sits last.
| Phone | Optical zoom | Telephoto, as the maker describes it |
|---|---|---|
| Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold | 5x | 10.8MP dual PD telephoto, f/3.1, 5x optical zoom, 1/3.2" sensor, OIS Official |
| Google Pixel 10 | 5x | 10.8MP Dual PD telephoto, 5x optical zoom, f/3.1, OIS Official |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | 5x | 50MP Telephoto 5x optical zoom f/3.4; 10MP Telephoto 3x optical zoom f/2.4 Official |
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro | 5x | 12MP 5x Telephoto, 120mm, f/2.8, tetraprism, 3D sensor-shift OIS; Fusion also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto 48mm f/1.78 Official |
| Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold | 5x | 10.8MP dual PD telephoto, f/3.1, 5x optical zoom, 1/3.2" sensor Official |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | 5x | 50MP Telephoto 5x optical zoom f/3.4; 10MP Telephoto 3x optical zoom f/2.4 Official |
| Apple iPhone 18 Pro | 4x | 48MP Fusion Telephoto, 100mm (4x), f/2.8, 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilisation Official |
| Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max | 4x | 48MP Fusion Telephoto, 100mm (4x), f/2.8, 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilisation Official |
| Apple iPhone 17 Pro | 4x | 48MP Fusion Telephoto, 100mm (4x), f/2.8, tetraprism, 3D sensor-shift OIS; also enables 12MP optical-quality 8x Telephoto 200mm f/2.8 Official |
| Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max | 4x | 48MP Fusion Telephoto, 100mm (4x), f/2.8, tetraprism, 3D sensor-shift OIS; also enables 12MP optical-quality 8x Telephoto 200mm f/2.8 Official |
| Huawei Mate X6 | 4x | 48MP telephoto macro, f/3.0, RYYB, OIS, 4x optical zoom (90 mm equivalent) Official |
| Nothing Phone (4a) | 3.5x | 50 MP periscope, f/2.88, 1/2.75", 3.5x optical zoom, 7x in-sensor zoom, 70x ultra zoom, OIS & EIS, PDAF Official |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro | 3.5x | 50 MP periscope, f/2.88, 1/2.75", 3.5x optical zoom, 7x in-sensor zoom, 140x ultra zoom, OIS & EIS, PDAF Official |
| Honor Magic V3 | 3.5x | 50MP periscope telephoto, 3.5x optical zoom, 1/2.51-inch sensor, f/3.0 Official |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | 3x | 10MP Telephoto, f/2.4, FOV 36°, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom Official |
| Samsung Galaxy S26 | 3x | 10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4 Official |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 | 3x | 10MP Telephoto, f/2.4, FOV 36°, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom Official |
| Nothing Phone (3) | 3x | 50 MP periscope, f/2.68, 1/2.75", 3x optical zoom, 6x in-sensor zoom, 60x ultra zoom, OIS & EIS, autofocus Official |
| Nothing Phone (3a) Pro | 3x | 50 MP periscope, f/2.6, 70mm, 1/1.95", 3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF 3rd partyNothing's UK product copy names a periscope lens and 60x ultra zoom but does not print the optical format. GSMArena lists 3x optical zoom. |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | 3x | 10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4 Official |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 | 3x | 10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4 Official |
| OnePlus Open | 3x | 64MP OV64B, 3x optical zoom, 6x in-sensor zoom, 1/2", f/2.6, AF, OIS Official |
| Apple iPhone 15 Pro | 3x | 12MP 3x Telephoto, 77mm, f/2.8, optical image stabilisation; also 12MP 2x Telephoto 48mm f/1.78 enabled by quad-pixel sensor OfficialThe dedicated telephoto module on iPhone 15 Pro is 3x (77mm). The 2x lens is a crop from the 48MP Main, not a separate module. |
| Samsung Galaxy S23 | 3x | 10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4 Official |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 | 3x | 10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, OIS, f/2.4 Official |
| Samsung Galaxy S21 | 3x | 64MP Telephoto, Hybrid Optic 3X, OIS, f/2.0 Official |
| Xiaomi 17T | not printed | Leica 50 MP periscope, f/3.0, 115mm equivalent, OIS Official |
| Honor Magic V5 | not printed | 64MP Ultra Sensing periscope telephoto OfficialHonor UK names the 64MP periscope; it does not print the optical-zoom factor on the UK product page. |
| Nothing Phone (3a) | not printed | 50 MP telescope, f/2.0, 50 mm, 1/2.75", 49.5° FOV, 4x in-sensor zoom, 30x ultra zoom, autofocus, EIS Official |
Zoom by cropping the main sensor9
No separate telephoto module: the maker describes the zoom as taken from the main camera’s sensor.
| Phone | As the maker describes it |
|---|---|
| Apple iPhone Duo | No dedicated telephoto lens; 12MP optical-quality 2x (52mm) crop from the 48MP Fusion Main Official |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 | No dedicated telephoto lens; 2x optical-quality zoom from the 50MP Adaptive Pixel wide camera Official |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 | No dedicated telephoto lens; 2x optical-quality zoom from the 50MP Adaptive Pixel wide camera OfficialSamsung lists Optical quality Zoom 2x (Enabled by Adaptive Pixel sensor), Digital Zoom up to 10x. Dual rear cameras only. |
| Apple iPhone 17 | 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main) OfficialNot a separate telephoto module. Apple describes it as 'Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto' from the 48MP Fusion Main. |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE | No dedicated telephoto lens; 2x optical-quality zoom from the 50MP Adaptive Pixel wide camera Official |
| Motorola razr 60 ultra | No dedicated telephoto lens OfficialMotorola lists a dual rear setup: 50MP main and 50MP ultrawide + macro. The UK hardware guide names those two rear cameras only. |
| Apple iPhone 16e | 12MP 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main) OfficialNot a separate telephoto module. Apple describes it as 'Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto' from the 48MP Fusion Main. |
| Apple iPhone 16 | 12MP 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main) OfficialNot a separate telephoto module. Apple describes it as 'Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto' from the 48MP Fusion Main. |
| Apple iPhone 15 | 12MP 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by quad-pixel sensor) OfficialNot a separate telephoto module. Apple describes it as '12MP 2x Telephoto (enabled by quad-pixel sensor)'. |
No telephoto listed on file for:
Main camera: megapixels and sensor size54
Ordered by megapixels, most first. More megapixels is not a larger sensor: the sensor size, where published, is beside it (the smaller the number after the slash, the larger the sensor).
No main-camera resolution on file for:
How we know
Camera descriptions are the maker’s UK spec page, quoted and linked on each row; sensor sizes are the maker’s or GSMArena’s, as the chip says.