TECH NEWS – The Cupertino-based company may be introducing a move in the more expensive models of this year’s iPhone lineup that could benefit vloggers.

A leaker claims that the iPhone 17 Pro models will be able to record up to 8K video. This would be a significant improvement over the current 4K video recording of the iPhone 16 model line. Apple has always been at the forefront of video recording on smartphones, so it would not be a mistake to assume that the company is looking to take it to the next level with the 2025 devices.

The 8K capable iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max was reported by Fixed Focus Digital on Weibo (the Chinese equivalent of Twitter). According to them, this will be a phone worth waiting for. Last year we heard that Apple was testing 8K resolution support on two models of the iPhone 16 Pro, but then somehow it didn’t make it to the devices, presumably due to hardware limitations, but that could change this year. The main camera and ultra-wide camera on the iPhone 16 Pro models are both 48 megapixels, while the telephoto camera is only 12 megapixels. Since you need 33 megapixels to record 8K video, it can be assumed that the main and ultra-wide lenses were capable of recording higher-resolution video, but the feature may have been canceled due to the lack of a 48-megapixel telephoto lens.

Earlier, rumors had it that Apple was planning to use an improved telephoto camera with a 48-megapixel sensor in the iPhone 17 Pro models, and if the company does indeed take such a step, the smartphones will be capable of recording 8K videos. Don’t forget the competition. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and the Google Pixel 9 Pro can do the same, although the latter uses artificial intelligence-based upscaling.

Although content creators prefer 4K, shooting ultra-wide video gives them more editing options while maintaining the quality of the footage. Ever since Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman mentioned the iPhone 17 Pro’s “video tuning” in February, Apple may really be moving in the direction of vloggers. There’s already Action mode, LOG video, Cinematic mode and Dolby video recording.

But none of this is official yet!

Source: WCCFTech