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charlesn said:

HIGHLY unlikely bordering on impossible that we'll get the zoom that's described. There's just nothing to indicate that Apple or anyone else is at the point where a zoom lens with moving optical elements to provide true optical zoom is possible within the confines of a smartphone

Sony already has a phone with a moving optical zoom and other are coming. There is also the Liquid lens focusing system that allows for a variable optical zoom.

https://www.digit.in/features/mobile-phones/8-best-periscope-telephoto-camera-phones-for-optical-zoom-in-2024.html

There were rumors the iPhone 12 Max Pro would have one of these, but it did not make the cut. It's been 2 year since then, so it's not unreasonable that it's finally coming