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Optical zoom: typical values for phones

Half of phones in the catalog have optical zoom below 3×, and 80% fall between 2× and 5× (686 models with data).

Median3×
Median 20263.5×
Typical range2× – 5×
Models686
Distribution

How optical zoom is distributed

0541081612151.52.53.54.55.56.57.51.5–2: 142–2.5: 1782.5–3: 463–3.5: 2153.5–4: 844–4.5: 294.5–5: 15–5.5: 935.5–6: 36–6.5: 56.5–7: 07–7.5: 27.5–8: 16Median 3×
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Optical zoom2×2×3×3.5×5×

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median optical zoom by year

0×1×2×3×4×201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest optical zoom

1 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung · 2023
Galaxy S23 Ultra
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Gen 25,000 mAh200 MP
10×
9.2
2 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Samsung · 2022
Galaxy S22 Ultra
6.8″Exynos 22005,000 mAh108 MP
10×
9.3
3 OPPO Find X9 Ultra
OPPO · 2026
Find X9 Ultra
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 57,050 mAh200 MP
10×
9.7
4 Samsung Galaxy A14 LTE
Samsung · 2023
Galaxy A14 LTE
6.6″Helio G855,000 mAh50 MP
10×
7.0
5 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
Samsung · 2022
Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
6.8″Exynos 22005,000 mAh108 MP
10×
9.2
6 Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Huawei · 2025
Pura 80 Ultra
6.8″Kirin 90205,170 mAh50 MP
9.4×
9.2
7 Motorola Moto G54 5G
Motorola · 2023
Moto G54 5G
6.5″Dimensity 70205,000 mAh50 MP
8×
7.4
8 Motorola Moto G54 Power
Motorola · 2023
Moto G54 Power
6.5″Dimensity 70206,000 mAh50 MP
8×
7.4
9 Motorola Moto G73 5G
Motorola · 2022
Moto G73 5G
6.5″Dimensity 9305,000 mAh50 MP
8×
7.5
10 Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sony · 2025
Xperia 1 VII
6.5″Snapdragon 8 Elite5,000 mAh48 MP
7.1×
9.1
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