It is unclear from the report whether only the iPhone 17 Pro Max will have the upgraded quad reflector prism camera.

If this is the exclusive configuration of this model, then the subsequent iPhone 18 Pro series two models are also expected to get this feature in 2026.
At the same time, the upgraded quadruple reflection prism camera requires a completely new design of the prism, which requires a shorter appearance to reduce the height of the camera. As a result, the overall size of subsequent iPhone models is also expected to change.

Even longer after 2027, Apple is expected to bring continuous upgrades to the image capabilities of the iPhone 19 series.
According to the news, the iPhone 19 series will be a further upgrade for the quadruple reflector prism camera, which is higher than the iPhone 17 series and iPhone 18 series, and will support higher optical zoom.

According to the current information, the iPhone series in the next few years will continue to upgrade the image capability. At that time, how will the iPhone's image shooting capability perform

Among these models, the iPhone 16 series that will arrive this year has already exposed a lot of product information.
Data show that Apple has used different chip loading schemes for different models in the recent generations of iPhone products. This is expected to change with this year's iPhone 16.

According to the latest leaks, Apple's backend shows that it plans to release four iPhone 16 models this year, and these devices will all use the same A-Series chip.
It is reported that new models unrelated to existing iphones are mentioned in Apple's back-end code, and these numbers use the numbering scheme of Apple's flagship devices.
The phones all start with the same number, suggesting that Apple plans to use the same chip for them.
However, although the existing leaks are pointing to the four iPhone 16 will use the new A18 chip, Apple may still distinguish between the standard model and the Pro model, and name the chip A18 and A18 Pro respectively.