The iPhone SE was a budget version that got lost in the period between the iPhone 6's success and the Phone 7's introduction. Its camera featured no upgrades on the 6s and 6s Plus.

The camera specs have come a long way in that time, too. The iPhone 6 camera had only 8 megapixels, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max camera has a whopping 48MP paired with a 12MP telephoto lens and a ...