Posted by Before the iPhone 13 showed up, there was a lot of theory that Apple would at long last trench the indent.
The sensor lodging including the selfie camera and Face ID sensor had been around since the iPhone X. Practically every other significant telephone creator had since taken on an opening punch plan.
Before the iPhone 13 showed up, there was a lot of theory that Apple would at long last trench the indent. The sensor lodging including the selfie camera and Face ID sensor had been around since the iPhone X. Practically every other significant telephone creator had since taken on an opening punch plan.
But even as the rest of the industry moved on, Apple stuck to its guns. Sure, the notch is smaller on the iPhone 13 models, but it is still very much there. 2022 may spell the death of the notch, though, as new reports suggest that Apple is bringing a brand new design to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.
Initially, rumors pointed to a hole-punch display similar to what we have seen from Android vendors in recent years. Presumably, Apple would have found a way to place the Face ID components under the screen, and the selfie camera would be visible through the cutout.
Then, last September, Twitter user ShrimpApplePro shared an intriguing image of an iPhone display with two cutouts. One was circular and the other was pill-shaped.
The camera would be placed inside the circular cutout, and the Face ID system would be in the pill. At the time, we did not think much of the leak, but this week, a reliable source confirmed the legitimacy of the photo.
According to Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will feature the “hole + pill” design from the leaked photo:
In a follow-up tweet, Young added that the hole will likely be for the dot projector. Meanwhile, the pill will contain the selfie and IR cameras. There was some speculation that Apple would be able to hide at least some of the sensors underneath the display. It is still early enough for rumors to change, but for now, the consensus is that this will be the new look for at least a generation.
At first glance, the evolution of the notch might not look like much of an upgrade. Though more of the display is visible, there is now a weird sliver of screen between the two cutouts. The good news is that an OLED display makes this issue easy to fix, as Max Weinbach notes:
Personally, I still think the notch is an eyesore, even if I have gotten used to it after owning an iPhone 11 for over two years. I have no doubt that iPhone owners would adapt to the double cutout design relatively quickly as well. Plus, as Young and others have noted, it would help the iPhone to stand out in an increasingly crowded field.
Until Apple has the technology to put the camera and Face ID sensors beneath the display, it will continue to set its phone design apart from its biggest rivals. The iPhone 14 picture will get clearer as we get closer to fall.