As per previous revelations, Apple plans to cancel the notch design that has been used since the iPhone X in some iPhone 14 models launched this year, of which the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will use similar Pill-shaped or exclamation-mark-shaped punch-hole design to accommodate the TrueDepth component and front lens.
DSCC analyst @Ross Young today reiterated his expectations for the iPhone 14 lineup and shed some light on the road ahead. According to Young, the pill-shaped Face ID hole + camera hole combination will be about the same width as the current bangs, but it will definitely save some pixels on top.
After implementing the new design in the iPhone 14 Pro models, Young believes that Apple will expand this design to the entire iPhone 15 series in 2023, and even bring this type of look to the lower-cost iPhone 15.
Young said the punch hole in 2023 will likely be smaller than in 2022, freeing up more display space. Young said that the punch hole size in the iPhone 14 is expected to be 5.631 mm, which leaves some room for shrinking next year.
Apple is said to have plans to eventually replace Face ID with an under-screen camera so that the hardware side can avoid the notch, but the technology is clearly not going to appear on the 2023 iPhones.
It really required a panel redesign to get Face ID to work with high precision, wrote Young. Perhaps the most critical area is to replace the traditional Yb/MgAg cathode on top of the OLED stack, which is not very transmissive in the IR region.
Foreign media have learned that the off-screen version of Face ID is unlikely to meet the time of mass production in 2023, some of which may be related to coordination between the display and sensor teams; and at least two Apple suppliers must also have mass production. ability.
Young also provided information on the iPhone display roadmap from 2024 to 2027, but unfortunately, it requires a subscription to DSCC’s Weekly Review, which is quite expensive.