A future iPhone upgrade that introduces an under-screen camera for Face ID to the iPhone may not arrive until 2024, and the prediction for the “iPhone 16” could be a clear and full display, one analyst said. Current rumors of an “iPhone 14 Pro” model have Apple considering getting rid of its infamous bangs.
In a tweet, however, Tianfeng Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo argued that the bangs and their replacements could be eliminated by the under-display version in future models. In response to a March 30 tweet from DSCC analyst Ross Young predicting that the iPhone 16 will feature under-display Face ID, Ming-Chi Kuo made the same prediction on Saturday morning: “Under-display Face ID Coming in 2024 (iPhone 16).”
As for why the concept appeared in that particular model, Ming-Chi Kuo added that “this timing is not so much a technical issue as it is a marketing purpose”. Ming-Chi Kuo didn’t elaborate, but it’s likely related to the expected bangs replacement.
My prediction is the same – under-display Face ID coming in 2024 (iPhone 16), and this time schedule is less of a technical issue and more of a marketing purpose. https://t.co/yK17YkQEEX
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) April 2, 2022
A punch-hole notch and pill-shaped hole are expected in the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models launching in the fall of 2022. The two holes will replace the larger bangs with a more minimalist look, giving users more screen and less visible display status.
Given Apple’s tendency to keep design changes in place for at least two years, if Apple does introduce pills and punch-hole bangs with the iPhone 14 Pro lineup, it’s reasonable to expect Apple to keep that concept for at least two generations. In March of this year, Yang proposed that Apple would use this columnar and punch-hole design on all models of the iPhone 15 series.
Previously, Ming-Chi Kuo had hinted at an under-display camera system, and in April 2021, he announced that such a setting may be available on the iPhone in 2023. Samsung Display is said to be working on in-display technology that could be used to hide the Face ID module of future iPhones. However, while it could surface in Samsung’s foldable lineup in 2023, it could be another year before it makes its way to the iPhone.