Despite having FaceID under the screen
, the new iPhone models will still
have a small hole at the top of the screen to accommodate the front camera.
In April 2023, display ind
ustry analyst Ross Young published a roadmap showing that the iPhone 17 Pro models would fea
ture under-display FaceID techn
ology. However, in May 2024, the expert announced that the change had been delayed to 2026. This me
ans that under-display FaceID technolog
y could be introduced on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models next year.
Illustration photo.
Illustration photo.
Despite having FaceID under
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the screen, the iPhone 18 Pro models will still have a small hole at the top of the screen to accommodat
e the front camera, similar to the design of many new Android smartphones, including Google's P
ixel 9 and Samsung 's Galaxy S24 . It is curre
ntly unclear whether these devices will be equipped with the Dy
namic Island feature, which hides the Face ID sensor like on current iPhone models.
Ross Young has previously expressed hope that the iPhone will soon have both FaceID and a front-facing
camera built into the display. If these changes are made, th
e iPhone could potentially achieve a truly all-screen design in the future.
