Specialist consultant Ross Young reveals more information on Apple’s intentions regarding FaceID through a roadmap.
Present since the iPhone X marketed in November 2017, the notch is living its last moments in the iPhone range. L’iPhone 14 Pro expected for September would be the first model to get rid of the notch present on the top of the screen to house the various front sensors. Instead, Apple would switch to a double-punch system. Ross Young reveals a roadmap of how the notch (and therefore FaceID) will evolve over the next few years.
What future for the notch?
In a tweet published earlier this week, the analyst unveils the roadmap for the implementation of FaceID in the next smartphones from the Apple brand. The rumors therefore seem to be confirmed for the development of the best features on the Pro models before the deployment of these same features on the standard model. Concretely, Apple’s approach will initially be to accustom customers of the Pro range to a new design before democratizing this new design on other iPhones.
Disappearance of the notch in 2024
Apple listens carefully to its community for the design of its future products and for the Californian giant, the notch is no longer an option this year. Indeed, the company wants to remove the notch only on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, however it will still be present on the “non-pro” models. However, this strategy should continue next year with the iPhone 15, Apple would have planned to completely exclude the notch for all iPhone models, even for those with a cheaper price.
Final goal: FaceID under the screen
Next year, the entire iPhone 15 range might thus adopt this double punch system. By 2024, Apple should have managed to place all of Face ID’s front sensors under the display, and the iPhone 16 Pro would then only have a punch hole for the webcam. The iPhone 17 would inherit this unique punch in 2025, and it is with the iPhone 18 Pro in 2026 that Apple would achieve its ultimate goal: hiding the webcam under the OLED screen for a perfect all-screen design.
Of course, this roadmap will depend on the progress of the work of the Cupertino engineers and the various Apple suppliers. This vision of the future presented by Ross Young seems ambitious, but in any case plausible.
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