What you need to know
- Apple's iPhone 14 is slated for its usual release window in 2022.
- A new report says the Pro versions will ditch the notch in favor of a hole-punch camera.
- This is the third such report to indicate the change.
Another report claims Apple's iPhone 14 Pro will ditch the notch from its current best iPhone, the iPhone 13, in favor of a hole-punch camera.
From The Elec:
Apple's iPhone Pro models launching in 2022 will have hole-display for the first time, TheElec has learned.The 6.06-inch iPhone Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone Pro Max models will have hole-displays, sources said.The two other models, the regular 6.06-inch iPhone and 6.7-inch iPhone Max models will continue to have the notch as they did for the versions on the iPhone 13 series.
As the name suggests, this design would see an end to the notch on the Pro iPhone 14 in favor of a small hole that houses the camera and Face ID. The report notes that Apple will also continue to use LTPO OLED panels as it does in the iPhone 13, enabling the 120Hz OLED display and variable refresh rate. The Elec has a more limited track record of Apple insight, but correctly noted details of Apple's AirPods 3 almost a year before launch, and accurately revealed Apple's plans to add LTPO displays and 120Hz to the iPhone this year.
This is the third major report to state this. In March, Ming-Chi Kuo said the 2022 iPhone would see an end to the notch and possible even Face ID. In September, Jon Prosser revealed renders based on leaked information regarding the iPhone 14's design that he'd seen, including a hole-punch camera on the iPhone 14 Pro.
According to Prosser, Lightning will still be the order of the day for the iPhone, but Apple will shift to a new Titanium chassis. We're also expecting Apple to ditch the 'mini' iPhone in favor of a second 6.1-inch device.
