Is the iPhone 14's high-end Pro finally ditching the bangs? May use pill + dig = exclamation point screen, new copper color
Oct 03, 2022| Is the iPhone 14's high-end Pro finally ditching the bangs? May use "pill + dig = exclamation point screen", new copper color
The focus has been on the new iPhone 14 line, in part because of its outsize contribution to Apple's overall revenue: In the second quarter, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the outbreak of COVID-19, high inflation, the Fed's interest rate hike, recession fears and other headwinds, Apple reported a better than expected earnings, the iPhone business carried the flag, the iPad, Mac, wearable device sales are all down, the total revenue still rose 2% year on year.
Meanwhile, the announcement of the iPhone 14 series is notable for the widespread belief that its high-end Pro line is finally getting a "facelift" : the long-maligned fringe screen, which was as small as possible on last year's iPhone 13, may be gone.
A new report today reiterates the shift in appearance. The standard iPhone 14 will look similar to the iPhone 13, with the 5.4-inch mini model scrapped in favor of a 6.7-inch model (likely to be called the iPhone 14 Max), the first time Apple has offered such a larger display in a non-Pro smartphone model.
The iPhone 14 Pro line, which includes both the Pro and the larger Pro Max, is expected to have a "pill screen" rather than a bangs screen, The Face ID "swipe unlock" sensor is placed in a pill-shaped incision on the screen, and the front camera is placed in a circular aperture area to increase screen space.
Meanwhile, both models of the iPhone 14 Pro series will feature the faster, next-generation A16 chip, while the cheaper iPhone 14 models will retain the A15 chip from last year's iPhone 13. The iPhone 14 Pro will feature a significantly upgraded camera with a 48-megapixel wide-angle camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a telephoto sensor, improved video recording and battery life, and an alon-on-display screen.
"Pill screens" and "perforated screens" are already common on Android phones from Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung and others, after many people said Apple's continued use of "bangs" was ugly. Ming-chi Kuo, one of the world's most knowledgeable Apple analysts, predicted late last year that Apple's high-end flagship phones would be ditching Liu, with sources reporting back in January and March this year
Among them, overseas well-known institutions Letsgodigital has been in March 30 released a few iPhone 14 Pro HD concept map, said the appearance of the biggest change is "will use a single hole + small pill combination scheme", like "exclamation point" :
The pill-shaped screen cutout will accommodate at least the front value camera and the Face ID infrared camera, while the round hole is for the Face ID dot projector, "making it the largest screen share on an iPhone in five years."
In addition to black, white and green, there will be a copper color scheme that is darker than rose gold.
Kuo said late last year, however, that Apple's long-rumored "plans to bring back its Touch ID sensor in the form of an underscreen fingerprint scanner" aren't likely until 2023 It's true that no one in this year's market buzz has mentioned Touch ID's comeback.
