Kuo: Some 2022 iPhones to Abandon Notch in Favor of 'Punch-Hole' Display

[mnsportsgeek]

I like the notch look better than the punch hole personally.

 

[Freeangel1]

WOW. Copy Samsung.

 

[Daum]

Iphone users don't care if it's a notch or punch hole. They well get used to it cause it's an apple product 🤣

 

[stx66]

Where can I get that striped wallpaper?

 

[Brian Y]

Can we stop with the whole "Apple copies Samsung", "Samsung copies Apple" crap?

They all bloody copy each other.

 

[rebretz000]

You clearly miss read, because this rumor said absolutely nothing about removing face ID.

If there’s a hole punch no way to get all the sensors needed for Face ID.

 

[Kabeyun]

I’d think that moving to a punch hole cam also means moving to in-screen Touch ID, otherwise there’s no room for all the Face ID tech.

Notch = no persistent VPN status indicator = not in the running for purchase.

Only if they don’t change the current VPN indicator, and there’s no reason why they can’t. Colored dot, box around the signal bars, little “V” next to the carrier/WiFi icon. Stretch your imagination.

 

[saintmac]

If this rumor is true, my guess it that the front-facing camera in the punch-hole will cover both the visible spectrum and the IR one.
And that they have found a way to hide the IR flood-illuminator and IR dot-projector under the display.

 

[mattspace]

Ditch FaceID in the iPhones and iPads in favor of in-display TouchID.
Incorporate the front camera and earpiece speaker into the very narrow top bezel.
No Notch or Punch Hole needed, WinWin

Use FaceID for Macs, as they will always have slighting larger bezels.

and get rid of the rounded corners for the screen, and go back to an efficient rectangle ,with smaller radii on the device's circumference.

 

[chivkea]

I really don't mind the notch if the Face ID really contributes to the overall user experience. However, thinner bezel would be nice.

 

[Michael Scrip]

I don't notice the notch, I doubt I would notice a punch hole either.

Same here. I don't notice the notch. Here's why:

When I'm using my phone in portrait... there's a bunch of stuff at the top of the screen anyway including the clock and other icons. And the app or website I'm using likely has crap at the top of the screen too. So who cares? Good thing Apple made these phones taller so you get more screen area than the iPhone 8 and previous phones. The notch isn't "taking away" screen since you already got extra screen when they made the phones taller.

And when I'm using my phone in landscape... I'm watching a video. And most videos I watch are 16:9 so they fit nicely between the notch and the side (bottom) of the phone. Even the trendy 2:1 videos fit too.

BTW... I'm not one of those monsters who "zooms in" the video, thus forcing the video into the notch. Why?

Because then I'm also chopping off the top and bottom of the video. Who does that?

Why would I purposely remove parts of the video to make the middle part a tiny bit bigger. It's a damn phone! If I'm watching anything serious and need to see it bigger... I'll do it on a real TV.

 

[dannyyankou]

That makes no sense, they can’t fit Face ID and the selfie cam in one hole punch

 

[Jason2000]

I can imagine the Android fanboys especially the Samsung ones going to have a field day with this rumor today.

Hopefully everyone has grown up by now and realizes they all copy/borrow/whatever from each other. Most adults don't care about stuff like this. Only the petty ones without a life do.

 

[The Game 161]

Don’t buy this personally but will see

 

[Darth Tulhu]

I'd strongly prefer the punch over the notch, but at this point I don't care. I'm not really watching videos (where the notch would matter) on my phone.

What I really want is software-based: for the UI to rotate to landscape not just in a few apps.

 

[macgician]

😂 what's stopping apple doing punch hole for last few years

 

[dabi]

That'd be nice, the current iPhone lineup looks a bit dated next to most Android phones because of the notch.

 

[mi7chy]

If there’s a hole punch no way to get all the sensors needed for Face ID.

Get rid of Face ID since it's useless anyway since we'll be wearing masks into 2022 or maybe longer if COVID-19 continues to mutate.

 

[satchmo]

The pinhole is less obtrusive. You're kidding yourself if you believe otherwise. It simple takes up less square area and doesn't impede content as much than a massive rectangular block.

If Apple can incorporate under the screen TouchID, then the pinhole is the way to go.
The only reason for a notch is FaceID. So it would obviously be not available on this model.

 

[alexandr]

i have a hard time believing that they would make a change such as this, on some models. just doesn't sound right.

 

[PsykX]

A notch or a punch hole, same thing for me.
As long as there is something, fullscreen videos will look weird.

 

[satchmo]

😂 what's stopping apple doing punch hole for last few years

FaceID

 

[_Spinn_]

I'm skeptical that Apple with do anything to the notch until they can put it behind the display. How many hole punches would Apple need? There's more than just the camera - they also have all the FaceID sensors in the notch.

 

[Williesleg]

Both the notch and punch hole will seem comical in a few years. That'll be the hallmark of an ancient phone, much like a flip phone is today.

 

[Westside guy]

I'd rather a notch over a punch hole.

I'd rather have a thin bezel over a notch.