Rumor: Apple Has Prototyped a 6.7-Inch iPhone Without a Notch, Face ID Housed in Upper Bezel Instead

[dannyyankou]

Take my money!

 

[Brain Damage]

Oh yes. This with an iPhone 4 design would be so sexy.

 

[Return Zero]

That would be some extreme miniaturization, but it's definitely more feasible than things like through-screen cameras.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

This is innovation. Before they could not have fit this technology into a bezel that small; now there is a less obtrusive way to arrange that potential screen space. I think this looks nicer than the notch.

Miniaturizing complex electrical components and sensors is innovative... it’s literally how we got to the point where full fledge computers fit in your hand instead of taking up massive rooms at universities.

"I predict that one day computers will be so large and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them!" - Professor Frink, c. 1975

Although it is interesting to me that as computers have gotten smaller, phones seem to be getting bigger 😧

(Not to mention storage space. They said everything was going to be in the cloud, but now we have phones with 1 TB of space).

 

[The Game 161]

For 2020? Damn

Guessing though maybe 2021

 

[tfuentes3]

So... we will get an iPad Pro “Pocket edition” for 2020... I’m in!

 

[brinary001]

Don't forget that Apple also had an early iPhone prototype with a click wheel on it for navigation.....

Prototypes are just that, prototypes. I'm sure they've got all kinds of Frankenstein projects deep down in their secret labs.

 

[now i see it]

PLEASE YES!!

 

[JosephAW]

Why not move all this tech into the Apple Watch and free up the bezels on the iPhone. People have been conditioned to look at their watch for a 100 years.

 

[StellarVixen]

“Seoul, start your photocopiers!!!”

 

[TJ82]

YES!

This would genuinely a next gen phone. 6.7 full screen, thin bezels, 5G chip, amazing camera tech.

Roll on 2020!

 

[dantracht]

YET ANOTHER reason I'm happy I decided to hang on to my XR and take 2019 off.

 

[the_color_orange]

I just hope it doesn’t have iPad Pro bezels.

 

[upandown]

Please don’t make me choose between a 5.4” and 6.7” phone. One too small and the other too big.

Assuming the 6.1 wont be a flagship...which all the rumors have indicated.

 

[CrazyForCashews]

The ultimate iPhone.

If this design does come to life, I wouldn't mind if Apple renamed their iPhone as the iPhone Ultimate.

 

[HobbesInVA]

This concept is several years old. The phone next year will feature no notch

I would be happy to see this for next year's phone. I'm just lowering my expectations to avoid disappointment.

 

[PhillyGuy72]

I would pre-order this right now.

 

[Scottsoapbox]

This is how the 2020 iPhone Pro will get a bit shorter and smaller: end the display at the current bottom of notch.

I would upgrade just for that.

 

[esh314]

Have Ben Geskin's leaks been reliable in the past?

 

[matteuk]

Now we’re talkin.

 

[Seanm87]

Where does the front camera go?

 

[alexandr]

Bezel is too big

you're looking at it wrong. ©

 

[esh314]

This is the ideal iPhone. No notch--I'll finally be able to see the status bar icons at a glance again, like whether I'm in Do Not Disturb Mode and whether I'm connected to Bluetooth. All the benefits of the old iPhone models but without the huge bezels!

 

[iReality85]

So glad I chose to get one more year out of my 7 Plus. 2020 is shaping up to be a great time to upgrade.

 

[alexandr]

Where does the front camera go?

take a closer look at the right pic.

 

[MacBird]

The ultimate iPhone.

If this design does come to life, I wouldn't mind if Apple renamed their iPhone as the iPhone Ultimate.

I think it should be iPhone Ultimate Pro Max