Rumor: iPhone 14 Pro Display Cutouts Could Appear as a Single Wide Pill Shape When Turned On

[Mr.Blacky]

The notch is an integrated part of the iPhones body/frame. A punch hole/ cut out is a disrupting "thing" in the display.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

The notch is a integrated part of the iphones body/frame. A punch hole/ cut out is a disrupting "thing" in the display.

Yet countless people complained about the notch all these years.

I never had an issue with the notch and doubt I will have an issue with this either but some will always have an issue no matter how it is.

 

[netsped]

Would be funny if the notch still exists but it's digital instead of physical, then the only time it would go partially away is when playing videos.

I still can't comprehend why they are removing the notch from iPhones and introducing it to MacBooks.

 

[boak]

The hole punch design takes up quite a lot of height, no?

 

[maxfromdenmark]

Oh god, I can only hope it’s true. But still worse then the notch IMHO.

 

[UltimateSyn]

This looks way better, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it’s how this new design is implemented. I commented a few months ago that they should just turn the pixels off in between the hole punch and short oval.

Long oval > notch > short oval + hole punch

 

[darngooddesign]

I like the two cutouts; hopefully it's an option.

 

[Mr.Blacky]

A pill shape design would be ideal however my money is on the pole-punch design. Whichever one we are going to get. We are bound to receive more space around the screen. Hopefully, Apple will utilize the extra screen.

Very interesting that Apple can suddenly save so much horizontal space, just by using a punch hole and pill-shaped cut out.

 

[NT1440]

What Apple needs to implement is an Under-Screen Display Camera. I wish Apple had invested the money and went with that route.

Face ID fails a lot in a sunny day.
Why not going to an under display Touch ID like everyone in the cellphone industry.
Face ID was great, now is an step back.

Sunshine will not cause interference with the lasers FaceID uses.

 

[SKeijmel]

Pill + Hole looks much better than a big bar….

 

[SSDGUY]

do you really think those bezels will be slimmer? That would mean both Pro models , keeping 6.1 and 6.7 same display size, would make the devices a little bit more compact, maybe close tot the 11 pro dimensions

I believe a slimmer bezel was one of the rumors out there. We'll see!

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Pill + Hole looks much better than a big bar….

Absolutely nothing useful would fit in the space between the pill and hole. Useless space is worse than this look.

 

[compwiz1202]

They obviously did this only to visually separate the new Pro model from the older models.

Yes and they will use whatever others don't use for the "Look at me with the new iPhone" people

 

[blairh]

Really hope this is true. It looks far worse as a pill and hole. Far more seamless together.

 

[compwiz1202]

I like the two cutouts; hopefully it's an option.

Exactly. If it is done with pixels, then let people choose with a toggle.

 

[himanshumodi]

They could have also shifted the whole face-id assembly a little towards the top, and made it a notch with lesser height/depth. Would have been even less invasive, if that's what they were bothered about.

 

[boak]

Never really understood why the mini models had slimmer bezels in the first place

 

[Mr. Awesome]

In another intriguing twist, the tipster also claims that Apple intends to visually expand the blacked-out areas around the cutouts to host content. For example, Apple could make the area slightly wider to fit status icons on the left and right sides, or even extend it downward into a large rounded square when delivering certain notifications.

I could see it expanding to the right of the camera to display the little “camera in use” privacy dot. Would look sick.

 

[boak]

They could have also shifted the whole face-id assembly a little towards the top, and made it a notch with lesser height/depth. Would have been even less invasive, if that's what they were bothered about.

probably because the hardware component is too large and is hidden under the screen

 

[SSDGUY]

I remember the days when we talked about life changing features. Now we have debates on the size and shape of the notch (or now these pill cut outs). Such sad times.

Agreed. It's been a long time since any earth shattering advancements like the first Mac OS, the iPod, or the iPhone came along and changed everything. Now we obsess about notches, bezels and folds.

 

[sjperformance]

I'm sure it does. That's why I said Apple should have invested the money in the under-display camera tech. Maybe one day! One thing for sure is Apple will take it's time to make it right.

We all this is coming and its gonna work like app apple devices and features. Cant wait.

 

[ahmedreda]

I guess they will use this area of black pixels for mic/cam orange green indicators ..

 

[boak]

I'm sure it does. That's why I said Apple should have invested the money in the under-display camera tech. Maybe one day! One thing for sure is Apple will take it's time to make it right.

I don't know tbh. Under-screen cameras will always be worse than their non-under-screen counterparts. They have to improve so much until the difference has no practical purpose before Apple uses them imo.

 

[idktbh]

It will be something like this (one piece)

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CALLED IT MONTHS AGO

 

[Crash Nebula]

And some people were mocking Samsung’s “hole punch”. 😂

Samsung doesn’t have a complex sistem of dot projector and ir for a 3D face scan in that hole punch.