iPhone 14 Pro might still have a notch after all

Date:
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:15:44 +0000

Description:
A leak suggests that the iPhone 14 Pro might have both a notch and a punch-hole camera.

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Several early leaks have suggested that the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max would have a punch-hole camera instead of a notch, but now another leaker is suggesting thats not quite right.

MacRumors spotted a now-deleted post from leaker @PandaIsBald on Weibo (a Chinese social network). They apparently claimed that its unlikely that Apple will completely eliminate the notch with the iPhone 14 Pro range, instead possibly using some combination of a smaller notch and a punch-hole.

No more detail than that is given, but wed speculate that if this is true, then the camera would be in the punch-hole cut-out with the remaining Face ID tech living in a notch. The wording isn't totally clear though, so they might equally mean that there's no punch-hole and just a smaller notch. Read our full iPhone 13 review Check out our iPhone 13 Pro review See what we think of the iPhone 13 Pro Max

Beyond the notch, this same source also apparently said that the iPhone 14 range wont include under-display Touch ID, meaning that Face ID would presumably be the only biometric security option available on the phones.

Thats not surprising, as while under-display Touch ID has previously been rumored , other recent leaks also suggested it wouldnt be happening .

As for the notch claims, this leaker has been right before so they may well
be right again, but there are several voices saying that the notch is going, and they also come from prominent leakers. Its also very early for leaks, so really wed take everything that weve heard about the iPhone 14 range so far with a pinch of salt. An unofficial render showing the possible design of the iPhone 14 Pro (Image credit: Jon Prosser / RendersByIan) Analysis: notch or
no notch?

At this point it seems very unclear whether there will be a notch on the iPhone 14 Pro range or not, but more sources suggest there wont be. On top of that, given that @PandaIsBald has deleted their post its possible that they dont have faith in the information theyd received. So theres still a very
high chance that the iPhone 14 Pro wont have a notch.

What it will likely come down to is whether Apple can put the Face ID components under the display, as while the camera lens itself can fit in a punch-hole, the other sensors and related Face ID tech cant.

On that front, Ross Young (a leaker with a good track record) said in September that Apple was working on under-display Face ID, but that the tech wasnt final yet, and that it was still up in the air as to whether Apple
would get it sorted in time.

Still, at the very least it sounds like the notch should be smaller, and if the iPhone 14 doesnt ditch it completely then the iPhone 15 probably will, given that Apple appears to be working hard to achieve this. Before the
iPhone 14 there might be an iPhone SE 3



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