Electric claims that Apple has not given up and plans to introduce Face ID technology under the display next year. The latter would allow the iPhone 16 Pro screen to have no holes or cutouts. Thus, the iPhone Pro models that are yet to come will be full screen smartphones.
Face ID at the bottom of the screen on the road
Last year, Ross Young said that Apple would adopt under-display Face ID on the iPhone 16 Pro model in 2024. Then, in 2026, it would introduce under-display Face ID and the under-display front camera on the iPhone 18 Pro model.
So it turns out that Apple knows how to pass light through the display and access the TrueDepth camera system. According to the source, the under-display Face ID uses the same principle as the under-display camera that Samsung uses in the Galaxy Z Fold series. This makes the camera hole invisible when the camera app is not running. However, it should be noted that this technology can be used on 4MP camera sensors.
In any case, if Apple decides to use Face ID under the display on the iPhone 16 Pro, this trend should continue. So the Cupertino brand should use Face ID under the display on the non-Pro iPhone range in 2025 and UPC on the Pro iPhone range in 2026.
It makes sense that Apple would want to bring this innovation to the Pro models first. For example, the iPhone 14 Pro line was the first to use Dynamic Island. Pro models helped gain popularity. They also exclusively use the Apple A16 Bionic chip. These two features make it stand out and sell millions of units. In this context, we must remember that all the rumors claim that all four models of the iPhone 15 series will use Dynamic Island. However, only the Pro models will use the new chips.