The latest buzz around Apple’s next big phone, the iPhone 17 Pro Max, suggests it will come with a smaller notch. This comes from a tipster on Weibo known as Digital Chat Station.
Smaller Notch with New Tech
The insider has shared that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will use something called a “metalens” for its Face ID. This new tech combines the parts that send and receive light into one, making the whole setup thinner and smaller. This means the Dynamic Island, which is the name for the notch on newer iPhones, could be less noticeable. The same technology might also show up in the next iPad Pro and a rumored foldable iPad.
How Metalens Differs
Unlike the usual camera lenses in iPhones that use curved glass to focus light, a metalens is super thin and flat. It uses tiny structures to direct light to the camera’s sensor, which could make devices even slimmer.
Mixed Messages from Experts
However, this news conflicts with what was said earlier by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in January, who predicted no change in Dynamic Island’s size for the iPhone 17 lineup. On the flip side, analyst Jeff Pu had predicted last year that the iPhone 17 Pro Max would feature these metalens leading to a slimmer Dynamic Island. Pu has been right about Apple’s moves before, so his predictions carry some weight.
Credibility Check
Digital Chat Station has a history of getting things right. They correctly predicted details about the iPhone 15’s camera and the iPhone 12’s screen design, which adds some trust to their latest claim.
Apple rolled out the Dynamic Island with the iPhone 14 Pro models back in 2022, and it has stayed the same size since then. We’re all waiting to see what Apple has in store when they reveal the iPhone 17 series, expected in September next year.