According to renowned display analyst Ross Young, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Pro will debut with an innovative under-display Face ID technology. This feature will reportedly eliminate the need for a notch, giving the phone a truly full-screen design.
However, Young noted that the under-display Face ID technology will still be accompanied by a circular cutout for the front-facing camera. This design choice is expected to persist until 2027’s “Pro” iPhone models aka iPhone 19 Pro/Max, which will feature a truly “full-screen” appearance, with both the facial recognition sensors and camera hidden beneath the display.
This delay is due to “sensor issues” that have pushed back the release of the feature from the expected debut in 2024’s iPhone 16 Pro models. However, there are some challenges that Apple will have to overcome to make the under-display camera solution for the front camera work seamlessly. For instance, previous leaks suggest that the under-display camera will only have 4MP, which is significantly lower than the 12MP used in the current iPhone 14 Pro. This could have a negative impact on image quality.
Additionally, because the iPhone uses a Super Retina display with a PPI of around 400-500, the screen’s transmittance is low, and the light received by the under-display front camera is minimal, which could also impact image quality. If Apple lowers the PPI of the under-display front camera area to improve transmittance, the difference in PPI between the whole screen and the under-display front camera area could cause a “screen door effect” where the display shows visible pixelation.
Despite these challenges, Apple is reportedly working to develop the perfect under-display camera solution for the iPhone 17 Pro, which will achieve a truly full-screen design without compromising on image quality.
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