The Apple iPhone 14 series won’t rely entirely on the hole punch camera setup and may retain the notch for yet another year, at least on some of the models, as per a new rumor from Weibo.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported (via: MacRumors) that Apple will be bringing the hole-punch design to the higher-end iPhone 14 models, similar to the one that’s now almost standard on Android devices. Following the report, leakster Jon Prosser dropped renders of what he believes the iPhone 14 would look like.

Further, a now-deleted post from @PandaIsBald on Weibo stated that it will be difficult for Apple to adopt the hole punch for all of the models and abandon the notch completely. Instead, the iPhone 14 will be extending the usage of the notch by yet another year, only with yet another reduction in size.

What remains to be seen is how Apple will be implementing Face ID if it ditches the notch considering the elaborate hardware that is required for the same to work.

Apple did reduce the width of the notch with the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro but increased its height. This was achieved by reducing the TrueDepth camera system’s component sizes and reengineering the internals. The earpiece was also moved to the top bezel from its prior position within the notch, thus freeing up a whole lot of width.

Last but not the least, the said post claims that Touch ID will not be going under-display next year, meaning Face ID may continue to be the sole way to unlock iPhone 14 devices.

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