Apple’s about to launch its next iPhone SE, but later this year the flagship iPhone 17 lineup will arrive. A new rumor has just indicated the iPhone 17 Pro Max will come with a key display advantage: a Dynamic Island that may be substantially smaller.
Smaller Dynamic Island will be exclusive to 17 Pro Max
For a while now, analyst Jeff Pu has predicted that the iPhone 17 Pro Max would feature a substantially reduced Dynamic Island.
Recently though, Ming-Chi Kuo said he expected all iPhone 17 models to have the same size Dynamic Island.
But now another leaker, Digital Chat Station on Weibo, has added support to Pu’s view that the 17 Pro Max Dynamic Island is shrinking.
This will be achieved by using a new “metalens” technology that consolidates certain components of the Face ID sensor, thus enabling Apple to shrink the Pro Max’s display cutout.
It’s not unusual for Apple’s Pro Max model to have one or two advantages over the smaller Pro. Other than the typical battery benefit from having a larger phone, the Pro Max also sometimes comes with exclusive camera features.
This time around, while the change does still involve camera-related components, the benefit should be more aesthetic than functional. A smaller Dynamic Island means less of a black cutout in the display, and thus Apple will get one step closer to the dream of a truly all-screen display.
Interestingly, Digital Chat Station says this new metalens tech will also come to the iPad Pro and folding iPad in the future. While Apple doesn’t use the Dynamic Island or a notch on any iPad models, this change could potentially enable thinner bezels around the iPad’s display.
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