iPhone 17 Pro Could Finally Hide Apple’s Face ID Sensor – SlashGear

It’s wild to think we’re already pondering the iPhone 17’s features before we’ve even had a chance to see what’s on the horizon for 2023. Yet, industry analyst Ross Young, whose company analyzes and reports on supply chain developments, has published a roadmap that shows the firm’s projections for Apple’s display developments.

In addition to expectations that we’ll see Apple’s “ProMotion” 120Hz OLED display in all iPhone 17 models, the graphic suggests we’ll see the “pill” design with Dynamic Island in the Pro models until the iPhone 17. With the 17th model lineup, Apple will finally tuck its Face ID sensors beneath the display. 

We’ll reportedly still have to make do with a visible hole for the front-facing camera until 2027’s iPhone 19, when Apple is finally expected to introduce under-display sensors for all its camera modules across both Pro and standard iPhones.

This new timeline suggests a one-year delay compared to Apple’s original plans. Apparently, Apple will take extra time to perfect the technology and ensure it meets the company’s lofty standards, at which time the industry is sure to point out how late to the party it is. However, as we’ve seen with other innovations Apple has lagged on, the iPhone’s mainstream appeal won’t suffer significantly if the resulting product is better than anything before it.