According to the Korean website The Elec, the high-end iPhone 14 Pro models set to launch in 2022 will feature a hole-punch display. The 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max are expected to have the upgraded display, which will eliminate the notch found on current iPhone models.
The hole-punch cutout will allow Apple to provide a larger display area while still allowing room for the front-facing camera, and it is a design that Android devices have used for several years. If Apple adopts this design, the Face ID hardware will have to be relocated beneath the display.
Two more non-Pro iPhones, measuring 6.1 and 6.7 inches, will keep the notch, with Apple reserving the hole-punch design for the more expensive iPhones. Apple will discontinue the 5.4-inch “iPhone mini” in 2022, replacing it with a four-iPhone lineup in 6.1 and 6.7-inch sizes.
According to the Elec, Apple will also source LTPO OLED displays for the iPhone 14 Pro models, allowing for 120Hz ProMotion refresh rates, a technology that was already used in the iPhone 13 Pro models this year. Samsung supplied the OLED panels used by Apple in the iPhone 13 Pro models, but in 2022, Apple may source some displays from LG Display.
A hole-punch display has previously been rumored and noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has stated that some iPhone 14 Pro models are likely to include the technology.
