- Future iPhones may come without any visible bezels on the front.
- Apple is already in talks with display suppliers such as LG and Samsung for the development of the new technology.
- It could also implement an under-display camera, a major revamp in the internals would be required.
We are less than a couple of months away from seeing the new iPhone 15 series in the market but reports are already emerging for iPhone models that might launch much later in the future. An industry source elaborated on the plans by Apple to The Elec, a South Korean publication.
Apple in talks with Samsung and LG for the supply of new panel technology
The trillion-dollar company is apparently looking for a design that completely eliminates the bezels on the front of the device. Apple is looking into panels that will appear to users like a piece of glass slab and continue with flat edges for their devices. The brand is not interested in curved displays similar to what Samsung and Chinese phones implement due to image distortion and durability issues.
Tipster Ice Universe tweeted that Apple is in touch with South Korean display suppliers, Samsung and LG Displays for the new technology. The major challenge with the development would be bending all the circuits present in the bezel of the screen. Further, antenna interference would need to be taken care of. A new generation of TFE (thin film encapsulation for AMOLED displays) would need to be implemented to ensure that moisture and oxygen do not affect the screen.
iPhone with an under-display camera could soon be a reality
Another difficulty would be applying an even thinner touch sensor technology. An Under Panel Camera (UPC) could be implemented by this future generation of iPhones. Samsung uses an early version of this technology for their Galaxy Z Fold series of devices and has named it UDC. However, there are quality concerns as the display pixels block a good amount of light that can enter the camera sensor and the hole is still clearly visible at certain angles.
This new generation of panels would greatly help iPhone seem like a sleek slab of glass with an uninterrupted display. The brand currently uses a notch on more affordable models while a Dynamic Island is present on the iPhone 14 Pro. The full range of the new iPhone 15 series is expected to adopt the Dynamic Island which is the shape of a pill at the top of the display. iPhone 15 series is also expected to feature much thinner bezels than its predecessors.
