iPhone 18 Pro revealed to be the first to feature under-screen Face ID: Apple eliminates pill-shaped screen

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will be the first to launch under-screen Face ID technology. This time, Apple will upgrade to a new single-hole screen solution, saying goodbye to the “pill screen”.

The report pointed out that Apple moved the front camera to the upper left corner, and the Face ID component was placed under the screen. It is unclear whether the Smart Island function will be removed.

Since the release of iPhone X in 2017, Apple has opened the design chapter of the notch screen. In the notch area of ​​iPhone X, Apple has integrated an extremely sophisticated and complex original depth camera system to realize the Face ID function.

It is reported that the Face ID system includes several key components, such as infrared lens, floodlight sensor, distance sensor, ambient light sensor, front camera and dot projector. Through the coordinated work of these components, iPhone X can quickly and accurately recognize the user’s face.

From iPhone X to iPhone 14 Pro, Apple has continued to optimize the notch screen design, gradually transforming the notch screen into a “pill screen”, increasing the screen-to-body ratio.

According to the latest news, the iPhone 18 Pro series will be upgraded to a new single-hole screen, which is the mainstream screen form in the Android camp. The difference is that the Android camp generally uses screen fingerprint recognition, while the iPhone 18 Pro series still uses 3D face recognition.

It can be seen that Apple’s technological evolution direction is to gradually reduce the area of ​​the notch screen. Therefore, the general direction in the future is to place the 3D face recognition system and the front camera all under the screen, and ultimately realize a true full-screen iPhone.