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Rumor has it that Apple is planning to eliminate the notch on the iPhone 14 Pro (Max). Some sources have reported a hole design like the one seen on some Android devices. But now there is talk of a pill-shaped notch.
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 14 series in September 2022. So even though we are still many months away, the rumor mill is bubbling. Originally, it was claimed that the two iPhone 14 Pro models would appear without a notch and would use a punch-hole design. But the reliable leaker @dylandkt has taken a closer look at the topic and claimedthat the new camera cutout will not be round but pill-shaped. But what could it look like in the end? A mockup by developer Jeff Grossman on Twitter shows, at least on the home screen, what a pill-shaped camera cutout would look like on an iPhone.
Is Apple preparing for a notchless future?
The cutout does not line up with the frame of the device like a notch, but is located slightly below the frame, but is shorter and higher, so that significantly more screen space is available on both sides.
Apple has made the notch smaller on the iPhone 13, but the space gained cannot be used. For example, users still cannot see the battery percentage in the status bar and must instead swipe down to the control center. A pill-shaped cutout would be a significant departure from the notch that has been a hallmark of the iPhone design language since the iPhone X. This innovation would also mean that Apple would have to accommodate multiple sensors and the TrueDepth camera system in a smaller footprint.
iPhone 14 Pro without a notch: Try it out
Previous rumors suggest that only the high-end models of the iPhone 14 series will be equipped with a pill-shaped notch, while the cheaper variants will continue to be equipped with the full-fledged notch, although this could change at any time. Whether this will actually be the case in the end remains to be seen, of course. If you still can't imagine the whole thing, you should try it out for yourself. The developer has a screenshot from the original image provided, so that all users can access it to try it out for themselves. So save the screenshot from the original image via Twitter and open it on your iPhone. Activate the orientation lock and simply turn your iPhone over. Well, would you like the new design? (Photo by yalcin.sonat / Bigstockphoto)
