The iPhone 17 series is expected to land in September this year, but we are already seeing many leaks about the iPhone 18 series, which is likely to come in 2026. Apple is considered to offer an important redigation for its iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max model. A new leak from China states that the company is testing the under-display face ID technology for the iPhone 18 Pro model. Vanilla iPhone 18 and iPhone 18 Slim (Air) can maintain the Dynamic Island feature.
Apple can work on under-screen face ID
Tipster Digital Chat Station (Translated from Chinese) on Weibo Claimed This Apple is testing the 3D under-display face ID system for iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models. Citing the supply chain sources, the tipster states that the iPhone 18 Pro will have a single HIAA (hole-in-active-area) to give home to the front-facing camera in their display (translated from Chinese) in the smartphone.
Regular iPhone 18 and iPhone 18 Air has been tipped to the convenience of “regular 2+1 hole”. This indicates that there will be a visual camera for the base model.
While the high-end iPhone 18 Pro models aim for a more future design, standard iPhone 18 and iPhone 18 Air is expected to continue with the current iPhone 16-like Dynamic Island. This can be a strategic decision by Apple to separate the Pro series.
Applying under-display face ID is considered a game-changer for Apple. The use of this technique will provide an easy screen experience.
A recent report suggested that this design development can serve as a step stone to enable any visual cutout or a full-screen experience without bezels in the iPhone 19 lineup. For 2027, at least one model Slated-iPhone’s 20th anniversary coincinding-an edge-to-edge display is expected. The brand is rumored to achieve it by embedding the front-faceing camera under the screen.
