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CTOnews.com, February 28 (Xinhua)-- Apple is still expected to adopt off-screen Face ID technology next year, which will provide more available display areas for the iPhone 16 Pro model, according to a new report from South Korean media The Elec.

Last year, Ross Young, a well-known display industry consultant, said Apple would adopt an off-screen Face ID on the iPhone 16 Pro model in 2024, followed by an off-screen Face ID and an off-screen front camera on the iPhone 18 Pro model in 2026.

Given the current state of smartphone production, Apple should have no major difficulty in ensuring that external light can penetrate the display and enter the TrueDepth camera system, according to a new report from The Elec.

"from the point of view of the display screen, the principle of the off-screen Face ID is the same as that of the Samsung display being applied to the UPC (off-screen camera) of Samsung Electronics' collapsible phone Galaxy Z Fold series," the report said. UPC also installs a front-facing camera module under the display screen, so the camera lens hole is not visible when the camera function is not used. Currently, in order to implement UPC, the specification of the camera module can only be at the level of 4 megapixels. This is because the UPC space must be divided to partly support the display function and the other part to support the camera function by receiving external light. Today's high-end smartphones have a front camera size of much more than 1000 megapixels. "

"if the current trend continues," the report added, "Apple can apply off-screen Face ID to the non-Pro iPhone series in 2025 and UPC to the Pro iPhone lineup in 2026."

CTOnews.com notes that Apple's iPhone Pro models generally use new display technology first, just as last year the iPhone 14 Pro series monopolized the Mobile Island, while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus retained the bangs, which is expected to appear on all iPhone 15 models this year.

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