This is why they pay server security personnel so well and why large companies flip out when product information is leaked years ahead of schedule.
A major leak has prompted analysts from DSCC to publish a paper detailing Apple’s iPhone roadmap for the upcoming years, including the technologies Apple will unveil from now on.
DSCC Ross Young noted that Apple was planning this new hole-punch + pill design for the iPhone 14 Pro, and the regular model would stick with the same notch design. Now, DSCC is betting on under-display sensors and Pro features, such as Always-On display and ProMotion, for all models in the future.
Should Apple’s plans adhere to what was leaked, here are the major design shapes and features to expect from the future iPhone Pro models:
- 2023: Pill shape
- 2024: Pill shape
- 2025: Under panel Face ID + hole
- 2026: Under panel Face ID: + hole
- 2027: Under panel face ID + under panel camera
Apple is expected to keep a similar design to the iPhone 14 Pro until 2024. For the iPhone 17 Pro, the company will start adding the Face ID sensors under the panel, which will likely make Dynamic Island smaller.
Should the trend continue, the iPhone 18 Pro will function as an an all-screen smartphone with all sensors hidden behind the screen.
The features are thought to be as follows:
- 2023: Pill shape without AOD and ProMotion
- 2024: Pill shape without AOD and ProMotion
- 2025: Pill shape with AOD and ProMotion
- 2026: Pill shape with AOD and ProMotion
- 2027: Under panel Face ID + hole with AOD and ProMotion
Given the leak, Apple will only add ProMotion and Always-On display technologies to the regular iPhone models in 2025 with the 17. Then, in 2027, Apple will finally integrate the Face ID sensor behind the display, and the iPhone Pro will feature a full-screen design.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via Boy Genius Report and DSCC