According to screen analyst Ross Young, the “iPhone 17 Pro” will be the first “iPhone” to feature Face ID technology under the panel. In an updated roadmap shared on Twitter earlier today, Yang claimed that the under-screen Face ID technology will still be accompanied by a circular cutout for the front-facing camera. This practice is expected to continue until the 2027 “Pro” iPhone models, which will also move the camera to the bottom of the screen for a true “full-screen” view.
The forecast differs from Young’s first roadmap, published in May 2022. He previously expected the 2024 iPhone 16 Pro models to be the first models to feature Face ID technology.
Young said last month that the one-year delay was due to “problems with the sensors.” This change means that the two screen cutouts that currently make up Dynamic Island will likely stay the same for three consecutive generations of the “Pro’ iPhone.