Kuo: iPhone 17 Models Won't Have Smaller Dynamic Island

The upcoming iPhone 17 models that Apple plans to release this year will not feature a smaller Dynamic Island, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today.

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On social media, he said that he is expecting the size of the ‌Dynamic Island‌ to remain "largely unchanged" across the ‌iPhone 17‌ lineup. His statement is contrary to prior rumors that we've heard about planned changes for the ‌iPhone 17‌ models.

Analyst Jeff Pu said several times last year that Apple would adopt a "metalens" for Face ID on the iPhone 17 Pro, resulting in a "much narrowed" ‌Dynamic Island‌, but it sounds like that might not happen after all.

Apple first introduced the ‌Dynamic Island‌ with the 2022 iPhone lineup, and it has changed little since then. There have been persistent rumors suggesting Apple is eventually aiming to have a much smaller cutout that provides more available screen space, but it is not clear Apple will be able to make that hardware change.

While the ‌iPhone 17‌ models might not get a new look for the ‌Dynamic Island‌, Apple is planning to make other design changes. There will be a super slim "iPhone 17 Air" that features Apple's first redesign in years. Both the ‌iPhone 17 Air‌ and the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models are rumored to be getting a redesigned horizontal camera setup.

More on what we're expecting for the entire ‌iPhone 17‌ lineup can be found in our iPhone 17 roundup.

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Newgoblin49 Avatar
24 weeks ago
I’ll only believe it when Mark Gurman changes his statement 5 times just before it launches
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JPack Avatar
24 weeks ago
Maybe Apple figured the camera bar was enough of a form factor change. Save it for next year's update to attract customers.
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Someyoungguy Avatar
24 weeks ago
As someone who has now had both Dynamic Island and the notch, I think the notch was much better and less intrusive.
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vertsix Avatar
24 weeks ago
Great, more years with the eyesore Dynamic Trashland. One day phones will come close to the screen design of the OnePlus 7 Pro.



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Kylo83 Avatar
24 weeks ago
That’s ridiculous it’s been years with that, why can’t Apple actually do something people want
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pavelbure Avatar
24 weeks ago
Apple has been on “coast” mode for far too long on their designs.
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