According to the latest report from South Korea's ** The HLEC, LG Innotek has begun to develop an under-display camera (UPC) solution, which is obviously aimed at competing for orders for Apple's full-screen iPhone. LG Innotek is a subsidiary of LG and is currently working on key components such as Apple's camera module and the main supplier of the iPhone 15 Pro Max telephoto module.
And this time, the ** under-screen camera scheme is a special lens called freeform optical lens. Compared with the existing under-display camera solution, it can control the light angle, optical path difference and other physical quantities to solve the problem of insufficient light transmittance.
At the same time, LG Display, another LG subsidiary, is also developing UPC display panels. The goal is to increase UPC transmittance to 20% in 2023 and 40% in 2024. In addition, the ** has previously revealed that Samsung is also developing a full-screen iPhone OLED display for Apple, with the ultimate goal of setting the bezel width to zero.
In other words, after the release of the true full-screen iPhone, there should be no problems with the screen display effect and the under-screen lens imaging effect. However, Apple is said to have received UPC samples from LG Innotek, but the evaluation results are not ideal.
So in the short term, a true full-screen iPhone will definitely not appear. As for how long it will take to wait, according to Ross Young, CEO of DSSC, a screen **chain consulting company, previously**: iPhone Pro models are expected to use under-display Face ID+ single punch hole in 2025, and it will be possible to use on-screen Face ID+ under-display lens as soon as 2027.
According to his **, it will be until the iPhone 19 Pro series will become a true full-screen design, that is, it will have to wait another four years. The standard iPhone model will have to wait even longer, and it is expected that the face ID+ single hole will be available under the display in 2027.
Of course, the above is just the first time, if the development of Samsung and LG's under-display lens and display projects goes smoothly, maybe the true all-round iPhone will also arrive in advance. And according to Majin Bu, a well-known Apple product blogger, the prototype version of the iPhone 16 Pro that Apple is testing includes a prototype with a single-hole design.
However, whether this design will appear on the production machine will need to wait until March next year to determine. If the iPhone 16 Pro can use a single punch-hole screen in advance, it may also mean that it is expected to be really comprehensive in advance.
In general, Apple's idea is to wait for the technology to be fully matured before it will be used, so it may still be a long time before a true full-screen iPhone is released. Compared with the under-screen lens, let's look forward to the under-screen Face ID first, this will come faster, of course, it is still exclusive to the iPhone Pro series in the early stage.