iPhone 17e to Use Same OLED Panel But Feature Slimmer Bezels

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17e is acceptable to diagnostic slimmer show bezels portion retaining the iPhone 14–based OLED sheet utilized successful the 16e, according to a caller study from The Elec.


Citing proviso concatenation sources, the Korean-language study says BOE volition again nutrient astir of the panels for the 2nd procreation of Apple's much affordable "e" iPhone model, with Samsung Display and LG Display supplying the rest. However, the study does not assertion that the iPhone 17e volition diagnostic a Dynamic Island, arsenic has antecedently been rumored.

In August, Weibo-based leaker Digital Chat Station claimed that the iPhone 17e volition summation upgrades including the Dynamic Island and the A19 chip. The existent iPhone 16e features a notch astatine the apical of the display, akin to the ‌iPhone‌ 13 and ‌iPhone‌ 14, and an A18 chip. Apple introduced the Dynamic Island connected iPhone 14 Pro models.

As things stand, slimmer bezels are much believable than claims that the instrumentality volition summation Dynamic Island. Apple could slim down the bezels without changing the show sheet itself, since bezel size is mostly determined by the framework and however tightly the surface fits into the chassis.

If Apple is reusing the mass-produced OLED sheet from the iPhone 14 to support costs down, it tin inactive refresh the look of the instrumentality by tweaking the framework and reducing the borderline astir the display. It's the benignant of update that would present a noticeable plan betterment without adding overmuch to manufacturing costs.

Dynamic Island, however, is harder to implement. Apple can't simply adhd the diagnostic to an older notch-based display. The pill-shaped cutout requires a reworked TrueDepth camera layout, revised sensor placement, and updated show masking.

Adopting Dynamic Island would mean scrapping respective of the components and accumulation efficiencies Apple is reportedly trying to reuse for the 17e. Bringing successful caller tooling and redesigned sensor modules would truthful look to decision the cost-saving strategy that defines Apple's "e" line. Retaining the notch connected the 2nd mentation besides differentiates the lower-cost instrumentality from Apple's premium flagship iPhone 17 models.

Today's study besides backs claims that the iPhone 17e volition clasp a 6.1-inch OLED show with a 60Hz refresh rate. BOE has not yet been capable to reliably nutrient low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) panels for iPhone 17 models, but it tin nutrient low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) TFT panels, which the iPhone 16e uses. LTPS panels can't enactment the adaptable refresh complaint that iPhone 17 models tout.

Reliable sources specified arsenic Ming-Chi Kuo, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, and The Elec hold that the ‌iPhone‌ 17e is connected docket to motorboat aboriginal adjacent year.
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