A recent report published by “Elek” revealed that Apple asked South Korean company Samsung, which supplies the screens, to use a more advanced manufacturing method to produce the iPhone 14 Pro screen “iPhone 14 Pro” with a hole at the top, which would protect the screen surrounding the phone from potential damage and loss of quality.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are the first iPhones to feature a cutout directly inside the screen, unlike their other counterparts, which have a prominent notch below the top edge.
Additional inkjet equipment used in the production of iPhone 14 Pro
The report claims that Apple has asked Samsung to use additional inkjet equipment during the production of its high-end iPhone displays to make cuts while preserving the surrounding OLED panel.
According to the report, to create a bead-shaped hole inside the display, Samsung would have to drill the hole directly into the OLED panel, but doing so exists the possibility that the pixels and surrounding panels could be damaged or exposed to moisture and oxygen.
To prevent potential exposure to moisture and oxygen, Samsung has integrated a cut-out bead-like separator from surrounding pixels.
Samsung was able to do this process using lasers instead of inkjet equipment, but Apple is said to have preferred the inkjet method.
Samsung used lasers in the manufacturing of the iPhone 14 Pro screens
The South Korean company has a lot of experience in manufacturing screens, including screens with cutouts.
Upcoming iPhone models with iPhone 14 Pro display technologies
The company’s line of smartphones feature single-punch holes that include the front-facing camera, but Apple took special care when manufacturing the “iPhone 14 Pro” and “iPhone 14 Pro Max” screens to ensure the pieces don’t interfere with the pixels surroundings and reduce image quality.
“LG,” the supplier of Apple’s other displays, has also used the same method for its range of screens for the “iPhone 14 Pro” and iPhone 14 Pro Max, Taverrer said.
“iPhone 14” and “iPhone 14 Plus” feature the same screen notch as previous models, but rumors indicate that next year’s low-end iPhone models will feature the same dynamic island hole as the iPhone 14 Pro .
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