If you were hoping Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro models would shake up their physical screen sizes, you can extra-officially temper your expectations.But that doesn’t mean the 2026 lineup won’t bring significant shifts in how the front of the iPhone looks.Here’s what may be coming.
A new leak from Digital Chat Station on today says the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will stick with the same display sizes as the current iPhone 16 Pro series: roughly 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches, respectively.That lines up with what we’re also expecting for this year’s iPhone 17 Pro models, meaning Apple might be sticking with the same display dimensions for at least three generations in a row.But while the sizes may stay the same, two screen-related changes are reportedly locked in for the iPhone 18 Pro line: First, under-display Face ID This shift has been rumored for years, and multiple sources (including display analyst Ross Young and a detailed report from ) have already pointed to 2026 as the year Apple will make the move.
Today’s leak backs that up.That means unless Apple decides to keep the pill-shaped Dynamic Island purely for design reasons, this would mark the first time there’s no visible hardware area for Face ID on the display.Of course, Apple could still choose to surface the Dynamic Island UI when needed, but let it disappear entirely the rest of the time.
Second: HIAA (hole-in-active-area) Apple is also expected to shrink the visible display cutout to just a single pinhole for the front-facing camera, using what’s known as HIAA, or hole-in-active-area, technology.And here’s an interesting extra detail from ’s earlier reporting: the camera hole itself could shift toward the top-left corner of the display (much like many Android phones have done in the past), making this the first iPhone with an asymmetric front camera position.Are you excited about the idea of an iPhone without a permanent Dynamic Island cutout? How do you feel about Apple possibly moving the front camera to the top-left corner of the screen? Let us know what in the comments.
Via MacRumors
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