We’ve been waiting for Apple to ditch the notch for a while now and all signs are pointing toward 2022 being the year it actually happens, as another leaked schematic has surfaced showing iPhone maker will do it on its fabled next-gen iPhone 14 Pro handset.
The image – which was shared on Chinese social media site Weibo – appears to show an order display panel supplier BOE received from Apple for the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.
While this isn’t the first we’ve heard of Apple replacing the notch with a duo of punch-hole and pill-shaped cut-outs, previous renders have been smaller and more discrete than this.
While this might sound like bad news, the larger cut-outs would still be less obstructive than a notch.
Plus, as AppleTrack has noted, it also feels like a more realistic take on the notch-alternative, as Apple would essentially be taking the current components and planting them directly into the display without the surrounding gaps.
To add to this, Front Page Tech’s Jon Prosser claims to have independently verified the schematic himself and believes it to be accurate.