New iPhone 14 Pro Schematics Confirm the Death of the Notch

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are expected to receive a series of major design tweaks, including the highly anticipated demise of the notch.

That’s right, Apple is getting ready to kill off the notch, with the company to use a hole punch and pill cutout that will allow the front-facing elements to be integrated into the glass.

If you believe you’ve heard of the same approach somewhere else, it’s because you really did, as Samsung and other Android device manufacturers have been using punch-hole cameras for quite some time.

Getting back to the iPhone 14, a new set of schematics published by Max Weinbach on Twitter appears to confirm the upcoming smartphone will come with this important design change. The smartphones will also be ticker and come with a bigger camera bump.

Notching going away only on Pro models

But very important to know is the removal of the notch would only happen on the Pro models. This means the iPhone 14 and the all-new iPhone 14 Max would retain the notch, as Apple wants to increase the gap between the standard and the premium versions.

At the same time, Apple will also give up on the iPhone mini, s the company no longer plans to invest in the 5.4-inch form factor. The smallest iPhone you’ll be able to buy will be the iPhone SE.

As said, however, the new model in the lineup will be the iPhone 14 Max, which will come with a 6.7-inch display. However, it will only serve as a larger version of the base iPhone 14 and not as an alternative to the Pro Max, especially given the differences we talked about earlier.

The new iPhone 14 lineup will be announced in September, according to Apple’s typical release calendar.