The news about what will be the next Apple flagship does not stop coming. Now it is said that the iPhone 15's dynamic island is being redesigned to include a new component additional in this area: a proximity sensor.
With this change, Apple could make millions of dollars in additional profit, but users could also benefit from this in some way. If you want to know how, keep reading.
The new component that could house the dynamic island of the iPhone 15
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned on Twitter that iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models will house a new proximity sensor in the dynamic island. This, without the need to alter the area to make it larger.
Although all iPhone 15 models will have the same dynamic island design as the iPhone 14 Pro models, the difference is that these have the proximity sensor under the screen, that is, outside the dynamic island. While the iPhone 15 series has almost no changes in this area.
Apple expects the new sensor to emit a 940nm wavelength compared to the iPhone 1380 Pro's 14nm. A smaller wavelength than would represent faster performance.
What is the proximity sensor and what is it for?
The proximity sensor on the iPhone is used to determine how far the device is from objects. This is what allows the iOS software to turn off the screen when you hold the phone close to your face, helping to save battery life. It also helps optimize the always-on display feature.
Typical proximity sensors are designed to use infrared light, which is used to detect the presence of nearby objects without physical contact. This sensor in the iPhone is programmed to turn off the screen and the touch module when the terminal is within the preset range of the human ear.
The benefits of this change
By way of speculation, we could intuit that this change could be related to freeing up space inside the next iPhone. Space that could be taken up by the periscope lens, or the additional Taptic Engines for solid-state buttons that are said to be coming with the iPhone 15.
Another possibility by which this change would be generated could be due to a cost reduction, intended to improve Apple's profit margins.
What is inside the Dynamic Island?
Dynamic Island made its debut on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Like the previous notch, the dynamic island contains all the parts of Face ID, this includes a camera, infrared receiver and transmitter, as well as a dot projector and a FaceTime camera.
The speaker is embedded as a small indentation in the top bezel, while the proximity sensor is located under the screen. Just below the dynamic island area.
