The iPhone 15 series is the latest and we’re still a year away from the next-gen iPhone 16 series, but that hasn’t stopped rumors from circulating the internet. According to tipster Majin Bu, Apple is likely testing an iPhone 16 Pro model with a punch-hole design instead of the much-acclaimed Dynamic Island.<\/p>\n
Apple is testing a new design that might not see the light of day until the iPhone 17 series<\/a>, although Bu says we’ll have to wait until March next year to get confirmation. Upgrading to a punch-hole cutout would give the iPhone 16 Pro<\/a> models more screen real estate, but that’s the case with the challenges ahead, keeping the dynamic island seems like a likely option.<\/p>\n Why, you ask? The current Dynamic Island not only has aesthetic value but offers iPhones its functionality. The notch houses the front camera<\/a>, the dot projector and the Face ID module, among other sensors. This means that if Apple were to standardize a punch-hole notch on future iPhone series, Apple would have to make room for all the sensors that fit inside the dynamic island.<\/p>\n