New iPhone will have much smaller notch – Report

Apple’s upcoming iPhones and iPads will likely have much smaller notches than their predecessors thanks to a greatly reduced Face ID chip. This is according to a report from Digitimes, which stated that the company has decided to scale down the die size of its VCSEL chips used in 3D Face ID sensors by 40-50%. Despite significant advancements in hardware and other design elements, Apple has stuck with the current notch since the iPhone X. The image below shows the components contained within the iPhone’s notch. Other reports have suggested that Apple will release a new budget iPhone SE in 2023 which uses a hole-punch camera without Face ID support.