Citing nameless sources, MacRumors reports that Apple has cancelled the scratch-resistant anti-reflective show coating that it deliberate to make use of for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max fashions. The iPhone maker reportedly bumped into points scaling up the show coating course of, and it’s at the moment now not a deliberate function for the iPhone 17 Pro fashions.
Applying the anti-reflective coating to iPhone shows was allegedly time-consuming, given the huge scale of Apple’s manufacturing. Although the function was supposed just for the Pro fashions, it seems that even the restricted implementation was not possible this yr.
Apple has used a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic (oil repellent) coating on its smartphones because the iPhone 11 that was launched in 2019.
Weibo tipster Instant Digital final yr claimed {that a} new show coating was within the works for the iPhone 17 collection. Apple is claimed to have developed gear that would add a “super-hard” anti-reflective layer to the show of iPhone 17 Pro fashions. This new anti-reflective show layer was tipped to be extra scratch-resistant than the corporate’s Ceramic Shield expertise.
This expertise sounded just like Corning’s Gorilla Glass Armor that debuted with Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra. The display screen has anti-reflective properties. It is claimed to be 4 occasions extra scratch-resistant than aggressive aluminosilicate cowl glasses.
Apple is anticipated to take the wraps off the iPhone 17 collection in September. The iPhone 17 Pro collection is tipped to have an aluminium body and run on Apple’s A19 Pro chip. They are mentioned to pack 12GB of RAM. The commonplace iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Slim or Air fashions are prone to debut with an A18 or A19 chip with assist for 8GB RAM.
