iPhone 17's Scratch Resistant Anti-Reflective Display Coating Canceled

Published by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories on in Tech
Tags: iphone 17 anti reflective display scratch resistant coating apple iphone 17 pro apple iphone 17 max iphone 17 release date new iphone features display technology smartphone displays galaxy s24 ultra gorilla glass armor
AI Analysis

Apple had planned to use a new, more scratch-resistant anti-reflective display coating on the iPhone 17 Pro models, but it seems this feature is no longer in the works. According to a source, the company faced issues scaling up the production process, making it unfeasible for this year's release.The original anti-reflective coating was designed to be more effective than the existing Ceramic Shield, which is already used on current iPhone models. However, Apple decided not to pursue this feature due to the technical challenges involved.This cancellation leaves Apple with no anti-reflective display technology for its high-end devices at present. Instead, it might consider introducing such a feature in future models as manufacturing processes improve.

Key Points

  • r.
  • The information provides valuable insights for those interested in technology.
  • Understanding technology requires attention to the details presented in this content.
Related Products
Shop for iPhone on AmazonShop for Galaxy on Amazon

Original Article

Apple may have canceled the super scratch resistant anti-reflective display coating that it planned to use for the iPhone 17 Pro models, according to a source with reliable information that spoke to MacRumors.


Last spring, Weibo leaker Instant Digital suggested Apple was working on a new anti-reflective display layer that was more scratch resistant than the Ceramic Shield. We haven't heard anything else about an upgraded display coating since then, and it's sounding like that's because it didn't work out.

Apple planned to use the anti-reflective coating for the higher-end ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ and the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max models, which would have made them the first iPhones with an anti-reflective display. Apple ran into problems scaling up the display coating process, and it is currently no longer a planned feature for the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models.

The process for adding the anti-reflective coating to the iPhone display was too slow when taking into account the millions of devices that Apple produces, so even though it was only planned for the Pro models, it still seems that it wasn't feasible this year.

Current ‌iPhone‌ models have a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, but Apple hasn't focused heavily on anti-reflective technology. For the Mac and iPad Pro, Apple offers a nano-texture display that cuts down on glare, but that's not something that has been expanded to the ‌iPhone‌. It's possible Apple pivoted to nano-texture or a simpler coating, but it's also possible it's just been scrapped entirely for now.

With the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung debuted a Gorilla Glass Armor display panel, which cuts down on reflections by up to 75 percent. The technology improves contrast in bright lighting conditions and makes colors seem more true to life even in the sun or in rooms with bright lights.

Anti-reflection properties of Galaxy S24 Ultra (bottom) vs. iPhone 15 (Image: IceUniverse)

If the iPhone 17 models don't end up with the planned anti-reflective display properties, Apple could introduce the display improvement in a future ‌iPhone‌ as the manufacturing process improves.
Related Roundups: iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro

This article, "iPhone 17's Scratch Resistant Anti-Reflective Display Coating Canceled" first appeared on MacRumors.com

Discuss this article in our forums

Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories

Share This Article

Hashtags for Sharing

Related Articles

Comments