A new iPhone 18 Pro rumor claims Apple will move key front-facing hardware away from the center of the display. The idea is simple: Face ID components sit under the screen, the selfie camera stays visible through a small cutout, and the Dynamic Island software shifts to match that new layout.
Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech says the iPhone 18 Pro models will use an under-display Face ID system paired with a top-left camera cutout. He also claims the Dynamic Island will relocate to the top-left corner, then expand outward when needed so it still works like it does today.
What this change would mean
- The current Dynamic Island sits centered at the top of the screen and hides the selfie camera and Face ID cutouts.
- Prosser’s version keeps the feature, but moves it to the left to sit around the camera cutout.
- The Dynamic Island would still animate and expand for live activities, alerts, and background tasks, just from a different starting point.
How other reports line up
Wayne Ma at The Information has reported that under-screen Face ID on iPhone 18 Pro models would remove the large black oval area at the top of the display, leaving only a pinhole selfie camera at the upper left.
Ross Young has said under-display Face ID is possible for iPhone 18 Pro models, but he expects a smaller Dynamic Island to remain rather than a full relocation.
Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has also pointed in the same direction, saying Apple could slim down the Dynamic Island instead of removing it.
Instant Digital, a leaker on Chinese social media, has claimed a smaller Dynamic Island is coming, but says under-display Face ID and an under-display camera are not part of the plan this year.
- Some rumors agree on a top-left camera cutout, but they do not fully agree on how Apple would treat the Dynamic Island.
- Prosser’s claim reads like a clean explanation for how Apple could combine a pinhole camera with under-display Face ID, but it is still a rumor.
- Another plausible outcome also fits the existing reports: Apple moves Face ID under the screen, keeps the Dynamic Island centered, and simply makes it smaller.
Other iPhone 18 Pro claims mentioned alongside it
- New color options, including burgundy, brown, and purple
- A variable aperture camera system
- A simplified Camera Control button
- An A20 Pro chip
- Apple’s C2 modem
- Satellite features described as full 5G satellite internet
Prosser’s legal cloud, briefly
Apple sued Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti in July over allegations tied to obtaining and leaking trade-secret information from a development device connected to unreleased iOS software. Apple later secured a default judgment after Prosser missed an initial response deadline, while Prosser has said he has been in contact with Apple about the case and that it remains active.
The company typically launches new Pro iPhones in September. The current talk points to iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max arriving then, with a separate spring launch window rumored for the regular iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e as part of a split-release cycle.
