Rumors of a smaller Dynamic Island are nothing new, but there’s been considerable speculation about this in respect of the iPhone 18 Pro.
Adding fuel to the fire are claimed CAD images showing a smaller Dynamic Island, but we reiterate our earlier skepticism …
There have been multiple reports suggesting that the Dynamic Island might shrink in this year’s iPhone 18 Pro, and potentially in other models too.
For the iPhone 18 series, the black bezels remain unchanged; only the Dynamic Island has been reduced in size, while the bezels themselves are identical to those of the iPhone 17 series.
However, two reports appearing to corroborate this came from sketchy accounts. One was an X user with no track record whatsoever and the second appearing to be an impostor.
An account using the name Majin Bu was a once reliable source of Apple leaks before they disappeared. However, it is unclear whether this represents a return or is an imposter. The fact that the website is still offline might seem to point to the latter being the more likely possibility, and the idea that Apple would rename it Nano Island seems something of a stretch.
Another post by @earlyappleleaks is getting play this week thanks to the inclusion of claimed CAD images, but we would again note that these are easily faked and there is no reason to give them any credence.
One important distinction to draw here: as we’ve said before, we are not dismissing the idea, merely stating that there is as yet no convincing evidence for it.
Apple undoubtedly wants to shrink the size of the Dynamic Island over time before it is eventually able to progress to an all-screen display in which both the Face ID module and front-facing camera are embedded beneath the screen.
An attempt to reduce the size of the aperture in the iPhone 18 Pro would not be a surprise, and there have been previous reports suggesting this. However, there is no reason as yet to view these latest claims as providing further evidence.
CAD images are exceedingly easy to fake, so the position hasn’t changed.
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