Apple iPhone 17 Pro: is Dynamic Island coming to iPhone 18 Pro?
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Update March 31: This post, originally published on Sunday, March 29, has been updated to include more leaked information and check its authenticity.
The next iPhone release from Apple is expected this September and will include the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The design of these models will be completed by now, so the latest leak sheds some light on the display. And now a new leak shows exactly what the new look will be as another wave gives the name of the new design. More on that below.
iPhone 18 Pro Leak: New Display Appearance
The report suggests that the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max – as well as the iPhone 18 expected to come later, in the spring of 2027 – will have the same bezels as the current models, but will feature a smaller Dynamic Island.
“The iPhone 18 series has the same bezel design, except for the small island in the middle; the overall bezel size is still the same as the iPhone 17 series,” said Ice Universe, a leaker with a good track record, on Weibo. The original post was written in Chinese, I used a machine translation.
Dynamic Island is the software’s response to the cut above the display. The handset has a front-facing camera and Face ID-enabled devices.
How the iPhone 18 Display Could Change
Dynamic Island provides more detail when needed in a way that hides the gap so it’s hard to see. It provides additional information, for example, it shows applications such as Apple Music running in the background with album art at the edge of the island.
To achieve the small Dynamic Island, Apple will need to reduce the gap that sits below it. In fact, that’s what’s really at stake here: the data that Dynamic Island is, as the name suggests, can change, so it can still take up large parts of the display if necessary.
Impact On iPhone 18e And iPhone Fold
There are a few unknowns when it comes to what the new leak means. For starters, even if it arrives on the iPhone 18 in the spring of 2027, I doubt that the phone expected to launch next to it, the iPhone 18e, will have it. It will most likely replace the large cutout on the iPhone 17e with the current-sized Dynamic Island.
Second, will the small Dynamic Island come to the much talked about iPhone Fold? Time will tell.
iPhone 18 Pro Dynamic Island In New Leak
A few hours ago, a new leak showed an image that seems to show exactly what the small Power Island will look like.
A post on X from an account called Early Apple shows an image of what is said to be an iPhone screen. The light of the phone that took the photo illuminated a ring on the left side of the display, which could be the face sensor if it was already hidden under the screen, for example.
The result is a very small Dynamic Island in the middle of the screen.
And now Ice Universe has also added an article with their thoughts, saying “iPhone 18 series bezel is similar to iPhone 17 and iPhone 16. But the three of iPhone 18 reduce the width of the Dynamic Island,” the latest post on X read.
This leak is in line with Apple’s original opinion – multiple leaks in one direction do not prove accuracy, but increase speed.
Not all leaks are equal and while Ice Universe has a strong pedigree, the other source is open to question. While Majin Bu has been a reliable source of Apple leaks, a new account has appeared on X called @MajinBuOfficial. In fact, it’s MajinBuofficia, which makes it sound unconvincing.
Although it uses the same image that Majin Bu loved, there are suggestions that this is not the real thing.
In a recent post, the account, whoever is behind it, suggests that the new Dynamic Island in its smaller version will be called Nano Island.
Here is the full post on X: “It seems that Apple intends to surprise us with its new products this year, despite the delay of several months for the iPhone Fold, everything seems to be moving forward, especially with the iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max with a new powerful island called (NANO ISLAND) **!,” it reads.
While it’s hard to confirm with Apple, the suggested Nano Island name seems a little silly to me. The point of an island is not its size but the fact that it changes, that is, it is strong.
I will need more proof before I am willing to add the new account with the same respect that the previous Majin Bu received.
All that said, I still think a change to Dynamic Island is coming. What is unclear is whether it will only be for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, or for the iPhone 18 as well when it arrives, possibly in the spring of 2027.
It’s anyone’s guess what the outer casing of the iPhone Fold will look like. In recent days, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that Face ID would not be on the foldable iPhone because it would not fit.
Instead, because the face ID unit is too thick for the svelte dimensions expected for the Fold, the low-cost smartphone will return to Touch ID to open. It’s surprising for the most expensive iPhone ever, as Apple has always boasted that Face ID is more secure than Touch ID.
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