Apple will place the proximity sensor of the iPhone 15 in the dynamic island

It is expected that Apple will release iPhone 15 This fall, for the first time Dynamic Island for all phones of this family. Relatedly, the tech giant also apparently plans to Proximity sensor Move the iPhone into the dynamic island.

“Ming-Chi Kuo”, a reliable analyst of Apple products, this change for iPhone 15 on Twitter has reported According to Ko, the proximity sensor of the iPhone 15 “will be located in the dynamic island”. Also, this change will apparently have no effect on the Dynamic Island area.

Currently, the proximity sensor of the iPhone 14 Pro is located under the display of the device and outside the dynamic island. Ko explains:

While all iPhone 15 models will use the same dynamic island design as the iPhone 14 Pro, the difference is in the location of the proximity sensor. In the iPhone 14 Pro, this sensor is located under the display. On the contrary, in the iPhone 15 series, the proximity sensor is placed under the dynamic island and there is almost no change in this area.

Dynamic Island iPhone 15

another source (Unknownz21) also mentioned this issue on Twitter and said that this change will be applied to all iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models.

Additionally, Kuo also mentioned in his tweet that Apple supplier Finisar will use 940nm wavelength proximity sensors for the iPhone 15 series. For comparison, Apple used 1380 nm proximity sensors in the iPhone 15 series.

The main purpose of the proximity sensor is to turn off the device’s display when the user brings his phone close to his ear (often for a conversation). Also, this sensor plays a role in optimizing the always-on display of iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.

Ming-Chi Kuo had also presented new news about Apple’s future flagships in the past few days. He recently said that the USB-C port will only offer faster charging speeds to the iPhone 15 with Apple-approved cables.