The iPhone 17 might miss out on a long-awaited show improve – here is why Apple followers are upset

• The iPhone 17 collection will reportedly lack a beforehand rumored anti-reflective, scratch resistant coating
• Apparently it was taking too lengthy to use to the hundreds of thousands of iPhones Apple is constructing
• In different information, the iPhone 17 collection is reportedly on schedule for a September launch

One of many earliest iPhone 17 rumors steered that the upcoming telephones would have a scratch-resistant and anti-reflective show coating, however now we’re listening to that this gained’t be the case in any case.

Plainly the unique declare might have been right on the time, as a supply “with reliable information” instructed MacRumors that this had been deliberate for the iPhone 17 Professional and the iPhone 17 Professional Max.

However apparently the method to use the coating to the hundreds of thousands of handsets Apple is constructing was taking too lengthy, so the corporate is alleged to have scrapped the concept – no less than for this 12 months.

What MacRumors isn’t clear on is whether or not Apple has switched to utilizing a less complicated coating, or maybe a nano-texture show (which might additionally lower down reflections and is at present in use on some iPads and Macs), or whether or not the screens on the iPhone 17 collection gained’t be any extra anti-reflective than present fashions.

An enormous miss

Whereas we’d take this declare with a pinch of salt, it actually sounds plausible since we hadn’t heard something about this coating in a very long time. And that’s a disgrace, as a result of this appeared like a giant improve for Apple’s telephones.

Reducing down on reflections and glare would make the colours seem extra true to life and fewer washed-out in vibrant lighting situations, and the opposite characteristic of this coating – its scratch resistance – would clearly assist maintain the display screen secure from harm.

So it’s no shock that Apple followers haven’t responded properly to this information, with a prolonged Reddit thread together with feedback like “this is such a shame”, “really falling behind”, and “I’ll probably switch to Samsung”, with these final two feedback probably referring to the truth that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely does have an anti-reflective coating.

Nonetheless, there’s some good iPhone 17 information, as in a paywalled DigiTimes report (through BGR) it’s claimed that Apple has accomplished engineering validation testing (EVT) for no less than one iPhone 17 mannequin.

If that’s right – and nothing adjustments – it ought to imply that Apple is at present on observe to launch the iPhone 17 collection in September.

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