{"id":241876,"date":"2026-01-20T03:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/241876\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T03:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:42:09","slug":"another-source-suggests-apple-iphone-18-pro-and-pro-max-dynamic-island-moving-to-the-top-left-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/241876\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Source Suggests Apple iPhone 18 Pro And Pro Max Dynamic Island Moving To The Top-Left Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a Weibo-based tipster reported just a few days back that <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/one-iphone-18-pro-prototype-tested-with-corner-punch-hole-front-facing-camera\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple is testing a prototype for its upcoming iPhone 18 Pro series with a front-facing camera module positioned in the top-left corner<\/a>, a second credible source has just added to this chorus by reiterating a corner-positioned Dynamic Island for Apple&#8217;s next Pro series iPhones.  <\/p>\n<p>Front Page Tech&#8217;s Jon Prosser adds to the growing chorus by suggesting a corner-positioned front-facing camera module on the Apple iPhone 18 Pro series<\/p>\n<p>In his latest YouTube video, Front Page Tech&#8217;s Jon Prosser has suggested that the Apple iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will feature a front-facing camera located in the top-left corner of the screen alongside an under-display TrueDepth module for Face ID. Consequently, the entire pill-shaped Dynamic Island software feature will also relocate to the top-left corner of the screen from its current top-center placement.<\/p>\n<p>For the benefit of those who might not be aware, the Dynamic Island displays alerts and certain notifications, while expanding and contracting in size based on the user&#8217;s on-screen activities. Prosser claims that in its upcoming iteration, the Dynamic Island would expand out from the top-left corner of the screen when required.<\/p>\n<p>This echoes <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/one-iphone-18-pro-prototype-tested-with-corner-punch-hole-front-facing-camera\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a recent claim made by the Weibo-based tipster, Smart Pikachu<\/a>, who disclosed only a few days back that Apple was testing an iPhone 18 Pro series prototype with the front-facing camera situated in the top-left corner of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Also, do note that Bloomberg&#8217;s Mark Gurman and <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/one-leaker-wants-you-to-ignore-the-rumors-of-a-punch-hole-selfie-camera-on-the-apple-iphone-18-pro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Digital<\/a>, another Weibo-based tipster, have also noted in recent weeks that the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will feature a Dynamic Island, albeit in a slimmed-down form factor. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/apple-iphone-18-pro-getting-rid-of-dynamic-islands-pill-shaped-cutout-will-feature-under-display-face-id-either-c1x-or-c2-modem\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Information&#8217;s Wayne Ma has continued to assert that Apple will abandon the Dynamic Island entirely for visual aesthetics based on a lone pinhole cutout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/apples-a20-pro-chip-in-the-iphone-fold-iphone-18-pro-duo-to-feature-wmcm-packaging-and-super-high-performance-metal-insulator-metal-shpmim-capacitors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Other specs for the Apple iPhone 18 Pro series include<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"bizdev_mobile_3_link\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"noskim d-md-none\" href=\"\" rel=\"sponsored\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bizdev_mobile_3_image\" style=\"display:inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/placeholder-mobile.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a id=\"bizdev_mid_desktop_link\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"noskim d-none d-lg-block\" href=\"\" rel=\"sponsored\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bizdev_mid_desktop_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/placeholder-desktop.png\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be powered by the A20 Pro chip, which will leverage TSMC&#8217;s 2nm process, WMCM packaging, and new super-high-performance metal-insulator-metal (SHPMIM) capacitors.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 18 Pro will feature a 6.3-inch display, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max will sport a 6.9-inch display.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will feature an 18MP 6P front camera, a 48MP 7P main camera with a variable aperture, a 48MP periscope\/telephoto lens, and a 48MP 6P ultra-wide sensor.<\/p>\n<p>An Aluminum casing for the Pro duo.<\/p>\n<p>Will feature Apple&#8217;s C2 modem and LPD5 12GB RAM.<\/p>\n<p>Support for <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/iphone-18-pro-max-the-first-flagships-to-feature-5g-satellite-communication\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5G-based satellite connectivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/apple-iphone-18-pro-will-launch-with-either-a-brown-purple-or-burgundy-color-option\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">burgundy color option<\/a> is in the offing.<\/p>\n<p>Apple is likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/apple-iphone-18-to-use-a-simplified-camera-control-button-iphone-20-to-feature-haptics-instead-of-mechanical-buttons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eliminate the capacitive induction layer within the camera control button<\/a>, retaining only a pressure-sensing layer instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-300); padding-top: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Follow <a id=\"google_preferred_source_link_single\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWM3NDB2MmIyGgA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wccftech on Google<\/a> to get more of our news coverage in your feeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a Weibo-based tipster reported just a few days back that Apple is testing a prototype for its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-241876","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}