14 DAY TRIAL // The notch at the top of the screen on the iPhone X is without a doubt one of the most controversial “features” on the upcoming Apple device, as it appears to be causing quite a headache to both the company itself and developers.
A photo that was published online today shows the notch in all its glory on the home screen, confirming that while on a dark background you can hardly see it, though things are completely different with a white wallpaper.
The notch is the home of the Face ID TrueDepth cameras and other front-facing sensors, and it’s likely to have an impact on the way apps are rendered on the iPhone X.
A video that leaked to the web the past weekend revealed that apps like Instagram, which are yet to be optimized for the iPhone X and its notch, look terrible on the new device due to this element at the top of the screen that is placed in the middle of the upper UI.
The display struggles
Apple itself also had a hard time building displays with the notch, as the OLED panels have often been blamed for the delay that the iPhone X experienced. The company started mass production later than usual because of struggles with the displays, while the yield rate has then been rather small due to the complexity of the screen itself.
Analysts expect Apple to have approximately 3 million iPhone X units ready for the November 3 launch, which means supply is very likely to be super-limited. All production issues should be resolved next month, so production could finally meet demand by the end of the year, with shipment times to decline in early 2018.
The iPhone X will go up on pre-order on October 27, but if all these reports are accurate, then it’s going to be quite a challenge to secure a device for early November.