Apple iPhone 17 Pro Key Feature Canceled, Report Claims
Previously, it had been rumored that the next Pro models of the iPhone, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, would have a different display technology that would add a new anti-reflective layer.
If you've seen the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, for instance, you'll know that anti-reflective is a very good thing indeed, making for much easier viewing in brighter light situations. The earlier rumors also said that the new covering would be more durable, too.
However, in a new report from MacRumors, Juli Clover says that new information throws all this into doubt. 'Apple may have canceled the super scratch resistant anti-reflective display coating that it planned to use for the iPhone 17 Pro models, according to a source with reliable information that spoke to MacRumors,' it claims.
The original report is more than a year old, coming from Instant Digital, a leaker on Weibo with a decent, though not perfect, track record. They claimed that a new anti-reflective display layer that was more scratch-resistant than Ceramic Shield, was on its way, destined for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models.
The report claims that the reason we haven't heard any more about this report is down to Apple hitting problems when it tried to introduce the display technology at scale.
'The process for adding the anti-reflective coating to the iPhone display was too slow when taking into account the millions of devices that Apple produces, so even though it was only planned for the Pro models, it still seems that it wasn't feasible this year,' Clover says.
Just as intriguing as the lack of reflections onscreen was the prospect of better resistance to scratches. As someone who has grazed their display in the most innocent of gestures repeatedly over the years, scratch-resistance is high on my wishlist. Ceramic Shield is exceptional for preventing the front of the iPhone shattering when it falls, but those scratches can still be a nuisance.
If not this year, a future generation may still deliver this. Fingers crossed.
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