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The top of the display won’t change until 2024 when face ID will be put under the display. The regular 15 models will get the island next. It’s not going to change until this point.

2024 for face ID under display and 2025 for an all screen design.
 
Not going to buy 15 pro except they "fix" the island making the pill smaller and move it higher, back to the old notch height.

Advantage of island/pill:
Those animations are perfect in key note to sell you the phone

Disadvantages:
Pill is lower than old notch, effective area under the pill is smaller than before

Those animation slow down a lot of things just because they need to let the animation runs and finishes

Must use two hands since the island is at the top

By the way I think they will keep the island/pill thing in pro series only almost forever. Regular series is for selling historical stuff.
You know... it gets a little boring by now. You don't like it, we get it.... don't buy it, it's really that simple.

On the contrary: I totally like it, especially how they made something very useful out of a technical necessity. That's innovation done right in my opinion.
 
The way it cuts into certain aspect ratio videos when the 13 Pro Max notch didn't is a little disappointing - admit it.

The dynamic island is pretty cool though.
 
Based on rumours the iPhone 16 pro or max is the phone that will reduce the island. Until it’s all together done away with in the iPhone 18 pro series.
Yep, they are going to keep the island for at least 5 years. Maybe around year 3 (iPhone 16 Pro), they will make it smaller.
 
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