Both premium 2024 iPhone models will be officially unveiled on Monday, September 9, and a previously leaked schematic showed a bezel size of just 1.15mm for the iPhone 16 Pro Max. Samsung Display has admitted it is working on a product that supports under-display cameras that remove all bezels from a phone. This year, Apple is using a technology called Border Reduction Structure (BRS) to reduce the size of bezels on its more expensive handsets.
The thinnest bezels of any smartphone this year will be the 1.15mm bezels of the iPhone 16 Pro Max. | Image credit: @UniverseIce
Over the past two years, the size of the bezels on the iPhone Pro model has been greatly reduced, starting with 3.5 mm bezels on the iPhone 14 Pro, which iPhone 15 Pro; if Gurman is right with his mathematical skills, we could have a bezel size between 1.3 mm and 1.4 mm for the iPhone 16 ProIt should be noted that Gurman is considered one of the Apple journalists with some of the deepest sources in Cupertino.
While the reduced bezel size may seem more attractive to iPhone users, the bezel has several jobs to do. First, it protects the screen from accidental touches, which is a pretty important job on a touchscreen. They also help cover the components used for the front-facing camera and provide structural support and protection for a phone's display. While the thinner bezels on the iPhone 16 Pro And iPhone 16 Pro Max This may make the new iPhone models more attractive, but it also increases the likelihood that you will accidentally open an app.