iPhone 17 Pro rumor says anti-glare display will be included after all
Apple could give the iPhone one of the most underrated perks of Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra
š± Apple is rumored to give the iPhone 17 Pro an anti-glare display after all
š§āš¬ Previous rumors suggested the company scrapped the idea due to production issues
ā Both the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max are expected to get the new display coating
š Apple will reportedly announce the full iPhone 17 lineup on September 9
Weāre getting closer to when we expect Apple to announce the iPhone 17 lineup, and new details continue to surface about the companyās next round of flagship phones. This time, weāre hearing once again that the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro will come with an anti-glare coating on its display, something that hasnāt been expected since March.
A report from MacRumors cites a āreliable sourceā in saying that Appleās suppliers have figured out how to produce a high-enough yield of anti-glare glass for the next iPhone for mass production.
A month after we first heard about an anti-glare coating on the iPhone 17 Pro, it was rumored that Apple couldnāt resolve its production issues and had to scrap the feature from the device. However, it looks like that luck has changed for the better, and we can expect very minimal reflections on the next iPhoneās display.
The new display coating will also reduce the scratches, according to MacRumors, which makes it sound like we could get a completely new version of Appleās Ceramic Shield as a result.
Anti-glare phone screens work well. Samsungās Galaxy S25 Ultra has Gorilla Glass Armor that comes with special coatings to reduce and eliminate reflections, and the result is a phone screen thatās far easier to see in direct sunlight.
While the process takes a long time to apply, it seems like Apple has figured out a way to avoid any hold-ups in production. Rumors say both the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max will come with anti-glare coatings, but the regular iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air will miss out on it.
The iPhone 17 Pro is also rumored to come in the same 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch sizes as the iPhone 16 Pro series. The camera bmp on the back will get a redesign with a much larger visor area for the sensors and LED flash to live on the back, while the devices themselves will be thicker to accommodate larger batteries. We could also see triple 48MP rear cameras, the A19 Pro processor, and a new orange color in the lineup.
Rumors say the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, and iPhone 17 pro could be announced on September 9 during an event.
Max Buondonno is an editor at The Shortcut. Heās been reporting on the latest consumer technology since 2015, with his work featured on CNN Underscored, ZDNET, How-To Geek, XDA, TheStreet, and more. Follow him on X @LegendaryScoop and Instagram @LegendaryScoop.