Apple will release new iPhones on Tuesday, and all signs are pointing to one of the models being a redesigned iPhone featuring a edge-to-edge screen that is likely to be called the iPhone X.
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All three colors of the iPhone X will have black faceplates (AAPL)
The iPhone X is going to come in gold, white, and black.
The most noticeable design feature on the new iPhone will be an edge-to-edge screen except for a noticeable notch holding a series of sensors and cameras protruding from the top. It will probably look something like this picture included in code released by Apple:
This iPhone design will come in three colors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in an note to investors on Friday seen by Business Insider.
But all three colors of what Kuo is calling the "OLED iPhone" will have black faceplates, a change from previous iPhone models in which gold and silver color options came with a white faceplate.
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"We believe all OLED iPhone models (white, black & gold casings) have front black-coating glass. This is in order to conceal the structured light transmitter and receiver, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor for better aesthetic design," Kuo wrote.
Basically, Kuo is saying that Apple is using black faceplates to hide all the 3D sensing technology Apple is cramming into the notch. You won't have to worry about seeing an ugly white notch if you choose the gold version of the iPhone X.
Here's a chart from the note breaking down what companies are supplying the technology that Kuo expects to go into the front-facing camera:
"We think the most important applications of 3D sensing will be: (1) using facial recognition to replace fingerprint recognition; and (2) better selfie user experience," Kuo wrote.
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