Display2017—2020

Technology thread

OLED on iPhone

OLED Super Retina display introduced on iPhone X.

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Product sequence

Where this technology appears.

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  1. iPhoneRelated

    iPhone X

    An OLED edge-to-edge display and Face ID replace the Home-button interaction model.

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  2. iPhoneRelated

    iPhone XS

    A12 Bionic refines the iPhone X formula with faster Face ID and camera improvements.

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  3. iPhoneRelated

    iPhone 12

    5G, OLED across the standard tier, flat edges, Ceramic Shield, and MagSafe open a new design cycle.

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Historical context

Moments that explain the wider transition.

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Open 2017

Face ID resets the iPhone interaction baseline

iPhone X removed the Home button, introduced Face ID and an OLED edge-to-edge display, and shifted primary navigation toward gestures and the TrueDepth camera system.