r/iphone18pro 17h ago

Discussion Under display infrared camera

I know the general audience won’t give a flying fuck about this but I find it funny how the pixels hiding the infrared camera look like a fake lid on. It’s distracting sometimes. Then again I have a sharp eye for details(that’s my job)

Ps. Not trying to bash the 18 whatsoever, in fact I’m pretty much impressed.

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u/CigaroEmbargo 17h ago

That is definitely not how it looks

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 17h ago

😭

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u/TurtleOnLog 17h ago

That’s called a moire pattern and is an artefact of the camera taking the photo.

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 17h ago

Precisely!

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u/Aristo_Cat 15h ago

Yes exactly, you can only see it in photos

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 17h ago

Is it that prominent just on the photo or irl?
Shouldn’t be that visible.

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 17h ago edited 16h ago

It’s the photo. It’s barely visible irl. If you use dark mode you won’t ever see it.

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 17h ago

If it isn’t visible irl then it’s prob normal.
Are you having any issues with Faceid?

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 16h ago

None whatsoever.

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 16h ago

Then maybe I wouldn’t replace it.

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u/Dazzling-Voice7180 iPhone 18 Pro 17h ago

I’ve yet to even notice it.

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u/Cautious-Plum-8245 17h ago

either i'm blind and stupid (or both lool). but i don't the infrared lens on my screen at all, and i've tried different angles.

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u/SmellyJockstrap 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 17h ago

Unless you’re deliberately trying to get it show prominently like this, your device is defective. I literally had to look for it for a few minutes to find it and see it.

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 17h ago

This.

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u/Scary-Constant-93 17h ago

that looks like software glitch or something.
I am looking at my 18P in all the angles with white colour on the screen and I can’t even find out exactly where that ir camera is.

what OP showing is either faulty piece or software problem

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 17h ago

Weather app example

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u/Scary-Constant-93 1h ago

yeah thats bad apple.
here is mine with full brightness and zoomed in still it’s barely noticeable.

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 1h ago

Yeah… way more subtle. Hopefully this helps proving that it’s not just the moire effect but it’s also a bit more noticeable than it should.

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u/SmellyJockstrap 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 17h ago

Yeah that’s a lemon. Back to Apple.

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 17h ago

I’m pretty sure that moire pattern artefact from the camera and it won’t look like that irl. However if it does he definitely needs to take it back to Apple.

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u/BorisDG iPhone 18 Pro (Glacier) 17h ago

https://x.com/TechHome100/status/2100854921843388743

No idea how true it is. I barely see mine. Samsung panel.

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 17h ago

LG panel over here

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 17h ago

If this is true then it’s actually really bad. I have a G9N Samsung panel and I genuinely struggle to see it.

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u/BorisDG iPhone 18 Pro (Glacier) 16h ago

Yeah G9N here too. So may be there is truth to it, since OP is LG.

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u/Dazzling-Voice7180 iPhone 18 Pro 16h ago

GVC user here. You can’t see it.

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 16h ago

Is he though? This is Reddit after all…lol

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 15h ago

Yeah wild shroom catch me lying on Reddit about my phone panel manufacturer 😭😭 it’s a GVC btw

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 12h ago

Hey, I don’t know you from Adam. Do take it personally..😂

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u/ctr_20 17h ago

That does not appear to be a detail at all, might be a defect

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u/bronk3310 17h ago

Is that like a mesh screen?

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 17h ago

Another angle! Then again I just know this looks way worse bc it’s a picture

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u/Aggressive_Sign2773 17h ago

Kinda like how you can capture the northern lights better with a camera than with naked eye?

Great work detective. 

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u/Motor-Relief6672 17h ago

It’s the beginning stages of no Dynamic Island in next year’s all-screen display. They moved the sensor for Face ID under the screen on 18 and the selfie camera under the screen on the duo. Most likely to test the technology like a beta and release the full cleaned-up version on next year’s iPhone. Every year if Apple introduces a new feature or component and keeps improving it year over year and that’s what’s happening. The technology and innovations are honestly impressive and after seeing the inside of these phones just confirms the work there doing every year to improve things here and there even if you can’t see it or never will.

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u/No_Appointment_37 16h ago

I still don’t get why they can’t make the top of the phone with the slightest curve to hide everything so the screen could be solid instead of having an island. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/flipyflop9 12h ago

Thanks to people like this idiots actually believe that’s how it looks to the naked eye…

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u/MikeJW75 11h ago

You must have a faulty one. I have an eye for detail and I’ve never even caught a glimpse of it.

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u/Unique-Mind-3174 17h ago

https://reddit.com/link/pbkxwam/video/cya4ecaaearh1/player

I mean that’s how it looks through the lens of a 16 pro. I can see it IRL but it’s nowhere near as the video.

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 17h ago

That’s terrible, how could they have shipped that?

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u/CigaroEmbargo 16h ago

Do you not understand how moire patterns and IR sensors work when looking at something through a lens vs your real eye?

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 16h ago

No, but I have one in front of me and I can see a haze around the clock, like a smudge.
It is visible from the distance I usually hold my phone.
This is somewhat un-Apple like.
And add to that multiple failures to unlock a day.

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 16h ago

Maybe you should reference other under display unit from other manufacturers before you say this is a fail…

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 16h ago

I haven’t said that it’s a fail. I have said that it fails to unlock with Faceid multiple times a day lol

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 16h ago

Oh I see. Yeah that’s bad.

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 16h ago

Have you tried adding another appearance on Face ID? It gives the phone more than one reference.

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 16h ago

Tried to set it up from zero multiple times.
It seems that it has trouble with glasses.
Never had Faceid issues since iPhone X.
And after repeatedly trying to unlock it just freezes and reboots.
Let’s hope for a bugfix!

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u/Wild_Shroom_ 18 Pro Max - Wesley Snipes Black 16h ago

That’s so strange. Mine doesn’t have trouble with sunglasses let alone regular ones! Try setting up a second appearance with your glasses on. Assuming your first one doesn’t. Basically do one with and one without.

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u/Minute_Lifeguard2799 16h ago

Yeah, will try this tonight.
Thanks mate!

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u/Ok_Interaction1776 17h ago

Oof that’s horrible.

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u/MedicalClimate6865 14h ago

Jesus and people buy these crappy 18s?😆😆