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| [* black] Since Apple retired 3D Touch, we expected to see maybe a thinner display panel, possibly making room for a thicker battery. But it sure doesn't look that way from here. The iPhone 8 display (left) looks pretty much identical to the SE's (right). | |
| [* black] But wait! On 3D Touch screens, we'd normally find a chip on the back of the display that drives the parallel plate capacitors (as seen in our [guide|48170|6S teardown]). The iPhone SE display (on the right in [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/fJQWVI5tbYcEWfyk.full|this photo]) doesn’t have that chip, just a blank window where the chip ''would'' be. | |
| [* black] We start peeling off layers in an attempt to confirm... | |
| [* black] Confirmed. No 3D Touch. | |
| - | [* icon_note] But we can't say we're surprised at all, especially |
| + | [* icon_note] But we can't say we're surprised at all, especially since the 11s don't have it. |