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| [* black] Last to come off of the display is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlight#LED_backlights|edge-lit LED backlight]—a common type of backlight found in smartphones. | |
| - | [* icon_note] An edge-lit backlight, like the name suggests, only has LEDs on one edge of the backlight. Light from these diodes is spread evenly over the screen by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuser_(optics)|diffuser]— |
| - | [* black] As mentioned earlier, the reflective mylar layer |
| - | [* black] In this iteration of the iPhone the mylar layer now serves two purposes; the new use, to obscure the 3D Touch sensors from view, and the traditional use, to reflect diffused light outward instead of |
| + | [* icon_note] An edge-lit backlight, like the name suggests, only has LEDs on one edge of the backlight. Light from these diodes is spread evenly over the screen by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuser_(optics)|diffuser]—a multi-layer, semi-transparent plastic sheeting. |
| + | [* black] As mentioned earlier, the reflective mylar layer was previously one of the layers of the backlight. |
| + | [* black] In this iteration of the iPhone the mylar layer now serves two purposes; the new use, to obscure the 3D Touch sensors from view, and the traditional use, to reflect diffused light outward instead of wasting light on the internals of the iPhone. |