Since Apple released the iPhone X, smartphones have ushered in the era of full screen.
As a product of the design compromise to function, although there is no unified criterion for Liu Haiping in terms of aesthetics, it does affect the screen ratio of the iPhone.
For Apple, the ultimate goal is to cut off the bangs and eliminate the last blockage on the iPhone screen of the real full screen.
Recently, Tony Fadell, Apple's former senior vice president of iPod division, tweeted several first-of-its-kind iPod nano model machines.
Among them, the design style of the second model machine on the right is very eye-catching, removing the scroll wheel button and adopting a true full-screen design.
While it's unclear which era these models come from, the design of the remaining five iPod model machines is very similar to earlier versions of iPod nano released in 2005.
This means that at least two years before the release of the original iPhone, Apple already had a preliminary design for full-screen devices.
In fact, from the perspective of the product change history of iPod, the iPod nano series is the product with the most changes in appearance, and the design style iteration speed is extremely fast, which can be called the "design stage" for Apple to experiment and try new ideas.
The original iPod nano was available in only black and white, and had a silver back cover, like a scaled-down version of the iPod.
Remember the scene where Jobs took it out of his coin pocket in his jeans?
Since the second generation of iPod nano, Apple has begun to experiment with various bold designs.
In addition to the smoother body curves, the second-generation iPod nano also brings more color matching options.
It can be said that the second generation of iPod nano largely determines the development route of this product.
The third-generation iPod features a smaller design, but looks thicker and wider overall, with more new features and a new color palette.
It is worth mentioning that a year later, Apple released a pink 8GB version for it.
In the next fourth generation of iPod nano, Apple once again restored the previous "long bar" design, and launched a total of nine color schemes to choose from.
Subsequently, the fifth generation of iPod nano was born, adding features such as a rear camera, microphone, and FM radio.
At the same time, the fifth generation of iPod nano also became the last iPod nano equipped with a scroll wheel button.
On the sixth-generation iPod nano, Apple once again made a bold attempt to adopt a touchscreen design, so the iPod nano 6 looks more like an Apple Watch without a strap.
In 2012, the iPod nano ushered in its finale, equipped with a stripped version of the iOS system, and the appearance has been very close to the iPhone.
It's not hard to see that Apple has made many bold attempts for the iPod nano product line, and many of the designs are also very creative.
Time back to the present, has been paying attention to the changes in Apple products of the small partners must not be difficult to find, under the leadership of Cook, the apple products released in recent years seem to be creative.
Aside from getting stronger every year, the look of the iPhone hasn't changed in years.
But in any case, the real full screen iPhone is obviously Apple's ultimate goal.
Judging from the exposed iPod nano model diagram, Apple's pursuit of a true full-screen iPhone has a long history.
According to the news from the outside world before, next year's iPhone 14 Pro model will cut off the bangs and adopt a new punching screen design, which may be the key node for the iPhone to jump to the next form.
Admittedly, for a $3 trillion tech giant, it is ultimately more cautious than aggressive in decisions such as product design.
Judging from the latest earnings report released by Apple some time ago, this decision has also brought record revenue to Apple as always.
I believe that with the maturity of related technologies, the bangs design will be abandoned sooner or later, and the real full-screen iPhone is not far from us.
Let's look forward to the next form of the iPhone.