According to illustrations included in the patents, it shows Apple ditching the notch for a full-screen display.
Apple Inc. has applied for three notable design patents in Japan, showing an iPhone without notch.
Instead the new iPhone incorporates an in-display fingerprint sensor and an under-screen camera.
However, the other iPhones in the 2020 series will include both notch-screen and Face ID.
source: www.techworm.net