In 2017, Apple celebrated the iPhone's 10th birthday with the iPhone X, the biggest redesign in the product's history. For the device's 20th anniversary, all the rumors indicate that the company is preparing another landmark redesign. The commemorative "iPhone 20" model isn't expected until September 2027, but leaks have been piling up for months. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is already deep into its development, and the picture forming across multiple reports is of an iPhone that looks like a single, uninterrupted slab of glass.
Apple is said to be working with Samsung on an equal-depth quad-curved display to achieve an all-glass design that conceals the metal frame during normal use. Advanced OLED technology is in focus, though a recent report suggests brighter, thinner Samsung OLED panels using Color Filter on Encapsulation technology may not arrive until 2029, casting doubt on inclusion in the 2027 model. Apple is reportedly continuing to test under-display Face ID and camera hardware to eliminate the final visible cutout from the front of the device. The company is said to be testing haptic replacements for the Side, Volume, Action, and Camera Control buttons, which could be integrated directly into the device's frame with no actual physical movement when pressed. Apple is developing modems that it hopes will outperform Qualcomm's on speed and AI functionality; its third-generation modem, due in 2027, is the one expected to finally exceed Qualcomm's performance. Apple is said to be developing its own stacked image sensor to replace the Sony sensors it has traditionally used for the iPhone. The 20th anniversary models are expected to feature a second-generation 2-nanometer chip following the A20 Pro in this year's iPhone 18 Pro models.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing