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Apple's 20th Anniversary iPhone Tipped to Feature All-Curved Display ...
Apple has long been rumoured to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the iPhone next year. While the Cupertino-based tech giant is gearing up to introduce the iPhone 18 lineup in September, all eyes are on Apple's 2027 iPhone. According to a tipster, the purported handset will come with an “entirely new display language”, including an all-curved screen, which could potentially deliver a near-bezel-less viewing experience — a first for the iPhone.iPhone 20 Display Could Feature Advanced Quad-Curved PanelAs per a post shared by tipster Ice Universe on X, Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone, ubiquitously known as the iPhone 20, will feature a new type of quad-curved display that subtly curves along all four edges. The panel might be called a Liquid Glass Display, aligning with the brand's broader software strategy. It is said to use an “equal-depth” curvature that is less pronounced, unlike conventional curved screens seen on Android smartphones.Buying iphone 6 from snapdeal(Updated) (List) Best Phones Under Your BudgetApple may define its next generation display as “Liquid Glass Display.”It is not a traditional quad curved display, nor is it anything like the curved screen solutions we have seen on Android phones over the years. The curvature itself could be extremely subtle. What truly… pic.twitter.com/onj81yNWQf— Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) April 27, 2026The leaker claims the technology will rely on a combination of optical refraction, light-guiding structures, and engineered visual effects to make bezels very less prominent from the user's perspective. This approach is claimed to create an illusion of a borderless screen while ensuring there is no distortion.As part of this strategy, the Cupertino-based tech giant could utilise a Samsung-supplied OLED panel featuring COE (Colour Filter on Encapsulation) technology. Also branded as On-Cell Film (OCF), panels manufactured using this technology have a thin colour filter layer directly on the thin-film encapsulation, replacing the traditional plastic polariser.This Realme 16 Series Phone Could Launch in India SoonOn paper, Samsung claims it can increase light transmittance by 33 percent, while also reducing power consumption by up to 25 percent. It also enables thinner, more flexible displays.Per previous reports, Apple is aiming for a completely seamless screen without cutouts for sensors or cameras for the iPhone 20. However, it faces a significant challenge in terms of integrating components like Face ID and th...
Apple could bring curved displays back in vogue with the 20th ...
Home PhonesNews Apple's 2027 anniversary iPhone isn't just a milestone device; it could be the first iPhone that looks nothing like any iPhone before it. Rachit Agarwal / Digital Trends Apple doesn’t do anniversaries quietly, and we’ve seen that with the iPhone X in 2017. As 2027 approaches, marking 20 years since the first iPhone launched, fresh supply chain rumors suggest the company is planning something that isn’t just a spec bump. The 20th anniversary iPhone, as it seems, may be accompanied by the most radical design overhaul ever. Rachit Agarwal / Digital Trends What kind of display is Apple actually planning? According to information from Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station (via Weibo), the Cupertino giant is working with Samsung on a custom “micro-curved” OLED panel, one that curves around all four edges of the device. Recommended Videos Unlike the traditional “waterfall” edges we’ve seen on Samsung phones (on the popular S Edge series), Apple wants something that’s deliberately more subtle, just enough to soften the feel in the hand but make the device look like no other iPhone ever launched. While the subtler edges would make the design feel more natural, it would also prevent on-screen content from distorting at the sides. The display could also drop the polarizer layer entirely and instead use a Samsung technology called Color Filter on Encapsulation (COE), which, as the name suggests, applies the color filter directly onto the encapsulation layer. Nirave Gondhia / Digital Trends This technique reduces the overall display thickness while allowing more light to pass through, improving brightness and reducing power draw. At the same time, Apple has also incorporated a crated-shaped light diffusion layer to keep the brightness uniform across the entire panel. Will the front camera and Face ID finally go under the display? They could, possibly, but it’s complicated. While display analyst Ross Young has previously said that an under-display Face ID won’t be ready for a 2027 iPhone, other leakers claim that the engineering achievement remains pretty much on the table for the next year. The company is still actively testing an under-display front camera module, implying that the 20th anniversary iPhone could feature a bezel and hole-punch-free screen, or something that is just short of it. Either way, the company wants an all-glass iPhone without any visible cutouts on the display. While I’m not doubting Apple and Samsung’s collectiv...
Apple iPhone 20 may get quad-curved Liquid Glass display: What ... - Digit
Apple 20th anniversary iPhone could debut with a new quad-curved "Liquid Glass" display, aiming for a near bezel-less design.
Next year's iPhone Pro models could get all-new design, quad-curved display
Apple's rumored 20th anniversary iPhone might actually just be an all-new design that's coming to next year's iPhone Pro models.
