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This 20th Anniversary iPhone rumor is speculative but persuasive
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive famously prioritized sleek aesthetics over almost everything else, and there was widespread agreement that he sometimes took this a little too far. However, his long-term vision of the future of the iPhone as a single slab of glass has persisted beyond his tenure, and a new post does seem to present a persuasive view of what we might expect from a 20th Anniversary iPhone next year … The ‘single slab of glass’ phrase obviously describes the sense of what the company is trying to achieve rather than a reality. There will always be bezels of some kind, even if the display partially wraps around the sides of the device. There will always need to be cameras and speakers and microphones and sensors. While some of these may eventually be embedded beneath the display, there will always be metal as well as glass. However, it’s long been believed that Apple would be doing its utmost to get as close as possible to this vision by the 20th anniversary iPhone in 2027. Leaker Ice Universe has presented what I think may be the most realistic idea of what we can expect from this model in a post on X. 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 creates the visual impact may be a sophisticated combination of optical refraction, light guiding structures, and carefully engineered visual illusion. The end result could be a display where the bezel nearly disappears from sight, while edge viewing remains natural and undisturbed. In other words, Apple will be doing everything it can to make the bezels look as unobtrusive as possible, but will rely significantly on creating a perception which is more impressive than the engineering reality. The post claims that Apple may brand it as a Liquid Glass display, and includes an image representative of the anticipated look. Apple 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, 2026 This seems to me to describe a realistic prospect of something that would look sufficiently impressive to justify the fuss of a 20th Anniversary iPhone branding while still being...
Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone could be very curvy
Apple’s 2027 flagship is shaping up to be the most dramatically redesigned iPhone in years, with supply chain leaks pointing to a quad-curved OLED display that wraps glass around all four edges of the device for a fully bezel-free front face. Samsung Display is set to manufacture the panel, with leaked supply chain documents describing an “equal-depth quad-curved” construction that extends the curvature uniformly across all four edges of the glass rather than the shallow side-only approach seen on earlier Samsung handsets, eliminating the visible bezel boundary entirely. The panel construction, described in leaked documents as “equal-depth quad-curved,” extends the curvature uniformly across all four edges of the glass rather than the shallow side-only approach seen on earlier handsets, which should eliminate the visible bezel boundary and create a continuous surface between the display and the chassis. Underpinning that construction is a shift to COE (Colour Filter on Encapsulation) technology, which removes the traditional polariser layer from the display stack entirely, producing a thinner overall assembly with higher peak brightness and reduced power draw compared with conventional OLED panels in the same category. The quad-curved form factor itself isn’t new – Huawei shipped its P40 Pro with a similar four-sided curved panel way back in April 2020 – but it has gone out of fashion in more recent years, with most now utilising completely flat screens. A trend that, ironically, was set by Apple with the release of the iPhone 12. Beyond the display, the 2027 device would also attempt to resolve one of Apple’s longest-running hardware challenges by integrating both Face ID and the front camera beneath the screen surface, a goal that has reportedly remained unresolved across several internal development cycles despite sustained engineering effort. Whether the device ships as the iPhone 20 or iPhone XX, with the anniversary milestone making both conventions plausible depending on which naming direction Apple’s leadership pursues ahead of a launch still more than a year away. Gian Estrada Gian Estrada is a tech journalist and financial writer covering consumer electronics, smartphones, audio, and computing. He contributes to Trusted Reviews, where his work spans product launches, industry developments, and market analysis across the full spectrum of consumer tech. Alongside his journalism, Gian serves as an equity and valuation research writer at TIKR...
20th Anniversary iPhone's 'Liquid Glass' Display to Make ... - MacRumors
Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone will use a new type of curved screen technology that more effectively hides the display bezels from the user's line of sight for a purer viewing experience, claims ...
Apple Readies Custom Micro-Curved OLED for 20th Anniversary iPhone
Apple is partnering with Samsung to build a micro-curved OLED panel for the 20th-anniversary iPhone in 2027, offering a brighter and thinner design.
