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Apple reportedly plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the iPhone with a new model that introduces some of the most significant design changes to the handset since the iPhone X. That includes saying goodbye to the Dynamic Island.<\/p>\n

The upcoming model should break the iPhone design out of the rut it\u2019s been in for too many years.<\/p>\n

20th anniversary iPhone is on Apple\u2019s drawing board<\/h2>\n

Apple likes to make a big deal out of anniversaries. There\u2019s no better example than 1997’s Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh<\/a>, which was a vision for the desktop computer of the future. 2017’s iPhone X<\/a>, which launched a decade after Apple\u2019s original handset, dropped the Home button to make room for a much larger display, and paved the way for iPhone design for years to come.<\/p>\n

The switch from the screen notch to the Dynamic Island<\/a> in 2022 was an improvement, but not a revamp. As a result, eight years after the iPhone X, each new iOS model still looks much like one that came out in 2017.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, multiple reports point to a real redesign coming with the 20th anniversary iPhone. And they agree that its front-facing camera will be under the display, so the Dynamic Island won\u2019t be necessary.<\/p>\n

One of those sources is ETnews<\/em>, which reported Wednesday that Apple is prepping an under-display camera<\/a> for the 20th anniversary iPhone. And Bloomberg\u2019<\/em>s Mark Gurman reported over the weekend that the anniversary iPhone will come \u201cwithout any cutouts in the display<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that won\u2019t be the only change. ETnews<\/em> mentioned a \u201c4-sided bending display,\u201d while Bloomberg<\/em> described the handset as \u201ca mostly glass, curved iPhone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gurman summed up the 20th anniversary iPhone Wednesday on X by saying, \u201cThe idea is an all-screen, curved device<\/a> with the sensors built into the display (no notches). It\u2019s called the \u2018glasswing\u2019 internally because of its display and design.\u201d<\/p>\n

But not until 2027<\/h3>\n

The original iPhone debuted in 2007<\/a>, so it doesn\u2019t take a genius to figure out that the 20th anniversary iPhone won’t be on the market before 2027. Fortunately, there\u2019ll be new models that breaks the iPhone X mold before then.<\/p>\n

Most of the details of the iPhone 17 series coming this autumn already leaked out. The standout model is rumored to be the iPhone 17 Air<\/a>, the thinnest handset ever from Apple. But the real change is expected in 2026. That\u2019s when the first iPhone with a foldable display<\/a> supposedly hits the market.<\/p>\n

Still, those who want a more traditional iOS device that doesn\u2019t look like a knockoff of the iPhone X can anticipate the 20th anniversary of the iPhone in 2027. \u00a0That\u2019ll give plenty of time for speculation on whether it\u2019ll be called iPhone 18, iPhone 20 or iPhone XX.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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