iPhone Reportedly Moving to All-Screen Design in Two Stages

Apple has long been working towards an iPhone with an all-screen design, and it might finally achieve the feat in a few more years from now.

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In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that Apple will shrink the size of the Dynamic Island on new iPhone models released next year. A year after that, he expects Apple to release a redesigned 20th-anniversary iPhone model.

Gurman has previously said that the 20th-anniversary iPhone will feature curved glass edges, extraordinarily slim bezels, and a truly edge-to-edge screen with no cutout. It would be the first iPhone model with a truly seamless, all-screen design.

Last month, The Information's Wayne Ma reported that next year's iPhone 18 Pro models would feature under-screen Face ID. He said that the devices would have only a small hole in the top-left corner of the screen, to accommodate the front camera. He also said that the devices would no longer have a pill-shaped cutout at the top of the screen, so we are unsure what to make of Gurman saying there will still be a smaller Dynamic Island next year.

In any case, it sounds like the first all-screen iPhone model with both under-screen Face ID and an under-screen front camera will be released in 2027.

The transition to an all-screen design has been gradual. With the iPhone X in 2017, Apple moved from Touch ID and thick bezels to Face ID and a notch. With the iPhone 14 Pro in 2022, Apple moved from a notch to the Dynamic Island.



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Top Rated Comments

antiprotest Avatar
2 weeks ago

that mockup doesn't look appealing at all. Who would want screen all around the edges?
After that they will "invent" bezels so you can hold the phone again.
Score: 48 Votes (Like | Disagree)
frownface Avatar
2 weeks ago
that mockup doesn't look appealing at all. Who would want screen all around the edges?
Score: 31 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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2 weeks ago

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I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but this feels wrong.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
stiligFox Avatar
2 weeks ago
Man, can’t believe we’re coming up on 20 years of iPhone before long.

I remember the day they announced the iPhone. A revolution they said - nothing to worry about, BlackBerry said.

And here we are…
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SnowPenguin Avatar
2 weeks ago

that mockup doesn't look appealing at all. Who would want screen all around the edges?
Imagine how many accidental touch this design will cause
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
I7guy Avatar
2 weeks ago
Think the mockup looks cool.

What of dynamic island a very useful feature that I hope doesn't go away, but manifests itself in a different way.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)