Apple may finally be preparing the kind of dramatic iPhone redesign fans have been waiting years for. Fresh leaks surrounding the company’s rumored 20th anniversary iPhone — currently being referred to online as the “iPhone XX” or “iPhone 20” — suggest Apple is working on a device that looks radically different from today’s flat-edged iPhones. And honestly, some of these early renders look like the closest thing yet to the futuristic iPhone people imagined a decade ago.
According to emerging supply chain chatter, Apple is testing a heavily curved “quad-curved” display that wraps around all four sides of the phone. The design reportedly pairs that glass-heavy look with a softer, rounded chassis instead of the sharper industrial styling Apple has leaned into since the iPhone 12 era. If the leaks are even partially accurate, the anniversary iPhone could end up feeling more like polished glass than a traditional smartphone.
Apple apparently wants to hide almost everything under the display
The biggest rumored upgrade may not even be the curves. Reports claim Apple is experimenting with under-display Face ID hardware, potentially shrinking the Dynamic Island into a simple hole-punch camera cutout. That would mark one of Apple’s biggest display changes since the iPhone X introduced the notch back in 2017.
Apple is also reportedly exploring thinner display tech using something called CoE (Color Filter on Encapsulation), alongside improved anti-reflective coatings. Combined together, the goal seems obvious: make the screen feel cleaner, lighter, and visually uninterrupted. There are even whispers about capacitive solid-state buttons replacing physical keys entirely — a rumor that has surfaced before but never actually materialized.
The cameras could be getting weird too
Oddly enough, some leaked prototype renders show only two rear cameras, rather than Apple’s usual triple-camera flagship setup. That has sparked speculation that the anniversary iPhone may be a premium special-edition device rather than a direct Pro replacement.
Meanwhile, camera hardware itself could see major upgrades thanks to new LOFIC sensor technology aimed at dramatically improving HDR and dynamic range. Of course, this is still early prototype territory, and Apple changes direction constantly behind closed doors. But if even half of these rumors hold true by 2027, the anniversary iPhone might finally deliver the kind of bold redesign people expected years ago.
