20th Anniversary iPhone Coming Next Year With These 10 Features

[MacRumors]

Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone is expected to arrive in the fall of 2027 with the most significant redesign the device has seen since the iPhone X.

The first iPhone was announced in January 2007 and went on sale that June, meaning the device's 20th anniversary technically falls on June 29, 2027. Apple rarely launches new high-end iPhones outside of its September timeframe, and the anniversary models are still expected to arrive in the fall of that year, just as the iPhone X did in 2017 despite marking the 10th anniversary of a device that launched in June.

The 2027 model has been rumored for well over a year, with reports pointing to an all-glass design, new display technology, and a series of upgrades Apple has been working toward for several generations. Much as the iPhone X set the template for the years of iPhones that followed, the anniversary model is likely to define the device's design direction for some time.

Apple could skip the name "iPhone 19" in the same way it skipped "iPhone 9" ahead of the iPhone X in 2017, with rumors so far variably referring to the device as the "iPhone 20" and the "iPhone XX." Here is everything that has been rumored for the device so far:... Click here to read rest of article

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[joshml]

That all sounds nice, but also far too much change for Apple.

 

[SkippyThorson]

This is just the sort of splash a product specialist described as a “hardware guy” would like to make early in his CEO tenure.

 

[B4U]

Can only imagine how expensive it is to replace the screen when it cracks.
The curved glass on the 6S was a pain to find screen protectors.

 

[mobidutch]

Who wants an all-glass design? I sure don’t need the edges of my phone to give me information… text, colors, flashing…. no thanks.

Using more glass seems like a good way for Apple to rack up a few billion dollars extra revenue from replacing iPhones with cracked glass. Most people will still want a case on the phone, because phone repair or replacement is not cheap. So what is the point of glass edges or all glass for the consumer?

 

[EM2013]

I’m hoping the notch goes away but I have serious doubts. I’ll settle for a hole punch at this point

 

[kurtfoster]

Of course, I’ll buy one… That’s what I do. 😎

 

[Arran]

This is just the sort of splash a product specialist described as a “hardware guy” would like to make early in his CEO tenure.

I sincerely hope the focus returns to hardware. The tactility of hardware done right can be so satisfying for a user. Hardware can't hide sloppy design or cheap manufacturing. It has to be right first time - which takes effort.

OTOH, software's malleability may be one of its greatest advantages as a product but, because it can be updated in production so easily, it often feels like all we ever get are betas. Nothing's ever finished. Polished.

And just to be clear, I'm referring to all vendors here. Apple's by far one of the better ones.

 

[OldNewMBP]

Can only imagine how expensive it is to replace the screen when it cracks.
The curved glass on the 6S was a pain to find screen protectors.

"Introducing... the all new full-chassis wraparound screen protector! It is as useless as you think it is!"

 

[OldNewMBP]

Soon, the whole phone will be made of silicon!

 

[B4U]

Soon, the whole phone will be made of silicon!

You mean glass? Oh no. 🤣

 

[zenmacx]

Based on the mere fact it's the 20th anniversary iPhone assures rather robust sales.

Conversely based purely on what features it offers, the incremental improvements are rather unremarkable. There's little to get excited about. Ho hum, just another model in the lineup.

Existing models of the last few years offer excellent performance, durability and a full complement of features. Why replace a perfectly good device.

Buyers addicted to shiny and new are likely to be Apples primary audience.

 

[transpo1]

Who wants an all-glass design? I sure don’t need the edges of my phone to give me information… text, colors, flashing…. no thanks.

Using more glass seems like a good way for Apple to rack up a few billion dollars extra revenue from replacing iPhones with cracked glass. Most people will still want a case on the phone, because phone repair or replacement is not cheap. So what is the point of glass edges or all glass for the consumer?

It remains to be seen exactly what the edges of the display will do— one would think they would have some sort of information on them like Samsung's version but it's also possible Apple is just doing it for the cool aesthetic factor. We don't know.

Of course, I’ll buy one… That’s what I do. 😎

Based on the mere fact it's the 20th anniversary iPhone assures rather robust sales.

Conversely based purely on what features it offers, the incremental improvements are rather unremarkable. There's little to get excited about. Ho hum, just another model in the lineup.

Existing models of the last few years offer excellent performance, durability and a full complement of features. Why replace a perfectly good device.

Buyers addicted to shiny and new are likely to be Apples primary audience.

In other words, all of us. 😂

 

[JesterJJZ]

If it's anything like iPhone X, hard pass.

 

[svish]

Excited to hear more on the 20th anniversary iPhone. Under screen FaceID will be great. Waiting to hear all the rumors in the coming months.

 

[mcpete]

Is this the connector-less, button-less, all solid, glass soap bar that’s been rumored for the past several years!? I know ID folks hates vents, grills, ports, edges... but...

 

[Marty80]

Say goodbye to my iphone 17 pro max. This my first compulsive buy since the X, if the rumours pan out.

 

[segfaultdotorg]

So, what you're saying is that I should buy an iPhone Pro 18 this fall to replace my ailing old iPhone, then buy an iPhone 20th Anniversary Edition next year? Will that be an iPhone 19 or 20?