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20th Anniversary iPhone Will Be Mostly Glass With All-Screen Design

On paper, Apple is known for ambitious future products or features, but some of these either never materialize or get delayed for years before being quietly scrapped. The company often cites its high standards for quality as the reason for abandoning these projects, but after a while, consumers just stop paying attention and move on. 🥱
 
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Digital Dude said:
On paper, Apple is known for ambitious future products or features, but many of these either never materialize or get delayed for years before being quietly scrapped. The company often cites its high standards for quality as the reason for abandoning these projects, but after a while, people just stop paying attention and move on. 🥱
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How many times has Apple commented on future product plans, let alone delays, setbacks, scrapped projects etc? That’s right, almost never (Apple Intelligence being the most recent notable exception).
 
Extremely fond memories of my X, so hopefully they'll come up with something in a similar spirit for the XX. Already looking forward to my XXX iPhone.
 
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uczcret said:
How many times has Apple commented on future product plans, let alone delays, setbacks, scrapped projects etc? That’s right, almost never (Apple Intelligence being the most recent notable exception).
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AirPower. The only product that was announced by Apple that was canceled before release. Without that blemish they’d have a perfect record.
 
Fuzzball84 said:
A small pinhole will be super super annoying.

I really can’t stand it on android phones. It’s more annoying than notch or even the horrible Dynamic Island.
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Do you really think that? Or is this a joke? I mean to me, my Android phones with a pinhole camera if far less of an eyesore than Dynamic Islands or notches. Seriously, notches completely destroy the user interface experience.

In terms of this article, I can’t wait for an Apple iPhone/MacBook that doesn’t destroy the user experience like the current generations do. I have to use a black background on my MBP and have the menu bar auto hide to deal with the ugliness of the whole thing. And why did they do the notch on the MacBooks…. to show everyone you’re using a Mac! Stupidity in design awards should go to Apple for that decision.

What also gets me is the commercials with the glowing Apple logos, when they quit doing it many years ago. Stupid decisions by people who market not actually use the devices. Marketing shouldn’t rule users’ experiences with products. I don’t want the glowing logo anyways, but quit pitching the past. And quit hiding the notches and islands with wallpapers in ads but then have them in shipping products. I mean the MacBook proves that Apple made the decision for design language to ensure everyone knows the person is using a Mac; no FaceID and it’s not needed anyways.

What’s even dumber is all these tech reviewers who love the Windows Hello facial non-recognition feature. Easily duped with a photo. So the TouchID still wins for me. And with Apple Intelligence, surely the iPhone will know by our actions and how we old the device that it’s the actual user and not someone else - oh, right Tim Crook spent BILLIONS on failed projects and allowed Apple to completely drop the ball on anything intelligent. What happens when someone who doesn’t understand technology runs a technology company.

Shame on Apple.
 
After a five year design drought i will be upgrading my iphone 12 pro max to a 17 pro max than to the 19 pro max as i seldomly hate notches and dynamic islands.
 
Fuzzball84 said:
It is highly likely this would eventually become a feature in the settings. The option to disable the display and touch sensitivity around the screen for those who prefer it that way.
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I doubt Tim would ever allow anyone to determine how to best use their own device. And Marketing wouldn’t like the bad eyesore of the feature. We all know that bean counters and marketing should make our tech designs for us.
 
Marty80 said:
After a five year design drought i will be upgrading my iphone 12 pro max to a 17 pro max than to the 19 pro max as i seldomly hate notches and dynamic islands.
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One thing that was worth the upgrade was the USBC port in 15 series iPhones. Other than that, I would have been happy with the iPhone X all along. Stupid me bought every iPhone and kept it until the 16 Pro/Pro Max variant. Camera Control BUTTON is not implemented well and nothing else worth upgrading. Rocking a 15 PM and Pixel 8 Pro until the iPhone 17 Air or Samsung version coming soon.
 
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Hmm… could we have a phone that doesn’t need a case because the glass is NOT going until the edge? Something elegant and sleek that still survives the majority of the falls?
 
Kinda weird, though, considering that they'll start using more aluminum and less glass starting from this year.
 
Digital Dude said:
On paper, Apple is known for ambitious future products or features, but some of these either never materialize or get delayed for years before being quietly scrapped. The company often cites its high standards for quality as the reason for abandoning these projects, but after a while, consumers just stop paying attention and move on. 🥱
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Cant stop saying attention to something you never knew about. The vast majority of consumers don't know anything about these plans because they dont spend their time on rumor sites.
 
The 20th anniversary of iPhone should be celebrated by calling the larger cellular iPad Pro the iPhone Pro Max
 
Feels like Apple in 2025 is more into making strange art pieces than useful phones at an affordable price.

Up next, a $50,000 iPhone made entirely from bottle caps and gold-pressed latinum.
 
Not many people care about design in their phones, only the youtubers do.

Most people will see this beautiful new glass design and put it in a full case to never see it again. as they always do.

Most consumers don’t care about the design, style or materials in their phones.
 
Eagerly waiting to see the 20th anniversary iPhone. However not so sure whether Apple will have a hole punch in 2026, that too off center. Will be nice to have an iPhone with no notch or cut out on the display.
 
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darngooddesign said:
If you want a foldable then the tech in a slab phone is irrelevant.
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I’m definitely getting the 20th anniversary iPhone; it’s gonna be state of the art tech like the iPhone X was at the time. Not gonna pay $2k for a foldable from Apple 🍎 but too each there own I suppose.
 
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