Here's What Apple's iPhone Could Look Like Every Year Through 2030

[Andres Cantu]

As much as I would like the camera to be in the middle after the Face ID components are hidden under the screen, since currently the camera is towards the right rather than already in the middle, and the Face ID components seem to be prioritized over the camera in terms of being in the middle, I do see the camera being in the corner areas in the future.

 

[EugW]

Really couldn’t care less. And the zero-border move is plain stupid if true, only increasing the chances of damaging the screen.

I use a case anyway so less chance of damage, but such a screen makes it hard to use with a case, as depending upon the design of the case, it may obscure the edges. For this reason I prefer having a little bit of a bezel.

 

[Lioness~]

Fingers crossed, this is what my iPhone will look like every year through 2030.

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Agree, as long as it's good I'll definitely keep mine too.
Haven't seen or heard anything that makes me even remotely interested and could challenge the mini.

 

[fathergll]

Terrible. Was this article written by Apple Intelligence?

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Anyone miss the days when Rumours were just rumours and it was fun to see what next September's announcements would bring?

literally never.
The only iPhone that’s ever remained somewhat of a secret was the original, and that’s mostly because it was announced months and months before it released.
every single iPhone since has pretty much been spoiled long before it dropped.
The 3G was pretty much known about before the original one released, the iPhone 4 was literally left in a bar for everyone to see, the iPhone 5 had high-quality pictures of it in both of its colors all over the Internet almost 6 months before it launched.
The 6 and 6+ were literally so highly anticipated that pretty much every little detail about them was known for almost a year before they released

 

[Sami13496]

I don’t believe the iPhone will survive until 2030 if Apple’s five year innovation plan is just to make the hole in the screen smaller and then remove it. A major technological shift is coming, just like the transition from basic phones to smartphones. User interfaces will change. Apple is the next Nokia.

 

[Ho Tai]

I'll be waiting for news of the 2031 model to see if it offers something that compels me to ditch my 12 Pro.

 

[shinkansenwarrior]

Fingers crossed, this is what my iPhone will look like every year through 2030.

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Exactly. I will keep sticking a fresh battery in until the display is 100% notch free. Apple not getting me to spend ridiculous cosh for some gimmicky incremental upgrade year by year milking the profit machine.

 

[stocklen]

literally never.
The only iPhone that’s ever remained somewhat of a secret was the original, and that’s mostly because it was announced months and months before it released.
every single iPhone since has pretty much been spoiled long before it dropped.
The 3G was pretty much known about before the original one released, the iPhone 4 was literally left in a bar for everyone to see, the iPhone 5 had high-quality pictures of it in both of its colors all over the Internet almost 6 months before it launched.
The 6 and 6+ were literally so highly anticipated that pretty much every little detail about them was known for almost a year before they released

yes, but was the 10 'spoiled' before the 5 was released?
no.
We are used to 'this year's phone' being spoiled but 5 years in the future? Its getting silly.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

I'll be waiting for news of the 2031 model to see if it offers something that compels me to ditch my 12 Pro.

That sounds like a good plan! I'm not upgrading again until this phone loses support.

This lineup is 🥱.

 

[t0rqx]

Apple will never have a hole punch camera in either the left or the right side of iPhone. It MUST be in the middle, any other placement looks plain stupid.

The company isnt lead by designers and visionaries, but marketing.

 

[mrr]

I hope the iPhone will support the Apple Pencil long before 2030.

 

[avatar77]

 

[turbineseaplane]

Feels like things were already pretty great ... in 2012
It's ridiculous how much energy Apple spends very slightly moving things around every year or two.

(psst ... just have a thin top/bottom bezel to hide the camera & sensors, nix the home button and be done already)

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Anyone miss the days when Rumours were just rumours and it was fun to see what next September's announcements would bring?

"heres the next 5 years phones" is pushing the crystal ball even for macrumors.

If you missed this year's WWDC Keynote but read MacRumors, you didn't miss the Keynote at all. There are no surprises anymore.

 

[JanetTheGreat]

I hope this isn't true. I don't want to have a camera visible in the screen, especially off to the left. I am really eager for an all-screen design though.

 

[Kevin2055]

This must be a joke 🤣

 

[JosephAW]

Just wrap the iPhone with color eink 📱

 

[zarmanto]

... I wonder how many people will inadvertantly trigger commands or open apps because of the curved glass edges and super-thin bezels. ...

I'm not sure what Apple's planning, but it seems to me that one solution to such an issue could be: don't put any software UI elements in those places -- or a possibly even more drastic response: don't even put touch sensors there. Obviously the temptation is there to put touch sensor buttons on every single surface that exists... but why bother, if it's more trouble than it's worth? I expect I'm in the minority for this kind of thinking, though.

... I don't want to have a camera visible in the screen, especially off to the left. ...

I agree; this is one detail that causes me pause as well. As others have noted, I'd easily believe that Apple would just transition their "dynamic island" to a hole punch right there in the middle -- but would Apple really shove that hole punch off to one corner like that?

The only thing I can think of is that maybe it'll free up more screen space for videos and such... but it sure does look peculiar.

 

[aidler]

So the iPhone gets in 2030 what others can do right now. Well, that’s nothing new.

 

[TVreporter]

Come on Tim we’re expecting to be phone less by 2030… launch the brain implant OS!

 

[picpicmac]

Where's the flying car?

We were promised flying cars!!

 

[jz0309]

This looks - yawn.
Good news: this is a rumor, nothing else.

 

[darngooddesign]

Seems silly that the 20th anniversary phone wont get the holepunch display. Top left is going to mess up the way the Dynamic Island displays its information so hopefully it will be centered.

 

[Apple2004]

If an iPhone like that were to be made, goodbye iPhone cases.