20 years later, Apple's about to bend the rules, literally, with a curved iPhone that could redefine the smartphone game; here's when it may be launched

Economic Times

16-05-2025

Apple is reportedly developing a radical iPhone redesign featuring a curved, mostly glass enclosure without any display cutouts. Expected by 2027, this innovative device could coincide with the iPhone's 20th anniversary. A patent suggests a "single slab of glass" design with displays on the front, back, and curved edges, potentially doubling the display area.
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To mark two decades since the release of the first iPhone, Apple has planned to revolutionize smartphone design once more, with a futuristic, daring look. According to tech insider Mark Gurman , the technology giant is working on a "mostly glass, curved iPhone " that may come by 2027, just in time for the iPhone's 20th birthday, as per a report.Gurman described that the new device would be "without any cutouts in the display", like a notch at the top or a small circle for a front-facing camera, reported Daily Mail.He predicted that the latest iPhone with the unique design would be launched in a couple of years to mark 20 years since the very first iPhone went on sale on June 29, 2007, as per the report.ALSO READ: Did Donald Trump go off to sleep? President's Saudi moment sparks health rumors, insiders finally reveal what really happened during that viral chair scene Gurman wrote in his newsletter, "Later in the year, a mostly glass, curved iPhone without any cutouts in the display is due to hit," quoted Daily Mail. He also mentioned, "That will mark the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone X, which kicked off the transition to all-screen, glass-focused iPhone designs," as quoted in the report.At present, the back of smartphones is not utilized much, it just has a few components such as cameras and fingerprint readers, which occupy minimal space, according to Daily Mail. So, fitting the back of an iPhone with a glass display could potentially double the display size, without changing the shape or size of the device, reported Daily Mail.Although a predominantly glass phone may sound a little far-fetched, Apple has already filed a patent for an all-glass smartphone with a continuous display across the front, back and sides, as per the report.ALSO READ: Kansas, New York, Los Angeles? No - this is where Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are quietly spending their time in a $20 million mansion It is called a "single slab of glass", the patent shows a device with displays on both its front and back, as well as touchscreen buttons on its curved edges, reported Daily Mail.It's a future iPhone model made almost entirely of glass, with a display that wraps around the front, back, and possibly the edges.Apple might launch it by 2027 to mark the 20th anniversary of the first iPhone, as per Daily Mail.