Apple’s rumored iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max could introduce one of the company’s biggest iPhone redesigns since the iPhone X. Expected in September 2027, the anniversary-generation handsets are said to use glass curved along all four edges, visually concealing more of the metal frame for a nearly borderless appearance.
Rumored display sizes are 6.41 inches for the iPhone 20 Pro and 6.96 inches for the iPhone 20 Pro Max. The latter would sit just below the 7-inch mark, potentially giving Apple a new screen-size milestone for its largest Pro model.
Apple is also reportedly testing pressure-sensitive side controls with haptic feedback in place of the physical volume, Action and Camera Control buttons. Rather than moving mechanically, the surfaces would use vibration to simulate a click. Apple has used related haptic approaches before, including the iPhone 7’s Home button and Force Touch trackpads on MacBooks.
The front of the phones may move closer to a fully uninterrupted screen. Apple is said to be continuing tests of under-display Face ID and a concealed selfie camera, although other possibilities include a small punch-hole cutout or a reduced Dynamic Island. Samsung is rumored to supply OLED panels with uniform micro-curves around all four edges.
- An A21 Pro chip built on a second-generation 2nm process.
- Vertically stacked DRAM intended to increase bandwidth for on-device AI processing.
- Silicon-anode batteries that could raise energy storage within the same physical volume.
- A third-generation Apple cellular modem.
- A possible Apple-designed stacked camera sensor using LOFIC technology.
The proposed LOFIC sensor design is intended to handle a wider range of light at the pixel level, potentially improving scenes that combine deep shadows with bright light sources. Reports have mentioned a target of up to 20 stops of dynamic range, though that remains an ambitious and unconfirmed figure for a phone camera.
One further display technology, Color Filter on Encapsulation, has been linked to thinner panels and greater light transmission, but a UBI Research estimate places its arrival no earlier than 2029. With the iPhone 20 Pro generation still years away and Apple yet to announce the devices, the final approach to the display cutout, controls and component stack remains unsettled.
