Apple Still Planning 'Glass-Centric' iPhone Redesign for 2027
Apple is planning a 'glass-centric' iPhone redesign for 2027, which will feature a heavy use of glass with the front and rear wrapping around the edges to sandwich a thin metal band. The company expects to launch iPhone Pro models next year that will make use of this new glassy look. The design is expected to be part of the 20th-anniversary iPhone lineup, with recent rumors pointing towards the glass-heavy design being for the Pro and Pro Max models.
- ▪Apple's 'glass-centric' iPhone redesign is still on track for 2027, despite a report claiming it had been canceled.
- ▪The new design will feature glass on the front and back of the phones, curving into the sides with a metal band in the middle.
- ▪A more ambitious design that used even more glass was scrapped early on in the development cycle.
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Apple Still Planning 'Glass-Centric' iPhone Redesign for 2027Monday August 10, 2026 8:10 pm PDT by Eric SlivkaAiming to refute a report from Jefferies analyst Edison Lee earlier today that claimed Apple's all-glass iPhone planned for the device's 20th anniversary next year has been canceled, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that the "glass-centric" redesign remains on track for 2027. Gurman says that the 20th-anniversary iPhone will make heavy use of glass, with the front and rear wrapping around the edges to sandwich a thin metal band. The company expects to launch iPhone Pro models next year that will make use of a new glassy look, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the work is confidential.
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