Apple faces criticism and a perceived lack of innovation as iPhone upgrades become increasingly incremental. Leaks indicate a three-year plan starting next month with the iPhone 17 Air, promising the slimmest iPhone profile yet. Reports link the 17 Air to a future iPhone Fold arriving next year that will introduce a radically different foldable form factor. Rumors predict a 2027 iPhone 20 with a curved glass design that departs from the squared-off slab used since 2020. A recent patent filing describes a six-sided glass enclosure that appears visually and tactilely seamless and could lack a dedicated front or top.
It's pretty much guaranteed that Apple is planning to launch a new model known as the iPhone 17 Air next month, featuring the slimmest iPhone profile ever. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claims this is paving the way for the iPhone Fold, set to drop next year. Offering a radically different form factor, this could be the most exciting iPhone release in years, following a string of devices that look pretty much identical.
But that's not all. Gurman claims that in 2027, the 20th anniversary of the iPhone, we'll see another brand new design. The iPhone 20 will apparently feature a curved glass design, which "will finally break from the squared-off slab we've lived with since 2020 and move to an approach with curved glass edges all around."
While the latter might sound fanciful, we've actually seen Apple file a patent for such a device. As spotted by PatentlyApple, the filing describes a "six-sided glass enclosure" which appears "visually and tactilely seamless," despite actually featuring two separate glass elements. Apple says the device could feature "no dedicated or visually distinguishable front or top".
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