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Key Takeaways:
- Design: The iPhone 20 will be made entirely of glass and will not have any buttons.
- Cameras: There are conflicting reports about the selfie being behind the display rather than a cutout.
- Release date: There is no firm rumor on the release date, but September 2027 is likely.
- Price: At this point, there are no whispers about how much the iPhone 20 will cost.
the The iPhone looks the same for a while now, but that could change in 2027. Apple is reportedly planning something special for next year because it’s the 20th anniversary of iPhonethe debut.
The Cupertino, California-based company may announce a redesigned iPhone, similar to what it did in iPhone X for this 10th anniversary. The iPhone X is the first Apple phone without Touch ID, marking the debut of Face ID and a new look with minimal bezels. This design is still echoed today iPhone 17 line. Apple’s 20th anniversary edition of the iPhone may get the same treatment. It has an “incredibly complex” design, according to It’s Bloomberg Mark Gurman, a well-known Apple analyst.
The original iPhone debuted in 2007 and has become an icon over time. Although it was not as widespread as it is today, its legacy and impact on society, business and communication is almost unparalleled. But Apple has changed since those days of Steve Jobs with the iPhone and now has a different role in our world because it faces new competition from generative AI companies. While we’re two generations away from the 20th anniversary edition of the iPhone, it looks like a prominent product that will help define Apple’s next 10 years. Here’s what we know so far about Apple’s upcoming iPhone.
iPhone 20 or iPhone XX?
Apple’s 2025 lineup consists of iPhone models aimed at appealing to different people with the E, Pro, and Air variants. However, the iPhone 20 may be in a league of its own.
The current generation iPhone 17 line was launched last year and a iPhone 18 line expected later in 2026. One would expect Apple to announce an iPhone 19 next year, given that the 2027 release technically fits that naming scheme. However, it is not straightforward.
In 2017, Apple omitted an iPhone 9 and announced the iPhone X next to iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. It could also be in 2027 by launching an iPhone 20 instead of an iPhone 19. However, there are no reports confirming the name for the long-planned 20th anniversary of the iPhone. Could it be the iPhone XX? iPhone 20? Or the iPhone 2027 to adapt the naming scheme of iOS? Only time will tell.
Apple’s 20th anniversary iPhone is getting a major redesign
Like the iPhone X, the iPhone 20 may feature a new design language.
It’s been a long time speculation that Apple is working on a button iPhone, and the 20th anniversary edition might be it.
Last year, a rumors from China has stated that the 2027 iPhone will not have any physical buttons. Instead, the power, volume, Action and Camera Control buttons will be integrated directly into the frame of the device and have localized vibration feedback like the trackpad of the MacBook. Haptic feedback can differentiate between a light press and a stronger press to trigger different functions.
Apple is planning an all-glass device “without any cutouts on the display,” according to a Bloomberg report in May 2025. Recently, display analyst Ross Young posted of X who said he doesn’t expect an all-screen iPhone to be released before 2030. In another postYoung said the Face ID components will be “under a transparent area of the display, resulting in a small notch” in the 2026 and 2027 iPhones.
There are conflicting reports about the all-screen design for a 2027 iPhone. Apple may reduce the Dynamic Island to a punch-hole cutout (instead of a pill-shaped notch) later this year, and this design may continue into 2027. However, there may be a special 20th-anniversary model (without a display cutout) that will be an ultra-premium model that sits above the iPhone Pro (with a small punch-hole line) in Apple’s cut line.
iPhone 20 display, processor and camera
The iPhone 20 is likely to be more powerful and last longer than the current generation iPhone 17 Pro Max.
On the front, the 20th anniversary iPhone has a brighter and thinner OLED panel, it says reported via ETNews. Apple proposes the adoption of a Samsung OLED display with Color Filter Encapsulation technology, which removes the polarizing film from an OLED panel and has a color filter directly in the encapsulation layer of the screen. This can result in a thinner overall display stack that reduces screen glare, increases brightness and consumes less power.
Apple is expected to switch to smaller, faster and more efficient 2nm chips with the iPhone 18 lineup later this year. And the 2027 anniversary iPhone may get a second-generation 2nm chip for better efficiency and powerful performance. It can be paired with Mobile High Bandwidth Memory RAM to increase signal transmission speed.
The upcoming iPhone will also be the first Apple cellphone to adopt silicon anode batteries. According to another ETNews report from 2025, Apple is looking at using pure silicon anode battery technology for the 20th anniversary iPhone.
For context, you can find silicon anode batteries in current generation Chinese phones such as OnePlus 15 and Oppo Find X9 Proand so on. This technology allows phone manufacturers to pack more battery capacity into a smaller footprint, thanks to better energy density. Apple envisions taking advantage of this technology and has a larger than expected cell within this anniversary edition of the iPhone.
While there is reports considering the adoption of a 200-megapixel sensor in an iPhone in 2028, we have limited information about the optics of the 20th anniversary iPhone in 2027. I would like to see a larger sensor and better image processing — especially in portrait mode and macro mode — in my next iPhone. However, we will have to wait until the launch of the iPhone 18 to know more about Apple’s plans for next year.
The price of the iPhone 20
There are no rumors suggesting the price of the expected iPhone 20. While recent reports indicate that the upcoming iPhone 18 will not see a price increase, we will get a more expensive 20th anniversary edition of the iPhone in 2027. Since the iPhone X is the first Apple phone with a starting price of $1,000, we must prepare ourselves for next year’s pricing strategy. It shouldn’t be more expensive than rumored iPhone Fold but may be there on Pro Max iPhones.
iPhone 20 release date
The 20th anniversary of the iPhone is expected to launch in 2027. Apple may introduce the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, with a smaller Dynamic Island and a more powerful processor, later this year, along with the much-rumored iPhone Fold. There should be more to look forward to this year and next.
