Apple skips iPhone 19 for the 20th-anniversary iPhone 20 — glass unibody, under-display Face ID, TSMC 2nm A21 Pro
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For iPhone's 20th anniversary in 2027, Apple skips iPhone 19 and jumps to iPhone 20 — glass unibody, quad-curved display, under-display Face ID, TSMC 2nm A21 Pro.
2027 marks the iPhone's 20th anniversary, and Apple will skip the iPhone 19 name to jump straight to the iPhone 20 lineup. Internal codenames V73 and V74, sized close to the iPhone 18 Pro at 6.3" and 6.9". Production facilities have finished renovation and are waiting on equipment installation.
The exterior is a full redo. iPhone 20 returns to glass unibody construction, using a one-piece glass process similar to iPhone Air, dropping the aluminum used for two generations — Pro models were already glass, so the retooling is a reuse. The display switches to a quad-curved panel with under-display Face ID, delivering a near-borderless front that finally kills off the notch and hole-punch.
Supply chain: glass primarily from Biel Crystal, with BYD Electronic and Lens Technology as secondary suppliers. On silicon, iPhone 20 will be the first launch of the TSMC 2nm N2P-generation A21 Pro chip, running iOS 28 at launch.
Apple hasn't skipped a numeric iPhone name since 4s → 5. Trading a digit for a 20th-anniversary ceremony is a rare move. Under-display Face ID is a three-year-delayed debut — Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 already shipped an under-display camera in 2023, so this "first" is only a first for Apple's own line, not the market.
The yield on unibody glass is the biggest variable. iPhone Air's launch scrap rate briefly hit 15%; Pro Max's 6.9" glass surface will be harder still.
via Sohu Tech
The exterior is a full redo. iPhone 20 returns to glass unibody construction, using a one-piece glass process similar to iPhone Air, dropping the aluminum used for two generations — Pro models were already glass, so the retooling is a reuse. The display switches to a quad-curved panel with under-display Face ID, delivering a near-borderless front that finally kills off the notch and hole-punch.
Supply chain: glass primarily from Biel Crystal, with BYD Electronic and Lens Technology as secondary suppliers. On silicon, iPhone 20 will be the first launch of the TSMC 2nm N2P-generation A21 Pro chip, running iOS 28 at launch.
Apple hasn't skipped a numeric iPhone name since 4s → 5. Trading a digit for a 20th-anniversary ceremony is a rare move. Under-display Face ID is a three-year-delayed debut — Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 already shipped an under-display camera in 2023, so this "first" is only a first for Apple's own line, not the market.
The yield on unibody glass is the biggest variable. iPhone Air's launch scrap rate briefly hit 15%; Pro Max's 6.9" glass surface will be harder still.
via Sohu Tech
