The iPhone 18 Pro models are right around the corner, but September's models may be merely a stopgap until the 20th anniversary next year.
We're expecting big changes to come with the iPhone 20, and one of them may include an increased display size.
Regular Apple tipster Digital Chat Station (DCS) posted on Weibo that Apple is testing out a 7-inch display for the iPhone 20. Which, admittedly, is more of a step than a leap over the existing 6.9-inch iPhone 17 Pro Max, but it would still be the largest iPhone display to date.
"An exclusive and forward-looking information shows Apple is proofing a super-large screen with a physical size of 6.96 inches and a standard size of 7 inches," DCS wrote (machine translated).
In response to a comment, DCS claimed that the aspect ratio would be similar to the iPhone 17 Pro Max "making it comfortable to hold."
It's an interesting rumor with the caveat that we're more than a year away from the anniversary edition and Apple is known to test new features all the time, even if they don't make it into the next phone.
Borderless display
Notable Samsung leaker Ice Universe posted a similar rumor about the iPhone 20 yesterday, July 21. They suggested that Apple will achieve this larger size by decreasing the bezels on the display.
Both DCS and Ice Universe's posts seem to lend credence to previous rumors that Apple is working on a quad-curved screen for the 2027 iPhone. This means the iPhone 20 could have an all-glass design that wraps around the phone to the already glass and ceramic rear panel. The illusion will be that the iPhone 20 is completely made of glass.
A few more iPhone 20 rumors
With so much time in between and the iPhone 18 family likely just over a month away, we don't know much about the 20th anniversary iPhone beyond the recurring rumors of an all-glass design.
A few other tidbits have suggested that there may be two iPhone 20 models that would replace the Pro and Pro Max iterations. But it's not clear if that means the base models would also disappear.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has also reported that the iPhone 20 will run on a 2nm A21 chipset, meaning it will certainly be more efficient and more powerful than the current 3nm A series. We'll have to wait until we can test it ourselves to find just how powerful it is though.
Alongside the expanded display, rumors suggest Apple may ditch the cutout for the front camera and Face ID in favor of under-glass versions. To be clear, this rumor has been circulating for every iPhone going back to the iPhone 14, so take this one with a grain of salt.
Other rumors suggest we may see solid-state buttons with haptic feedback, a stronger version of Ceramic Shield and a 6,000 mAh battery.
In the meantime, you can check what's happening with this year's fall event by checking out our official hubs for the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Ultra.
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