# The 20th-anniversary iPhone curves glass around a metal band

Source: https://idevice.com/iphone-20-curved-glass-metal-band-design
Published: 2026-09-30

> Gurman puts the redesign at September 2027, and a Weibo leaker says the curved glass comes from a modified version of the iPhone Air's process.

Mark Gurman's latest description of Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone puts glass on both the front and the back. That glass curves into the sides of the phone, ["with a metal band in the middle,"](https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/21/iphone-20-pro-could-be-apples-biggest-pro-phones-yet/) according to his reporting for Bloomberg.

Gurman has the phone arriving in September 2027, with [curved glass around the corners and edges](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/04/iphone-20-biggest-revamp-since-iphone-x/) and thinner bezels around the screen. He reported it as the biggest design change since the iPhone X. His earlier description was of a "mostly glass, curved iPhone without any cutouts in the display."

Fixed Focus Digital, a leaker on Weibo, says the glass is made with [the process Apple built for the iPhone Air](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/24/iphone-20-curved-glass-to-be-like-iphone-air/), modified to handle more rounded parts. The leaker credits that reuse with lower costs, better heat dissipation and a thinner body.

Digital Chat Station, another Weibo leaker, has posted screen sizes for two Pro models. The smaller one gets a 6.41-inch display at 2,686 by 1,236 pixels, and the Pro Max [a 6.96-inch panel at 2,912 by 1,340](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/21/iphone-20-pro-display-sizes-leak/). Both are early test specs.

Gurman's description has no cutout in the display at all. Digital Chat Station says Apple is also testing a small hole-punch camera, like this year's Pro models.

## Sources

- [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/21/iphone-20-pro-could-be-apples-biggest-pro-phones-yet/) (9to5Mac)
- [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/04/iphone-20-biggest-revamp-since-iphone-x/) (MacRumors)
- [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/24/iphone-20-curved-glass-to-be-like-iphone-air/) (MacRumors)
- [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/21/iphone-20-pro-display-sizes-leak/) (MacRumors)