The 20th-anniversary iPhone could be a glass slab with a metal band

What this is made of

• The curved glass is reportedly made on modified iPhone Air equipment

  The leaker known as Fixed Focus Digital says the equipment built to make the iPhone Air's glass has been altered to turn out the more rounded glass parts the 20th-anniversary phone needs. Reusing a line that already exists rather than building one is what the leaker credits for the lower cost, and the same post says heat dissipation and thinness both improved. It follows an earlier report from the same leaker that a supplier had finished renovating a facility ahead of production, with build quality expected to land near the first iPhone Air.

• Gurman puts the 20th-anniversary model at next September, with curved glass around every corner and edge

  Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is aiming the 20th-anniversary iPhone at next September, with curved glass around all corners and edges and thinner bezels. MacRumors, repeating his report, notes the design has gone back and forth and could still be scaled back.

• The smaller Pro model could get a 6.41-inch screen at about 2,686 by 1,236 pixels

  Digital Chat Station puts the smaller 20th-anniversary Pro at 6.41 inches and about 2,686 by 1,236 pixels, up from 6.27 inches on the iPhone 18 Pro. MacRumors notes the resolution rises in step with the size, which would keep pixel density near 460 ppi.

• Apple reportedly tested a 6.96-inch display for the 20th-anniversary model

  Digital Chat Station reported Apple testing a roughly 6.96-inch display with the same aspect ratio as the iPhone 17 Pro Max for a 20th-anniversary model.

• The design could be glass front and back with a metal band in the middle

  Bloomberg reported that Apple is considering glass front and back panels with rounded sides and a metal band in the center after abandoning an all-glass concept.