iPhone 20 leaks and rumors: everything we know

Apple has not announced an iPhone 20, and it has not said it will skip the iPhone 19 name. The “iPhone 20” circulating right now is an unofficial label for a 20th-anniversary handset expected in September 2027. The name comes from an analyst remark made in October 2025, and it stuck.

What is well sourced: two Pro-tier models, known inside Apple as V73 and V74, with glass that curves around every corner and edge. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman calls it the biggest overhaul to the Pro line since iPhone X. What is not settled: whether the front will be truly cutout-free, what it will be called, and what it will cost.

Name

iPhone 20 or iPhone XX — unofficial. Codename “Glasswing.”Plausible

Launch

September 2027. Cheaper models in spring 2028.Likely

Models

Two: roughly 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch (the larger possibly marketed as 7-inch).Likely

Design

Curved glass around all corners and edges, glass front and back, thin metal band.Likely

Front

Smaller cutout expected. A fully all-screen front in 2027 is doubtful.Shaky

Display

Samsung OLED with COE — thinner, brighter, lower power.Plausible

Buttons

Solid-state haptic buttons under evaluation (Project Bongo).Plausible

Chip

A21, second-generation 2nm.Likely

Modem

Apple-designed C3 — a first for US flagship iPhones.Plausible

Camera

LOFIC sensor with up to 20 stops of dynamic range. Camera plateau stays.Plausible

Battery

Silicon-anode cell. The 6,000mAh figure is thinly sourced.Plausible

Price

No leak yet. Macworld estimates $1,299 or more.Plausible

If you only read one thing before trusting an iPhone 20 headline, read this. In August 2026 a single analyst note knocked Apple's share price and produced a wave of “iPhone 20 cancelled” stories. A day later Bloomberg contradicted it.

September 2027, in Apple's normal fall window. The detail most coverage misses is that Apple now staggers its lineup, so the anniversary flagships and the cheaper phones of that generation will not arrive together.

• Launch in September 2027Mark GurmanLikely
• The more affordable models follow in spring 2028Mark GurmanLikely

This is the best-sourced part of the story. Two separate Bloomberg reports describe the same thing: glass on the front and back that wraps into the sides, interrupted only by a thin metal band. It is complicated enough that Apple reportedly plans to build it in China even as the rest of iPhone production moves to India.

• Curved glass around all corners and edges, with thinner bezelsMark GurmanLikely
• Glass front and back that curves into the sides, with a metal band in the middleBloombergLikely
• A thin polished frame, possibly not aluminumSupply-chain reportsPlausible
• A modified iPhone Air glass process, a thinner body and better coolingFixed Focus DigitalPlausible
• Built in China because the design is "extraordinarily complex"Mark GurmanLikely
• Two models at roughly 6.3 and 6.9 inchesBloombergLikely
• The larger model may be marketed as a 7-inch iPhoneDigital Chat Station · AppleInsiderPlausible

The panel itself is fairly settled. The argument is over what sits in front of it. Expect the Dynamic Island to shrink, not disappear — the one analyst with the best record on Apple displays does not think under-display Face ID will be ready.

• Samsung OLED panels with COE technologyETNewsPlausible
• A shrinking Dynamic Island, then under-display Face ID, then an under-display cameraSupply-chain reportsPlausible
• A truly cutout-free, all-screen front in 2027Ross YoungShaky
• Leaked renders show a hole-punch selfie cameraYogesh BrarShaky
• Solid-state haptic buttons — the return of "Project Bongo"Instant DigitalPlausible

Most of the internal rumors come from Korean supply-chain reporting rather than from inside Apple, and several describe technology Apple is evaluating rather than committed to. The battery claims range from credible to YouTube fan fiction — the ratings below tell you which is which.

• A21 chip on a second-generation 2nm processMacworld · MacRumors · Jon ProsserLikely
• An Apple-designed modem (C3) in US flagship iPhones for the first timeMacworld · Supply-chain reportsPlausible
• Vertically stacked DRAM ("mobile HBM") for on-device AIETNewsPlausible
• A silicon-anode batteryETNewsPlausible
• A 6,000mAh battery and reverse wireless chargingMacRumorsShaky
• A "pure silicon" battery with roughly double the battery lifeYouTube coverageShaky
• Apple's own stacked image sensor with LOFIC — up to 20 stops of dynamic rangeyeux1122 · MacworldPlausible
• The rear camera plateau staysSupply-chain reportsLikely

There is no price leak. There is an estimate and a widely misread analyst figure. iPhone 18 Pro already rose $100 this year to $1,199 on memory costs, which is the baseline any 2027 number has to start from.

• A starting price of at least $1,299MacworldPlausible
• A blended average selling price that could have reached $2,060Edison LeePlausible
• Memory costs are the wildcardSupply-chain reportsLikely

1. September 4, 2026

   Gurman: "curved glass around all corners and edges"

   Bloomberg's Mark Gurman calls the anniversary iPhone the biggest overhaul to the Pro line since iPhone X, and lays out Apple's roadmap: iPhone 18 and 18e in spring 2027, iPhone Air 2, the 20th-anniversary Pro and Pro Max, and a second-generation foldable — then a third-generation foldable in 2028.

   • Mark Gurman· Bloomberg (Strong track record)

   MacRumors ↗9to5Mac ↗

2. August 24, 2026

   Hole-punch renders surface — and look AI-generated

   Yogesh Brar posts renders of the anniversary iPhone with a hole-punch selfie camera. Coverage flags a missing Camera Control and odd-looking buttons, consistent with generated imagery. The same day, Fixed Focus Digital says the curved glass will borrow iPhone Air's assembly process.

   • Yogesh Brar (Hit-or-miss)
   • Fixed Focus Digital· Weibo (Hit-or-miss)

   Android Authority ↗MacRumors ↗

3. August 11, 2026

   Bloomberg: the glass redesign is still on

   A day after the cancellation note, Bloomberg reports Apple's glass-centric 20th-anniversary iPhone remains on track for 2027. The same report describes glass on the front and back curving into the sides, a metal band in the middle, and two models known internally as V73 and V74.

   • Bloomberg (Strong track record)

   MacRumors ↗

4. August 10, 2026

   Jefferies says the all-glass iPhone is cancelled

   Analyst Edison Lee cites low yield and calls it a "major setback." Apple stock falls and the claim makes headlines everywhere.

   • Edison Lee· Jefferies (Analysts & trade press)

   MacRumors ↗

5. July 21, 2026

   The "7-inch iPhone" rumor

   Digital Chat Station says the larger model has a 6.96-inch panel that Apple will market as 7 inches.

   • Digital Chat Station· Weibo (Hit-or-miss)
   • AppleInsider (Analysts & trade press)

   AppleInsider ↗

Every claim carries one of four ratings based on who reported it and whether anyone credible disagrees. The colored dot beside each source shows its track-record tier. How we rate sources.

• LikelyBacked by a top-tier source and not contradicted, or near-certain on engineering or naming grounds.
• PlausibleCredibly reported, but single-sourced or from mid-tier sources. Could easily change before launch.
• DisputedCredible sources actively disagree. We show both sides rather than pick one.
• ShakyWeak sourcing, unclear origin, or contradicted by a stronger source.