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Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone may still have a camera hole

A leaker says Apple's 2027 anniversary iPhone will keep a small camera cutout, and the iPhone 18 is expected to cost more. Both claims are unconfirmed rumors.

By the Dashline deskSource: Mashable
Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone may still have a camera hole
Photo: Mashable

Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone may still have a small cutout at the top of the screen. A leaker called Digital Chat Station says the display will have holes. That goes against older rumors of a front made of one unbroken slab of glass. None of this is confirmed by Apple.

What is being claimed

The anniversary phone is rumored to be the "iPhone 20," launching in 2027. Apple would skip the iPhone 19 to mark 20 years of the iPhone. Digital Chat Station made the claim in a Q&A under a Weibo post about the iPhone 18. He and another leaker, Ice Universe, have said this before.

Mashable says most people now expect a new "quad-curved" display with no bezels (the borders around the screen), plus a small Dynamic Island on top.

Why hiding the camera is hard

The iPhone Duo already has a fully uninterrupted inner display, with the FaceTime camera hidden underneath. The Mashable writer who tested it calls the display pretty great, but notes two catches.

  • There is no Face ID. The iPhone Duo uses Touch ID on the side instead.
  • The hidden camera is only 4 megapixels, so it cannot take great selfies.

Apple is probably working on a better hidden camera. Still, Mashable finds it hard to imagine it matching the selfie cameras on recent phones by next year. Hiding Face ID sensors under the display is a separate challenge.

What about the iPhone 18

Digital Chat Station also covered the iPhone 18e, iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2. He says they arrive in the first half of next year. The iPhone 18 is reported to have:

  • A 6.3-inch 1.5K 120Hz OLED display with a Dynamic Island
  • Apple's 2nm A20 chip
  • Face ID and a dual 48-megapixel camera setup
  • A larger battery

The price is also expected to rise. How much is not known.

What to do

If you plan to upgrade, treat these details as rumors. A fully clean screen on the anniversary iPhone looks unlikely, and a higher iPhone 18 price looks likely. Apple has not announced prices, designs or dates.

The takeaway

Expect a small cutout on the rumored 2027 anniversary iPhone and a higher price for the iPhone 18, but treat both as unconfirmed.

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