Big surprise for the 20th anniversary iPhone line

According to ET News (Korea), Mr. Heo Moo-yeol, chief researcher of market analysis company Omdia, revealed the information " Apple will launch iPhone 20 in the first half of 2027", at a conference held in Seoul.

An iPhone 20 concept - a phone model celebrating the 20th anniversary of the iPhone. Photo: AppleTrack

If true, this release date would better coincide with the 20th anniversary of the first iPhone hitting shelves in 2007.

Another interesting detail shared by Mr. Heo Moo-yeol is that Apple will completely skip the name "iPhone 19" and go straight to iPhone 20.

This move is similar to 2017, when Apple "jumped" from iPhone 8 to iPhone X (iPhone 10) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iconic product line.

This could be a naming strategy to emphasize the 20-year milestone and mark a major design turning point, similar to how the iPhone X revolutionized the edge-to-edge screen and Face ID.

According to Omdia analysts, Apple will change the way it launches iPhones from 2027 by dividing them into two separate phases.

First wave (first half of 2027): iPhone 18e and iPhone 20 will appear.

Phase 2 (second half of 2027): Apple will launch higher-end models including iPhone Air, iPhone 20 Pro, iPhone 20 Pro Max and second-generation iPhone Fold.

This information is consistent with some previous rumors that from 2026, Apple will release the Pro line in September, while the more popular models will launch in the spring of next year.

Some previous sources predicted that the iPhone 20 would be the boldest iPhone design since the iPhone X, with a monolithic glass frame and a seamless curved surface.

This could be the first iPhone with a curved design since 2020, based on a series of patents for glass bodies and curved displays that Apple has filed in recent years.

If this becomes true, the iPhone 20 will not only have symbolic meaning for the 20th anniversary but also mark a transformation in Apple's manufacturing technology and aesthetics.

Despite the attention-grabbing information, Omdia doesn't have a history of accurately leaking Apple products.

Previously, in December 2024, the company published a detailed report on Apple's OLED plans, but the predictions in it were all for the period after 2026 and were unconfirmed.

Therefore, technology experts believe that the possibility of Apple launching the iPhone 20 earlier than September is quite low. Releasing it too close to the iPhone 19 Pro or iPhone Fold (expected to launch only 6 months earlier) will cause the company's product schedule to overlap and be unreasonable.

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