202: iPhone XX? Next Year's Major Upgrades Change Everything
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The episode discusses the anticipated features and design changes of the upcoming 20th anniversary iPhone expected in 2027.
This week's episode of The MacRumors Show looks ahead to the 20th anniversary iPhone, the radically redesigned model that Apple is expected to launch in 2027. 0:00 Introduction 1:51 What Will Apple Call the 20th Anniversary iPhone? 5:03 Is It Time to Abandon iPhone Numbers? 7:29 Sponsor: Shopify 8:44 The Biggest iPhone Redesign Since iPhone X 14:07 Under-Display Technology and the End of Dynamic Island 18:22 Haptic Buttons and Apple’s All-Glass Vision 22:03 Apple’s Custom Camera Sensor 24:34 The Ideal iPhone and the Future of Foldables 29:20 Battery Life, Denser Batteries, and Reverse Charging 36:02 Why Apple’s Charging Ecosystem Needs an Overhaul 38:14 Apple Needs to Reinvigorate Its Accessories Apple's plans for the device's name remain unclear. The company skipped "iPhone 9" and moved straight to the iPhone X for the handset's 10th anniversary in 2017, and it is widely expected to skip "iPhone 19" in the same way. Rumors have referred to the 2027 models as both the "iPhone 20" and the "iPhone XX" as placeholder names, and it is still possible that they will sit above the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max as a separate, higher-tier directly, even though they are more likely to replace…
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