{"id":1166812,"date":"2026-08-24T15:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1166812\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:17:19","slug":"iphone-20s-curved-glass-design-to-be-made-like-iphone-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1166812\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 20&#8217;s Curved Glass Design to Be Made Like iPhone Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s 20th-anniversary iPhone will be made using the same glass manufacturing process developed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/iphone-air\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone Air<\/a>, according to the leaker known as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/fixed-focus-digital\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fixed Focus Digital<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/iphone-20-anniversary.jpg\"   alt=\"iphone 20 anniversary\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1057094\"\/><br \/>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/weibo.com\/5821279480\/5335061562917233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new post<\/a> on Weibo, the leaker said that \u200ciPhone Air\u200c manufacturing equipment has been modified to produce more rounded glass components for next year&#8217;s 20th anniversary iPhone, which has helped to reduce Apple&#8217;s manufacturing costs. The leaker added that overall heat dissipation and thinness have both improved substantially as a result of the changes. <\/p>\n<p>The claim builds on the leaker&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/14\/factories-ready-for-iphone-20-glass-redesign\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earlier report<\/a> that a supply chain facility had finished renovations ahead of &#8220;iPhone 20&#8221; production, with manufacturing quality expected to land somewhere around that of the first-generation \u200ciPhone Air\u200c. The \u200ciPhone Air\u200c is Apple&#8217;s thinnest iPhone to date at 5.6mm and uses a polished titanium frame with a glass back. <\/p>\n<p>The report adds incremental detail to a redesign that has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/20th-anniversary-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rumored for well over a year<\/a>. Bloomberg&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/14\/factories-ready-for-iphone-20-glass-redesign\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Gurman<\/a> reported that Apple is aiming for a &#8220;mostly glass, curved iPhone without any cutouts in the display&#8221; to mark the iPhone&#8217;s 20th anniversary, with curved glass wrapping around all sides of the device.<\/p>\n<p>The 20th-anniversary iPhone models are expected to launch in the fall of 2027, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/iphone-18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 18<\/a>, iPhone 18e, and \u200ciPhone Air\u200c 2 in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Stories<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/08\/iphone-17-prices-could-rise-as-soon-as-monday\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 17 Prices Could Rise as Soon as Monday, Rumor Claims<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple could raise iPhone 17 prices as soon as Monday, August 10, according to a new rumor, well before the wider round of increases expected with next month&#8217;s iPhone 18 Pro launch.&#13;Weibo leaker &#8220;Fixed Focus Digital&#8221; said in a post yesterday that rumors are circulating about an iPhone 17 price change taking effect on August 10. The leaker was noncommittal about whether prices will actually&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/10\/correct-iphone-18-pro-dark-cherry-shade\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leaker Weighs in on Correct Shade for &#8216;Dark Cherry&#8217; iPhone 18 Pro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A known Weibo leaker has stepped into an ongoing disagreement over exactly how dark the iPhone 18 Pro Max&#8217;s rumored Dark Cherry color will look, saying the deeper of two shades circulating online is the accurate one.&#13;In a new post on Weibo, the leaker known as &#8220;Fixed Focus Digital&#8221; said two versions of the color have been mocked up online, one lighter and one darker, and claimed the darker&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/17\/iphone-18-pro-and-iphone-ultra-rumors\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra: New Details Leak as Apple Event Nears<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;iPhone Ultra&#8221; supply will be very limited when the foldable device is first released later this year, according to Fixed Focus Digital, a known leaker on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.&#13;The account also claimed that the iPhone 18 Pro&#8217;s A20 Pro chip will be up to 18% faster and up to 30% more power efficient compared to the iPhone 17 Pro&#8217;s A19 Pro chip. 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