Apple's 20th Edition iPhone: Micro-curved display, new battery tech, A21 chip and expected upgrades

While the iPhone 18 Pro lineup is just months away, we have now begun to see leaks about even Apple's upcoming iPhone after that. A fresh report has revealed Apple's plans for the 20th Edition iPhone which could include the the company using a display mechanism that has long been used by Android smartphonemakers.

As per tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo, Apple is said to be working with Samsung to ‘make Pol-less screens’ for the 20th Edition iPhone with four micro-curves and a small curvature.

While leaks have previously suggested that the phone could have a quad-curved display, the use of a micro-curved panel could mean that the glass would taper off at all four edges. This should give the 20th Edition iPhone the appearance of thinner bezels and a more immersive display experience without the accidental touches that usually come with quad-curved panels.

Notably, Apple is also said to be using a brighter and thinner OLED panel for the 20th anniversary iPhone and the comany is planning to use Samsung panel with Color Filter on Encapsulation (COE) technology to remove the polarizing film that comes on an OLED panel.

The company is said to be working towards removing Dynamic Island and selfie camera cutout completely in order to give a full glass design. Apple is already said to be reducing the size of the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and the 20th Edition iPhone could be the next step for the Cupertino based tech giant.

Meanwhile, Digital Chat Station had also previously noted that Apple was testing an under-screen camera technology for the 20th-anniversary iPhone in order to maintain an uninterrupted viewing experience on the device.

The company is also said to be developing a new battery technology for its flagship iPhone by using pure silicon anode batteries to store more lithium ions per gram than the batteries used on current iPhones. This could lead to significant increase in battery life without actually increasing the battery size, according to a Macrumors report.

The 20th Edition iPhone is also expected to come with Apple's own modem that could outperform its Qualcomm rival.

Reportedly, Apple's in-house modems are said to be more efficient than Qualcomm modems becuase of the company being able to bettter integrate the different hardware components. The use of its in-house modem is also expected to improve the battery life on 20th Edition iPhone.

As for the processor, the 20th Edition iPhone could come with an A21 series chipset based on TSMC's 2nm process. The first processor by Apple on 2nm process is likely going to be the A20Pro which could debut with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup in September this year.