Near-Borderless Design Planned for Apple’s 20th-Anniversary iPhone Pro

ETNews reports that Apple will continue with a “four-sided bending display” for its 20th-anniversary iPhone Pro models slated for release next year. The design is intended to curve the screen around all four edges, creating a near-borderless, full-screen appearance. This core feature remains on track despite earlier skepticism from Wall Street firm Jefferies.

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The upcoming iPhone Pro follows the recent launch of the iPhone 18 Pro, which arrived last week, and precedes the expected release of the iPhone Duo next month. Apple’s long development lead times mean that rumors about next-year models often surface early, but the ETNews report confirms that the near-borderless concept is still central to the anniversary lineup.

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Two advanced display technologies—Color Filter on Encapsulation (COE) and Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide Plus (LTPO+)—were under consideration for the new iPhone Pro but will not be implemented, according to industry sources cited by ETNews. The sources attribute the postponement to higher memory pricing, which would make it harder for Apple to absorb additional display costs, and to the company’s search for solutions that outperform the current COE and LTPO+ options. The report notes that the omitted upgrades would have enabled a thinner panel and greater power efficiency, though the impact was deemed not especially substantial.

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Apple has not issued a formal statement on the design or the display technology changes. Jefferies, however, expressed doubt last month that the four-sided bending display would materialize, a view now contradicted by the ETNews report. Industry observers suggest that the retained near-borderless design will be the primary selling point for consumers, while the delayed display upgrades may have limited effect on overall device performance.

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