iPhone 20 Will Be Fully All-Screen by 2027, in Two Stages

The iPhone has come a long way from its thick-bezel, Home Button days. But even in 2025, there’s still one thing Apple hasn’t pulled off: a true all-screen iPhone. No notch. No Dynamic Island. No punch hole. Just pure display from edge to edge. Now, reports say Apple is finally getting there — but not all at once. It’s happening in two big steps, starting next year and finishing with a major redesign in 2027.

Step One: Shrinking the Dynamic Island

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and other credible leakers, Apple has a roadmap. And it starts with shrinking the Dynamic Island in the iPhone 17. Not removing it entirely, just making it smaller. The real breakthrough will come the following year with the iPhone 18 Pro, which is expected to hide the Face ID sensors under the screen. This will leave just the front camera visible as a small hole — no more pill-shaped cutout.

Step Two: The True All-Screen iPhone in 2027

But that’s not the end goal. The real transformation comes in 2027, when Apple celebrates the iPhone’s 20th anniversary. That’s when we’re expected to see the first iPhone with both the Face ID system and the selfie camera completely hidden under the display. No holes, no cutouts, just screen. Gurman calls this the most ambitious design shift since the original iPhone was introduced.

What the iPhone 20 Might Look Like

Here’s what else is being said about the iPhone 20:

• It could have a curved, almost wraparound design made of a single piece of glass. Apple reportedly refers to it as a “monolithic” look.
• The front, sides, and back may all flow together as one seamless surface.
• Apple might be using something called “secondary-formed glass” to pull this off, making the device feel like it’s carved from one solid block.
• The design isn’t just about looks — it also helps support Apple’s all-screen ambitions and ties into its 2030 carbon-neutral goals.
• Internally, the company may also be combining components to reduce parts and increase manufacturing efficiency.

It won’t be easy, though. A monolithic glass iPhone is expensive to produce, and companies usually reserve these kinds of designs for concept devices or anniversaries. Apple is known to play the long game, and the iPhone 20 might be one of those rare moments where the company goes all-in on design innovation.

iOS 26 Might Be a Sneak Peek

All of these line up with Apple’s recent iOS 26 update, which introduced a new visual theme called Liquid Glass. Many believe this is a hint at what’s coming in the hardware.

For now, Apple’s new Liquid Glass design aligns with the leaked iPhone 20 design and works in tandem.

Apple’s 2027 Vision: More Than Just iPhones

And that’s not all. 2027 could be one of Apple’s biggest years ever. Alongside the iPhone 20, Apple is reportedly working on:

• It’s the first foldable iPhone
• Smart glasses to rival Meta’s Ray-Ban lineup
• A smarter Siri, powered by its own large language models
• Even a home robot assistant that can interact using personality-driven AI

For now, the path is clear. First, iPhone 17 trims down the Dynamic Island. Then, iPhone 18 Pro hides Face ID. And finally, in 2027, the iPhone 20 removes every cutout and turns into a smooth sheet of glass. If Apple pulls this off, it might be the cleanest, most futuristic phone we’ve ever seen.

And after two decades of evolution, maybe that’s exactly what the iPhone needs.