APPLE’S 2020 iPhone could look much more like the iPhone 4 – a smartphone that dates back to 2010.
That’s according to a top industry expert who thinks Apple is preparing a shocking design overhaul for the rumoured iPhone 12.
Apple has largely retained the same curved-edge design since the iPhone 6.
Even this year’s new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro have that tried-and-tested look.
But respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo thinks the 2020 model will look more like the iPhone 4.
“We predict that the new 2H20 iPhone design will change significantly,” Kuo said.
“The metal frame and the front and rear 2/2.5D glass are still used, but the metal frame surface will be changed to a similar design to the iPhone 4, replacing the current surface design.”
The iPhone 4 was a landmark model because it introduced a new boxy design.
Previous iPhone models had curvaceous rears and sides that tapered off in to the back.
But the iPhone 4 was rectangular and hard-edged, which proved popular and was retained right to the iPhone 5S – four models later.
Of course, Apple hasn’t confirmed any design changes so it’s impossible to verify this prediction.
We won’t get a better idea of Apple’s iPhone 12 design until the middle of next year, when high-quality leaks emerge.
However, Apple is widely expected to make major changes to the iPhone in 2020, including the introduction of 5G.
Releasing a mega-upgrade model could be the perfect opportunity for a new design to be revealed.
Apple only recently released a trio of new iPhones at a special event in early September.
The top models feature a new triple camera and massively increased battery life – up to five hours extra.
And all new iPhones are powered by the speedy A13 Bionic chip, which is being branded as the fastest mobile processor in the world.
In other news, the iPhone 11 Pro Max has trumped top Samsung and Huawei phones in a battery life face-off.
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