Apple is testing an iPhone 19 Pro with a screen that curves on all four edges, a leak from China has claimed.
According to Weibo-based Digital Chat Station, the 2027-generation Pro device, currently in the evaluation phase, features a cutout in the display for the front camera. Still, Face ID is completely hidden under the panel.
This claim is notable because several reports suggest that Apple is planning to launch a 20th-anniversary iPhone next year, featuring a quad-curved display with no cutouts. It’s not yet clear whether Apple plans to position the commemorative model as an ultra-premium tier above its Pro and Pro Max lineup, but the leaker’s latest comments suggest that could be the case.
That said, if Apple plans to use curved quad panels on the iPhone 19 Pro and iPhone 19 Pro Max, that would give the company less wiggle room to differentiate them from the rumored commemorative iPhone.
One way for Apple to play is to keep the uninterrupted display exclusive to the 20th Anniversary iPhone while leaving a punch-hole cutout in all 19 Pro models – an option that the leaker’s comments seem to imply. However, Apple would struggle to fit both the Face ID system and the front camera under the panel, with the selfie camera proving to be the hardest to hide.
If existing technologies can’t hide the camera under the panel without degrading quality, Apple is unlikely to move forward, leaving the differentiation of the 2027 iPhone series described here up in the air.
Digital Chat Station has more than 3 million followers on Weibo and a track record of accurately disclosing Apple-related information. For example, they accurately revealed the overall design of the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 Pro, as well as the iPhone 17 Pro’s 48-megapixel triple-camera system. Recently, a leaker claimed that Apple’s first foldable, expected to arrive alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models, will be called “iPhone Ultra.”
