A report by South Korean outlet ETNews, citing industry sources, says Apple will move forward with a "four‑sided bending display" that curves the screen around all four edges of the phone, delivering a near‑borderless, full‑screen appearance for the 20th‑anniversary iPhone Pro models.
The design confirmation comes after Wall Street firm Jefferies expressed skepticism in a recent note that the ambitious display might be delayed, suggesting that Apple remains committed to the unique form factor despite earlier doubts.
However, the same ETNews story notes that Apple will postpone the adoption of two advanced display technologies—Color Filter on Encapsulation (COE) and Low‑Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide Plus (LTPO+)—which had been under consideration for the upcoming models.
Sources attribute the delay to two main factors: rising memory component prices that make the added cost of these technologies harder to absorb, and Apple's desire to find solutions that outperform the current COE and LTPO+ options.
COE and LTPO+ were expected to enable a thinner display panel and improve power efficiency, but analysts say the gains would not have been dramatic enough to outweigh the cost pressures.
The announcement arrives as Apple has just launched the iPhone 18 Pro and is preparing the iPhone Duo for release next month, underscoring the company's long development cycles and the timing of rumors about next year's flagship lineup.
If the near‑borderless design proceeds as planned, consumers can anticipate a visually striking device, while the postponement of the advanced display tech may keep pricing more stable but could limit incremental battery‑life improvements.