Kuaikeji, August 11 – Jefferies analyst Edison Lee recently stated that, based on the institution's latest supply chain survey, Apple has abandoned its 20th-anniversary all-glass iPhone project, primarily due to manufacturing yields not meeting expectations.

However, the latest news indicates that Apple's major redesign plan for the 20th-anniversary iPhone has not been cancelled, with the new glass-centric design still set to debut as planned in 2027.

Today, renowned U.S. tech journalist Mark Gurman revealed that Apple is expected to adopt a new glass design for next year's iPhone Pro series, with the internal codenames for the relevant models currently being V73 and V74.

According to the current plan, the front and back of the new device will extensively feature glass material, curving and extending towards the side edges of the body, while retaining a narrow metal frame in the middle.

This design does not completely eliminate the metal structure but further enhances the device's unified visual effect through the connection of the front and back glass with the curved edges.

Notably, Apple did experiment with a more radical all-glass design in the early stages of the project.

Pushed forward by Apple's design team, this design featured a higher proportion of glass on the body and further reduced the metal structure. However, it was abandoned early in the development process.

It is reported that the main reason was that Apple encountered difficulties in connecting the glass panels and achieving large-scale mass production, ultimately failing to meet actual production requirements.

Therefore, the so-called 'cancellation of the all-glass iPhone' likely refers to this early radical design rather than the entire 20th-anniversary iPhone redesign project.

Gurman stated that Apple's current product roadmap remains unchanged, meaning that the overall redesign plan for the 20th-anniversary iPhone is still progressing normally.

This statement also presents a clear divergence from Lee's previous assertion that the 'all-glass iPhone project has been cancelled.'