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How the 20th anniversary iPhone will provide a ‘single slab of glass’ look

How the 20th anniversary iPhone will provide a 'single slab of glass' look | Render of how the device might look

Former Apple design chief Jony Ive always described his long-term vision for the iPhone design as “a single slab of glass.” Apple is believed to have retained that goal long after Ive left the company, with Liquid Glass representing the company’s software prep ahead of the new hardware.

We’ve already seen reports of a number of ways in which the 20th anniversary iPhone could take us significantly closer to Apple’s vision, and the latest of these may provide another piece of the puzzle …

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This 20th Anniversary iPhone rumor is speculative but persuasive

This 20th Anniversary iPhone rumor is speculative but persuasive | Image shows an abstract glass visual

Former Apple design chief Jony Ive famously prioritized sleek aesthetics over almost everything else, and there was widespread agreement that he sometimes took this a little too far.

However, his long-term vision of the future of the iPhone as a single slab of glass has persisted beyond his tenure, and a new post does seem to present a persuasive view of what we might expect from a 20th Anniversary iPhone next year …

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