Ross Young sees an all-glass design for the iPhone by 2027
The non-Pro models will sport the Dynamic Island and the 60Hz refresh rate until the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Plus in 2025. That year, the non-Pro models will keep the Dynamic Island but will have a 120Hz refresh rate. This repeats with the non-Pro iPhone 18 models in 2026 but does change in 2027 when the iPhone 19 and iPhone 19 Plus get rid of the Dynamic Island, add Under-Display Face ID, and come with a hole-punch cutout for the front-facing Face ID.
While Young doesn’t go any further than 2027, we assume that by 2028 or 2029, both the Pro and non-Pro iPhone models are using the “all-screen” design. Eventually, the goal is to eliminate all ports allowing the iPhone to be a glass slab without any buttons. Reportedly, this was the original design that former Apple design chief Jony Ive had in mind for the original iPhone.