Apple is preparing an iPhone redesign, but real changes are not expected until the anniversary model

According to fresh data from analyst and journalist Mark Gurman, Apple is indeed planning to change the appearance of its smartphones, but significant changes will not happen in the near future. As the source specifies, the iPhone 17 Pro, contrary to rumors, will not receive a radical redesign.

The front part of the device, according to the insider, will remain almost unchanged compared to the current models. Although the back panel will still undergo a redesign, this will be an evolutionary, not a revolutionary change. Gurman also denied earlier reports about a two-tone case color scheme - the camera and the case will be designed in the same color, which confirms Apple's restrained approach to external innovations.



A much more large-scale update is expected with the release of the iPhone 19 Pro, which, according to the source, will be an "anniversary" model, timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the release of the first iPhone. This smartphone can implement the visual vision of Jony Ive, Apple's chief designer of past years. We are talking about a concept where the iPhone resembles a monolithic piece of glass, without visible seams and breaks.

The first step towards this approach is expected to be made at the end of this year with the release of the iPhone 17 Air, which will mark the beginning of a new direction in the design of Apple products.