The iPhone 19 Pro could have a major design change inspired by rival phones, as Apple prepares for the iPhone

• A leaker claims the iPhone 19 Pro might have a quad-curved screen
• This is a feature a few Android phones have had previously, and we could see it return to popularity if the iPhone gets it
• A quad-curved screen can make bezels appear smaller

Apple isn’t one to dramatically change the design of its phones often, but next year — to mark the iPhone’s 20th anniversary — we could see the company embrace a design feature that some Android phones used to have.

Specifically, the iPhone 19 Pro and iPhone 19 Pro Max might have quad-curved screens, according to leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo (via GSMArena). That would mean all four edges of the screen would be curved, though we’d suspect it might only be a slight curve, especially on the top and bottom edges.

We’ve seen this idea before on phones like the Honor Magic 6 Pro and the Motorola Edge 60, so it’s not a new concept, and dual-curved screens used to be very popular among Android phone makers (even if, these days, most Android devices have flat screens).

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However, if Apple really does launch a quad-curved iPhone, then it’s very likely that we’ll see a lot of Android devices following suit.

Quad-curved screens look striking and can reduce the visible display bezels, so they certainly have upsides. And it makes sense that Apple would want to turn heads with the iPhone 19 Pro line, since these phones will be the 20th-generation iPhone models (hello, iPhone XX?).

We’ve also previously heard that the iPhone 19 Pro could have an under-display Face ID component, meaning it’d either have just a small punch-hole camera or no cut-out in the screen at all. So, you might want to skip the iPhone 18 line and hold out for September 2027, when the iPhone 19 Pro series is expected to land.

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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.