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- Project reportedly canceled because of poor production yield, meaning too few defect-free units were produced during manufacturing.
- An Apple representative did not respond to a request for comment.
- Rumored 20th anniversary launch in fall 2027 with an estimated price around $2,060.
- 2019 patent describes a six-sided glass enclosure, dual-sided UI, curved panels, and apparently no cutouts.
- Plan was to extend all-glass features to future iPhone Pro and Pro Max, increasing average selling price and margins.
If you were hoping for an all-glass iPhone, a new report from Barron’s might shatter that dream. The financial news source reports that Jefferies analyst Edison Lee believes development on an all-glass mobile device has come to a halt.
According to the report, Lee thinks the device was canceled because of “poor production yield,” or not enough defect-free units being successfully made during production.
An Apple representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The device was rumored to launch in the fall of 2027 to celebrate the iPhone’s 20th anniversary, and Barron’s reports it could have cost an eye-watering $2,060.
Rumors of an all-glass iPhone began after Apple filed for a patent in 2019 on an electronic device with a “six-sided glass enclosure.” The device in the patent resembles an iPhone, with app icons on one side and a way to signal to others that you’re on a call on the other side. The device also has curved glass panels and seemingly no cutouts.
“We believe the plan was to extend the all-glass features to future iPhone Pro and Pro Max models, further raising their average selling price and margin,” Lee wrote, according to Barron’s.
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