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Apple is reportedly refining the iPhone 18 Pro’s rear finish to reduce the visible contrast between the aluminium frame and the back glass, addressing complaints about the iPhone 17 Pro’s dual‑tone appearance. According to a Chinese tipster, Instant Digital, Apple is reworking the “back glass replacement process” to achieve a more unified, single-tone look.

What’s changing

Closer colour match: The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max may blend the aluminium frame and rear glass more consistently, minimising the current two‑tone effect that stems from the MagSafe cutout and material differences on iPhone 17 Pro.

Process tweak, not a radical redesign: Leaks point to an adjusted finishing and assembly process rather than a wholesale rear

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