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The four flagships that we typically see launch from Apple in the third quarter of every year could be reduced to three handsets, as the company is not just experimenting with a revamped strategy that includes the iPhone Fold , but it is also rumored to change the iPhone 18 design extensively from the front and back. One of the biggest aesthetic shifts rumored to arrive next year is in-screen Face ID, and with all the TrueDepth camera components found underneath the OLED panel, it is possible that all of Apple’s high-end models sport just a punch-hole cutout in 2026.

The testing of Apple’s iPhone 18 lineup will involve the ‘splicing of micro-transparent glass’

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