Rumors for upcoming iPhones: with and without camera hinting?

The iPhone 17 has not yet been released, but the rumor mill has already had details on variants 18 and 19 for 2026 and 2027. So Apple seems to plan to get to the completely camera-hole-free iPhone in several steps. The “All Screen” device is expected as a large birthday iPhone for autumn 2027, then the smartphone series would be on the market for 20 years.

Dynamic Island shrinks, birthday model camera

So the Dynamic Island should be in the coming year shrink on the iPhone 18as Bloomberg claims to disappear completely with the iPhone 19 – at least with the birthday model. The idea is to first banish the FACE ID face recognition sensor under the display and later also the camera. Corresponding experiments have been and has been in the Android world for years. An iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max would probably get the facial recognition sensor under the display, but not the camera, which would then be available as a small hole in the corner.

With the iPhone 18 Pro, it is still to be expected that there could be higher resolutions. Digital Chat Station, a Weibo account, claims that Apple is the iPhone 18 Pro Max on 2860 by 1310 pixels grated. This leaker also believes in a “punch hole” camera on the iPhone 18 Pro.

iPhone 17: “Air” picture and faster Qi

As is known, there will be a particularly thin “air” model on the iPhone 17 (planned in September): there are now more Notes in iOS 26 in the form of background images With a suitable resolution. The iPhone 17 could also support Qi 2.2 for the first time. That would be one Maximum charging power of 50 watts possible. Apple has already got a necessary certification in Taiwan. The group is planning a new charging puck for this, so you would have to buy new accessories if you want to load so wirelessly.

It is still unclear whether there will also be a variant 18 and 19 from the air. This is generally expected because the Air replaces the Plus model. It would be conceivable that Apple will bring out a total of five iPhones in September 2027-if not more: birthday model, Air, standard iPhone, iPhone 19 Pro and 19 per max. In addition, the fact that the first foldables are also on the move, possibly as early as 2026.