- 0-20%: Unlikely - Lacks credible sources
- 21-40%: Questionable - Some concerns remain
- 41-60%: Plausible - Reasonable evidence
- 61-80%: Probable - Strong evidence
- 81-100%: Highly Likely - Multiple reliable sources
55%
Plausible
Apple is reportedly vying for a more uniform aesthetic on next year's iPhone 18 lineup, if the latest reporting from a well-known tipster pans out.
Apple is reportedly looking to abandon the two-tone look on the backside of its iPhones
According to a recent Weibo post by the Chinese tipster, Instant Digital, Apple might abandon the two-tone look for the iPhone 18 lineup's backside, opting for a single tone finish instead.
On the iPhone 17 variants, Apple chose to apply a slightly different color to the MagSafe charging-related glass cutout, resulting in a color gradient between the glass cutout and the aluminum frame on the back of the latest iPhones, in what is known as the two-tone look.
According to Instant Digital, however, this look might be on its way out, replaced instead with a uniform color finish that eliminates color gradients. Do note, however, that Instant Digital does not have a perfect track record, and his tidbits have turned out to be false on certain occasions.
This then segues into a separate tidbit from another tipster, Digital Chat Station, who recently declared that Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are slated to undergo a radical redesign, replete with a punch-hole cutout for the front camera, the Face ID-related TrueDepth camera system placed under the screen, a horizontal DECO (camera module structure) for the Pro duo, and a transparent/translucent back cover.
Here is everything that we know about Apple's 2018 lineup:
- The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are likely to feature 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch display, respectively, matching the display sizes found on the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.
- The iPhone 18 Pro duo might also sport a stainless steel vapor chamber.
- Apple is likely to eliminate the capacitive induction layer within the camera control button of next year's iPhone 18 lineup, retaining only a pressure-sensing layer.
- The duo is also expected to sport a three-layer, stacked image sensor.
- Apple is testing at least one new color option for the iPhone 18 Pro, with either brown, purple, or burgundy likely to end up as a final color option on Apple's next iPhone lineup.
- The iPhone 18 Pro duo is expected to sport the A20 Pro SoC, which will leverage TSMC's 2nm process node and CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) packaging, facilitating a tighter integration between the processor, unified memory, and the neural engine.
- The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will also use Apple's in-house C2 modem.
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