Apple rumours point to a 2027 iPhone Pro redesign and a merged Action button

Rumours about Apple's 2027 iPhone range keep arriving, and two leakers have added new claims. According to 9to5Mac, Digital Chat Station posted about three phones expected in early 2027. The main focus is the standard model, which reportedly gains two upgrades borrowed from the Pro line. Separately, the leaker Instant Digital says the Action button will disappear.

The bigger question is the Pro design for the 20th anniversary of the iPhone. Early reports described a quad-curved display with no cutouts, which would have removed the Dynamic Island. Digital Chat Station has now replied that the display will still have holes, so the Dynamic Island is expected to stay. It is unclear whether its size will match the iPhone 18 Pro, but T3 notes that Face ID is expected to remain. T3 also says nothing has yet confirmed the leaker's claims.

Instant Digital, in a post on Weibo reported by MacRumors, claims Apple will merge the Action button with Camera Control from next year. A single press would open the camera, and a long press would run the function now assigned to the Action button. The Camera Control would stay, while the dedicated Action button would go. MacRumors says the idea fits how the two controls already work. Digital Trends frames the same report as Apple possibly retiring one of its two buttons. The claimed timing covers phones launched in the second half of 2027.

Naming is also unclear. The sources use different names for the 20th-anniversary model, and MacRumors says Apple's plans remain open. The current folding model, the Duo, also lacks an Action button, according to MacRumors. Nothing here has been confirmed by Apple. All of it is leaked or rumoured, and the details may change before launch.