A rumored curved display on Apple's iPhone 20 is being flagged as a potential catalyst for Android makers to revisit a design trend many brands had largely abandoned.
The concern is that Apple often resets industry aesthetics, prompting rivals to imitate headline features even when they bring usability trade-offs.
Curved screens peaked with Samsung's 2017 Galaxy S8, which the report cites as the standout example before most manufacturers moved away from the look.
Aside from Motorola, the piece says nearly every major phone brand has since stopped developing curved-screen devices, making any Apple-led return a broader industry shift.
If Apple revives curved screens, does it prove the smartphone industry has run out of original design ideas?
Can Apple's rumored 'micro-curves' solve the usability issues that doomed earlier curved screens?