The next iPhone could be the most radically different yet

If the rumors are true, the next iPhone could be the most radically different yet.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who is more often right than wrong with his Apple predictions, wrote in an analyst note this weekend that in 2017, Apple will introduce an iPhone with a curved front and back, wireless charging and a larger screen for the “Plus” model. Kuo’s note was first reported by Apple Insider.

Glass

Like the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, Kuo says the new iPhone will return to an all-glass enclosure, with both the front and the back made of the same material. Some iPhone owners disliked that look several years ago, noting that the back was prone to shattering and it was difficult to know which side was the front when pulling the phone out of a bag or a pocket.

Kuo says the move to glass will help to make the iPhone lighter than its aluminum iPhone 6S predecessor.

The glass will curve around the edges on both the front and the back, giving the iPhone an even more rounded feel than the iPhone 6S.