Subj : The iPhone 17 could have a screen upgrade weve been waiting years
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Feb 27 2024 12:00:06

The iPhone 17 could have a screen upgrade weve been waiting years for

Date:
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:48:58 +0000

Description:
The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus could have 120Hz always-on displays.

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Apple has never been one to follow industry trends, so while its not uncommon 
to find budget Android phones with 120Hz screens, Apple has stubbornly stuck 
with a 60Hz display on even the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus , reserving 
120Hz for its premium-priced Pro models. But this could all change with next 
year's iPhone 17 line. 

According to a report in The Elec (via MacRumors ), Apple is likely to equip 
all four iPhone 17 models  meaning the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Plus, iPhone 17 
Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max  with an LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline 
oxide) screen. 

That would be a change for the standard and Plus models, which currently use 
LTPS (low-temperature polycrystalline silicon) displays. LTPO displays 
support 120Hz refresh rates, and can also drop as low as 1Hz, to offer more 
power efficiency when a high refresh rate isnt needed. Apple uses that lower 
refresh rate for always-on displays on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro 
Max , which is another feature the standard iPhone 15 lacks. 

So if Apple equips the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus with LTPO screens, these 
phones will almost certainly also have refresh rates that can range from 1Hz 
to 120Hz, and in turn theyll also almost certainly support Apples always-on 
display feature. 

The Elec additionally says that Chinese supplier BOE has delivered sample 
LTPO screens to Apple, in the hopes of being the supplier for the iPhone 17 
series. Whether it gets the green light will reportedly come down to whether 
it can produce enough while maintaining Apples high quality standards. But if 
not, LG Display or Samsung Display will likely be called in, so this decision 
shouldnt affect whether all four iPhone 17 models get LTPO screens. An 
overdue but uncertain upgrade (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd) 

Wed take this leak with a pinch of salt, especially as its talking about 
phones that wont be out for around 18 months. But this isnt the first time 
weve heard that the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus might have 120Hz displays , 
so its certainly very possible. 

Its long overdue too, but Apple will want to give people lots of reasons to 
choose a pricier Pro model instead  so if the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus do 
finally catch up on this front, we might see the gap widen in other areas. 
With the Pro models already having better chipsets and more cameras, its not 
clear what that would entail. 

One possibility is under-display Face ID , allowing Apple to shrink the 
camera cut-out on the Pro models. This is something weve heard rumored, 
though as with everything else iPhone 17-related, this is far from certain. 
After all, the September-bound iPhone 16 line hasnt even launched yet. You 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/the-iphone-17-could-have-a-screen-upgr
ade-weve-been-waiting-years-for


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