All 4 iPhone 17 fashions launching subsequent yr will likely be outfitted with low-power LTPO shows, in keeping with an business supply cited by South Korea’s ETNews this week. Whereas the report doesn’t point out this, the usage of LTPO know-how means that all the iPhone 17 lineup will function ProMotion shows with a variable refresh fee as much as 120Hz.
ProMotion has been restricted to the Professional fashions because it debuted on the iPhone 13 Professional and the iPhone 13 Professional Max in 2021, so the function’s enlargement to the iPhone 17 and the rumored, tentatively-named “iPhone 17 Air” can be notable. Samsung and LG will provide the LTPO shows for all iPhone 17 fashions, in keeping with the report.
LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) is a low-power backplane know-how for OLED shows that enables for a variable refresh fee with diminished energy consumption, making certain that ProMotion doesn’t considerably affect battery life.
iPhone shows with ProMotion have smoother-looking scrolling and video content material. ProMotion would additionally permit the iPhone 17 and “iPhone 17 Air” shows to ramp right down to a extra power-efficient refresh fee. iPhone 13 Professional fashions can ramp right down to 10Hz, whereas iPhone 14 Professional by way of iPhone 16 Professional fashions can go as little as 1Hz, permitting for an always-on show that exhibits numerous Lock Display parts even when the machine is locked. It’s unclear if the iPhone 17 and the “iPhone 17 Air” would ramp right down to 10Hz or 1Hz.
Show Provide Chain Consultants CEO Ross Younger beforehand knowledgeable MacRumors that the iPhone 17 and “iPhone 17 Air” will seemingly help ProMotion, and the function’s enlargement to all the iPhone 17 lineup has been rumored a number of occasions.
The usual iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus nonetheless have 60Hz shows.
Apple is anticipated to announce the iPhone 17 sequence in September 2025.
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