iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Slim to Arrive With 120Hz LTPO OLED Displays: Report

The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are the most expensive smartphones to feature 60Hz displays, but their successors might arrive with notable upgrades.

Written by David Delima | Updated: 21 September 2024 19:00 IST

iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Slim to Arrive With 120Hz LTPO OLED Displays: Report

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The successor to the iPhone 16 (pictured) might sport an OLED display with ProMotion

Highlights

Apple's purported iPhone 17 could feature a 120Hz OLED screen
Currently, only Pro models are equipped with ProMotion displays
The iPhone 17 series is expected to arrive in H2 2025

Apple launched the iPhone 16 series of smartphones at the company's 'It's Glowtime' hardware launch event on September 9. While handsets just went on sale in India and several other markets on Friday, details of Apple's purported iPhone 17 series, which is expected to debut in the second half of 2025, have already surfaced online. In line with previous predictions, a market analyst says that Apple's next generation iPhone models will support a display feature that was currently limited to Pro models.

In a now-deleted post on X (formerly Twitter) Display Supply Chain Consultants' Ross Young said (via GSMArena) that the successors to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus — expected to debut as the iPhone 17 and redesigned iPhone 17 Slim — will be equipped with upgraded displays with a refresh rate that ranges between 1Hz and 120Hz.

While Apple introduced its 120Hz ProMotion on its smartphones with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max in 2021, the company's recent models are equipped with LTPO AMOLED screens that enable functionality like the always on display feature that arrived with the iPhone 14 Pro and newer models.

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If Young's claim is accurate, the iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Slim could be the first non-Pro models from the company to be equipped with displays that have a high refresh rate. Even the latest iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus feature 60Hz displays, while several cheaper Android smartphones that are five times cheaper than the base iPhone 16 model offer a higher refresh rate.

While the iPhone 16 lineup offers a few incremental hardware improvements over last year's models, the purported iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to arrive with more RAM — the iPhone 17 Pro Max will reportedly be equipped with 12GB of RAM and a vapour chamber cooling system. Both the Pro models could also feature a new 2nm chipset from Apple, built by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) next year.

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iPhone 16

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A18

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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iPhone 16 Plus

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Stunning display
Solid build quality and lovely colour options
Battery life is bonkers on this one
Excellent for gaming and performance (in general)
Improved cameras

Bad
Still offers a 60Hz refresh rate and misses out on AOD (always-on display)
No fast charging
Comes with USB 2
No Apple Intelligence features out of the box

Read detailed Apple iPhone 16 Plus review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A18

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1290x2796 pixels

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iPhone 13 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Bright, crisp 120Hz display
Excellent construction quality
Good battery life
Great overall performance
Versatile cameras

Bad
Extremely expensive
Bulky and heavy
Display notch in 2021

Read detailed Apple iPhone 13 Pro review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A15 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Battery Capacity 3095mAh

OS iOS 15

Resolution 1170x2523 pixels

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iPhone 13 Pro Max

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Bright, crisp 120Hz display
Excellent construction quality
Stellar battery life
Great overall performance
Versatile cameras

Bad
Extremely expensive
Bulky and heavy
Display notch in 2021

Read detailed Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A15 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 15

Resolution 1284x2778 pixels

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