iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus said to sport Always-On ProMotion displays
Apple’s 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Pro Max in Blue Titanium
2025’s iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus will adopt OLED displays with low-power backplane technology, bringing, for the first time, Always-On ProMotion to Apple’s base iPhone models.
The current iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus use low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) panels, while Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models use more advanced low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) panels. LTPO panels support ProMotion, allowing the display to ramp up to a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling and video content when required.
ProMotion also allows the display to ramp down to a more power-efficient refresh rate as low as 1Hz, which is why the iPhone 15 Pro screens feature an always-on capability…
Apple is expected to retain the use of the less advanced LTPS panels in this year’s iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus…
According to display analyst Ross Young, this year’s iPhone 16 Pro models will feature a taller aspect ratio of 19.6:9, a change that will trickle down to the standard iPhone 17 models the following year. The devices are expected to increase from 6.12- and 6.69-inches to 6.27- and 6.86-inches, respectively.
MacDailyNews Take: Good news for base model iPhone buyers in 2025, but bring on that 6.86-inch flagship iPhone 16 Pro Max later this year!
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