Apple launched the iPhone 16 sequence of smartphones on the firm’s ‘It is Glowtime’ {hardware} launch occasion on September 9. Whereas handsets simply went on sale in India and a number of other different markets on Friday, particulars of Apple’s purported iPhone 17 sequence, which is predicted to debut within the second half of 2025, have already surfaced on-line. In keeping with earlier predictions, a market analyst says that Apple’s subsequent technology iPhone fashions will assist a show characteristic that was at present restricted to Professional fashions.
In a now-deleted submit on X (previously Twitter) Show Provide Chain Consultants’ Ross Younger stated (through GSMArena) that the successors to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus — anticipated to debut because the iPhone 17 and redesigned iPhone 17 Slim — will likely be outfitted with upgraded shows with a refresh charge that ranges between 1Hz and 120Hz.
Whereas Apple launched its 120Hz ProMotion on its smartphones with the iPhone 13 Professional and iPhone 13 Professional Max in 2021, the corporate’s latest fashions are outfitted with LTPO AMOLED screens that allow performance just like the all the time on show characteristic that arrived with the iPhone 14 Professional and newer fashions.
If Younger’s declare is correct, the iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Slim might be the primary non-Professional fashions from the corporate to be outfitted with shows which have a excessive refresh charge. Even the newest iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus characteristic 60Hz shows, whereas a number of cheaper Android smartphones which are 5 occasions cheaper than the bottom iPhone 16 mannequin supply the next refresh charge.
Whereas the iPhone 16 lineup gives just a few incremental {hardware} enhancements over final yr’s fashions, the purported iPhone 17 Professional fashions are anticipated to reach with extra RAM — the iPhone 17 Professional Max will reportedly be outfitted with 12GB of RAM and a vapour chamber cooling system. Each the Professional fashions may additionally characteristic a brand new 2nm chipset from Apple, constructed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) subsequent yr.
