One of the few disappointments with iPhones this year is the lack of support for screens with high refresh rates. Bas is done in the new reports, it looks like it could change at least two versions of the iPhone 13 next year.
According to a report by the Korean Technology News Center the choice, next year, Apple expects to ship between 160 and 180 million iPhones by 2021 (up from 100 million by 2020), and all iPhone 13 models are expected to include some sort of OLED display. But more importantly, the Elec claims that at least two of the four new iPhone 13 models (most likely the Pro variants) will feature screens with low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) transistors at low temperatures. which will allow these models to support 120Hz upgrade rates.
Apple currently sources the screens used on iPhones from three major vendors: with the Elec they say Samsung is expected to provide most of the panels by 2021 with shipments of between 130 and 140 million screens, followed by LG supplying between 30 and 40 million, and Chinese display maker BOE filling the remaining orders, which can ship between 10 and 20 million screens. However, the Elec says that in order to supply these components, BOE will have to re-apply to become an approved supplier. inside Apple’s supply chain after failing twice during Apple’s regular quality assurance reviews.
While reviews of the iPhone 12 line across the industry have been generally quite positive this year, including reviews of iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, i iPhone 12 Mini, the lack of support for Apple’s high-frequency update views was a curious omission, especially after first rumors claimed that Apple had been testing the feature on a handful of prototype units prior to the launch.
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In comparison, this year Samsung has introduced support for 120Hz upgrade rates on the Galaxy S20 line, before fine-tuning the technology with its new 120 Hz VRR panels that debuted in the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. That not only delivered one 120 Hz upgrade, but also offered the ability to dynamically adjust the refresh rate of the screen based on the content you are viewing to help improve energy efficiency.
And not just Samsung upgraded to high update frequency is shown this year, with OnePlus as well OnePlus 8 Pro a 120Hz screen from Samsung, while Asus increased it even more by giving the ROG Phone 3 a 144Hz screen. And while Google hasn’t made a real high – end premium phone this year, the Pixel 5 it still retained a 90Hz screen similar to the one Google debuted in Pixel 4 in 2019. At this time, the push for smartphone screens with higher refresh rates has been a growing trend for quite some time reflecting a similar trend for high-end monitors and laptops. HelloRefresh rate screens can significantly improve the fluidity and fluidity of a wide range of content, including games, web browsing, and more.
So while it’s a bit odd that Apple hasn’t been able to get the high refresh rate trend this year, it looks like Apple could be ahead in preparing the iPhone 13 (at least the Pro models) to get a major screen update next year.