When will 120 Hz be available on affordable standard iPhones? e » ? A specialist Korean media outlet is carrying some very bad news on the matter this week, estimating that this change would not take place before the iPhone 19th… by 2028.
Announced a few weeks ago, the iPhone 17e is limited, like its predecessor, to a slightly outdated 60 Hz screen. An approach to which Apple would remain faithful for two more years, ZDNet Korea tells us this week. In great detail, the specialized media reports that Apple would only move to LTPO OLED panels, and therefore 120 Hz, with its future iPhone 19e, expected in spring 2028.
For context, this technology is the same as that currently used by the iPhone 17, 17 Pro and the iPhone Air, while the iPhone 17e sticks to a LTPS OLED panel, more rudimentary and less energy efficient… which Apple would keep for the iPhone 18e next year.
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120 Hz not before 2028 for iPhones e » ?
Still according to the Korean media, by 2028 Apple will have begun the transition of its high-end iPhones to another, even more advanced display technology: LTPO+.
The iPhone 19e would therefore be equipped, upon its launch, with a “ old generation », Like the iPhone 17e today. An older generation panel, certainly, but 120 Hz all the same.
As a reminder, the OLED LTPO technology currently used by the iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air allows a notable reduction in energy consumption. How ? By dynamically switching from 1 Hz to 120 Hz depending on the content displayed and the contexts of use. Through Apple’s ProMotion technology, the 1 Hz mode is used in particular for the display ” Always On » when the iPhone is locked, while the 120 Hz is mobilized to obtain a scrolling ultra fluid on social networks, for example.
As for the iPhone 19e, the most credible avenue at this stage would be for Apple to reuse the LTPO / 120 Hz OLED panel from the current iPhone 17. classic “. As a reminder, the latter displays a definition of 2622 x 1206 pixels on a diagonal of 6.3 inches, and obviously manages HDR content. Features we would have liked to find on iPhones “ e » before 2028. In the same price range as the iPhone 17e, most current Android smartphones already have 120 Hz OLED screens.
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