The first 5G-ready iPhones are apparently coming in October and we have heard conflicting reports about their ability to support a high refresh rate.
Back in June, leaker Ben Geskin reported that the first iOS 14 developer beta gives you a “Limit Frame Rate” option. With the option you can set the maximum frame rate of the screen to 60 frames per second. Now, the iPhone 11 comes with a 60Hz screen, so it makes no sense to offer this option unless Apple plans to increase the refresh rate.
Don’t expect the iPhone 12’s 120Hz screen to be as good as Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s
More recent reports claim that it will iPhone 12 stick with a 60Hz screen. Earlier it was thought that the two higher end models would theoretically be able to support a 120Hz refresh rate, but Apple would not enable this option due to battery concerns.
In principle, a Twitter user has again seen an option to limit the frame rate to 60Hz after upgrading their iPhone 11 Pro to iOS 14 beta 5. If Apple has not scrapped the option yet, it brings the possibility of a 120Hz screen back.
If you can only choose between 60Hz and slightly higher (120Hz), then it does not mean LTPO and adaptive refresh, which is what we said 4 months ago …
Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) August 22, 2020
Young is now of the opinion that a 120Hz display could indeed be in the works. He reiterates that the new iPhones are unlikely to come with the LTPO backplane technology and they will not have a custom refresh level like the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
According to an earlier report, the 120Hz screen of iPhone 12 Pro Max works as intended and the problem lies with the implementation on the iPhone 12 Pro. Now that has the launch of the new phones officially postponed, it may be that the company took the time to refine the ProMotion display, which is the name for high-resolution display screens.
