The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will launch this September, it’s thought, and will have displays that have notable improvements, a new report claims. Here’s what to expect.
Some things are likely to remain the same, such as the screen sizes which will continue to be 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches as they are for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max respectively.
But it’s thought that Apple will switch from one kind of display technology, lower-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) to LTPO+.
The Shift To LTPO+ Panels
“LTPO technology lowers power consumption by dynamically adjusting display refresh rates. Conventional LTPO applies oxide materials to switching thin-film transistors (TFTs). LTPO+ extends oxide usage to driving TFTs as well, enabling finer current control for OLED light emission and allowing displays to optimize operation based on surrounding conditions and user environments, improving battery efficiency,” The Elec reported.
In other words, the new displays will continue to be OLED screens, but using a more advanced technology.
Fixing Low-Light Flicker And Grain Issues
Finer current control, as the report says, means that the iPhone display will be more responsive in different lighting conditions, which in turn suggests that the phone screen will perform better in lower light. This “could help reduce any flickering or grainy appearance in low lighting,” as 9to5Mac put it.
In turn, this could make for better performance of the always-on display, that technology which means that your iPhone screen is never completely black and you can see the time without waking it.
The Real Crowd-Pleaser: Longer Battery Life
That’s an improvement that users will enjoy, but there’s something else which will be more of a crowd-pleaser: better battery life.
This report, if correct, suggests that the next iPhones could at least maintain current battery levels.