The iPhone 14 Pro is expected to have the Always On Display screen of Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Here are all the details.
The iPhone 14 Pro could borrow a feature that has been on Samsung Galaxy’s flagship for years! For now, high frequency refresh screens are all the hype in the world of smartphones, even affordable smartphones now offer a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz. Apple gave way to the trend last year by introducing its ProMotion screens to the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The screen had a variable refresh rate range from 10 Hz to 120 Hz, which was cutting edge in 2021. This year, however, some updates are expected on this front on the iPhone 14 Pro.
Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, says he “expects” the new iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max to have an improved variable refresh rate feature, where the variation occurs between 1 Hz and 120 Hz. Ross himself says it hasn’t been confirmed yet, but it looks like there’s a big chance, given that all of Apple’s rivals have been using the new LTPO 2.0 panels in their flagships.
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Samsung, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus and Xiaomi flagships use LTPO 2.0 panels that offer a variation of the refresh rate between 1 Hz and 120 Hz. This not only makes everything look smooth, but also requires less pressure on battery life.
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Another advantage of using this type of screen is the possibility that Apple will give the iPhone an Always On Display feature, a feature that has been present in Android devices for years! With a screen capable of lowering to 1 Hz, Apple could offer the iPhones Pro the ability to display Always On Display widgets, just as you can use them on Samsung devices. Apple already uses such a panel in the Apple Watch Series 7 where it can save battery life by lowering the refresh rate to 1 Hz for Always On Display faces.
That said, there are many chances that Apple may not consider providing an AOD feature to the iPhone 14 Pro: the feature is a battery pig despite all the advances. Keeping your phone screen always on to show the time and other information can drain more battery and even cause problems like OLED burning. Therefore, Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi, and other manufacturers offer the default AOD screen option that appears only when you touch the screen.