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TL;DR Apple has announced the iPhone 17, and it finally offers a 120Hz display.
This comes years after Android phones and Apple’s own Pro iPhones adopted high refresh rate screens.
The iPhone 17 otherwise offers an LTPO display with Ceramic Shield 2 protection.
Apple has just announced the iPhone 17, and one of the most notable additions is a feature Android phones have had since the 2010s. Yep, Apple has finally brought a high refresh rate screen to the standard iPhone.
Apple says the iPhone 17 has a 6.3-inch LTPO OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. Much like Pro iPhones and rival Android flagships, the screen can dip down to as low as 1Hz for use-cases like the always-on display.
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In any event, this is the first time Apple has brought a high-refresh-rate screen to its base iPhone model. This comes after the iPhone 13 Pro series first introduced a 120Hz screen in 2021. It also comes after the Razer Phone debuted a 120Hz screen back in 2017, while rivals like Samsung, OnePlus, and Google offered high refresh rate panels since 2019.
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Either way, this has certainly been a long-overdue move for the iPhone maker. Its omission was particularly galling in light of the base iPhone’s $800 price. Meanwhile, even cheap Android phones have offered 120Hz OLED screens in recent years. In fact, you generally have to go to the low-end segment to find phones with 90Hz or 60Hz panels.
Otherwise, the base iPhone 17 also brings Ceramic Shield 2 protection for improved durability, an anti-reflective coating, and up to 3,000 nits “peak outdoor brightness” (versus 2,000 nits on the iPhone 16).
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