Apple could bring its “Pro” OLED displays to the entire iPhone 17 lineup

One of the big benefits of buying a “Pro” iPhone right now is that you get a slick, high-refresh-rate OLED display, but that could become standard across the iPhone 17 lineup, according to a Weibo leak from Digital Chat Station MacRumors. The outlet notes that Digital Chat Station leaked exact details about the iPhone 15 series’ camera sensors and the iPhone 12’s display.

The rumor is a bit vague and simply states that the base iPhone 17 will have a high refresh rate. But it follows some more specific supply chain rumors we’ve heard in recent months. MacRumors pointed to a report in February that suggested Apple would use the same LTPO panel technology that powers Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro “ProMotion” variable refresh rate displays on all next year’s phones. This was later confirmed by others, including display supply chain analyst Ross Young in September.

The next iPhone lineup in 2025 is also expected to replace the base model “Plus” iPhone with an iPhone 17 “Slim,” which Young says will also feature ProMotion. Instead of differentiating based on display technology, Apple could stratify the lineup in different ways, for example by giving the iPhone 17 Pro Max a smaller Face ID sensor and a Dynamic Island cutout, as well as 12GB of RAM on both sizes of the iPhone 17 Pro and 8 GB for there are the standard and slim models.

Rumor has it that the entire lineup will feature 24-megapixel front cameras instead of the 12-megapixel cameras found in current iPhones, and they could all use an Apple-developed Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip for the first time.