It is still several months before the new iPhone 12 are presented, but Apple has its sights set on the year 2021. This is what has emerged from a note from the company’s supply chain where the development work is discussed. that they are doing on the screens that these teams will carry.
The iPhone 2021 will have low-power screens
As the DigiTimes media has collected, the Apple supply chain is working on the development of LTPO screens . This is certainly very interesting, because although we have not yet seen the screens of the iPhone 12, work is already underway on the iPhone 13.
With this technology it will be possible to have a back plate in the screens of greater energy efficiency. This panel is responsible for turning pixels on and off so that users can see a specific image. Obviously if this panel consumes much less energy, the autonomy of the device will be much greater . No doubt Apple is working in recent years to improve this aspect that has been harshly criticized in past models. With the iPhone 11 we saw an important advance and now they want to continue optimizing all the internal components beyond the processor.
The screen is one of the most consuming components. We have always talked about how many hours a mobile phone can hold with the screen on, and now Apple can say that its iPhones have a greater durability if this technology is confirmed. In addition, according to many analysts, this LTPO technology is necessary to support the ProMotion function that would allow a variable update that could be reduced to 1Hz to optimize the battery. Although there are many ways to save battery on iPhone, this optimization at the hardware level will help much more. This technology is very similar to what we see in the Apple Watch Series 5 that simulates a shutdown effect that is actually a reduction in the Hz of the screen to consume less battery.
IPhone 12 will go first
As we have said on many occasions, these notes are simple rumors that may or may not be true. It is true that the report may have a lot of weight in the end since it fits with other characteristics that have been rumored, but first we must focus on the iPhone 12 that will arrive in 2020. Despite the fact that this iPhone comes before the iPhone 2021, Apple already has Almost all the closed components of this new iPhone 12 and have already moved to iPhone 2021.
At the moment what is known about the iPhone 12 is that it will include a LiDAR sensor in the camera, in addition to other improvements. Among these, a design change is very necessary and requested by all users and will surely be maintained for the next generation. We are already used to seeing how Apple is very conservative in this regard and everything that we will see in September 2020 will also move to 2021. Although there will obviously be differences such as this supposed screen that optimizes the battery, or a processor that will also follow this same line .