iPhone 13 may use LTPO displays from Samsung with 120Hz refresh rate, more battery efficiency

Apple is reportedly switching to LTPO displays from OLED for its upcoming lineup of iPhones this year. The report suggests that the company will be sourcing these displays from Samsung Display, currently its major supplier for OLED panels.

Citing a study by market research firm UBI Research, a new report by The Elec states that Apple will be introducing new LTPO displays in its iPhone 13 lineup. It mentions that the company will source these displays from Samsung Display’s OLED lineup. For this, Samsung is rumoured to convert its lineup of OLED displays to LTPO and supply them to Apple within the first half of this year. Samsung Display currently provides its OLED displays to Apple as its major supplier of displays for iPhones. For those unaware, low-temperature polycrystalline oxide or LTPO thin-film transistor (TFT) displays are known to be more power-efficient than regular OLED displays. We have seen these displays on devices including Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra, Asus ROG Phone 5, and Apple Watch.