The iPhone 17 Could Have the One Feature Android Users Still Brag About

Android users, the days of comparing Android devices spec-by-spec with your iPhone are numbered. Once Apple adopts a higher refresh rate for its first-tier iPhones, it’s over for anyone still playing bragging rights bingo.

We’re a day away from the start of a new year, usually when the “next iPhone” rumors start. A leaker currently has its roots in September and claims that the iPhone 17 will have a screen with a higher refresh rate than past iPhones.

Apple has used promotion or 120Hz displays since 2000 iPhone 13 Pro. Since then, only the Pro models have offered a variation of the promotion, with iPhone 15 Pro First to adopt always-on display. According to a the leak on Chinese social networks WeiboStarting in 2025, all iPhone models will claim promotion screens, no longer limiting them to higher-priced variants.

The leak comes from the previously mentioned leaker, Digital Chat StationWhich also started rumors that the iPhone 17 Pro will get a backside redesign. We will see about it. This rumor is coming to an end as we heard it from a display analyst Ross Young. The literal supply chain offers the best glimpse of what’s to come.

Apple is starting to pack more pro-level features into its entry-level iPhones. this year, It surprised us by including the camera control button on all iPhone 16 models. Apple usually introduces new features, eg Dynamic Island, First for pro users. The company has even made Apple Intelligence available to those who opt for the $800 dual-camera iPhone 16 $1,000 on three cameras iPhone 16 Pro. This is why rumors make sense. The iPhone 17’s adoption of a higher refresh rate will follow suit.

If Apple accepts promotions across the board, for example, that could be a boon for whatever’s going on with the Pixel lineup. The Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro have the same screen size, but there are clear differences in their displays. D Pixel 9 Pro There’s a Super Actua display with a higher resolution and pixels-per-inch (ppi)—a numbers game we played a lot more than ten years ago when all screens were smaller—and a faster refresh rate. By comparison, the Pixel 9 isn’t as bright and doesn’t have an always-on display.

It will be interesting to see how Apple does this. Will it follow the Pixel lineup and dial the screen resolution and brightness to keep the battery running on the regular iPhone 17? Or it will adopt always-on display capabilities for both layers to build iOS features Standby Available for everyone? We’ll find out the answer soon.