The iPhone 12 will feature 120Hz ProMotion display according to new rumor

By Joe Wituschek
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Iphone 12 Pro Everythingapplepro (Image credit: EverythingApplePro/Max Weinbach)

What you need to know

  • The iPhone 12 may get a 120Hz ProMotion display.
  • Max Weinbach and EverythingApplePro reported the new rumor.
  • It will be reserved for the iPhone 12 Pro models.

It looks like we may finally be getting a 120Hz ProMotion display on the iPhone. Reported from Max Weinbach and highlighted in EverythingApplePro's video, the iPhone 12 Pro models will be getting such a display.

The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro currently both sport a 60Hz Retina display, so this will effectively double the refresh rate of the display on the iPhone. The upgrade will make for much a smoother user experience when navigating the home screen, opening apps, and scrolling through apps.

According to Max Weinbach and EverythingApplePro, the 120Hz ProMotion display will be reserved for the iPhone 12 Pro models, whereas the regular iPhone 12 models will retain the 60Hz display. The iPhone 12 Pro will be able to switch between 120Hz and 60Hz, a feature that will help extend battery life performance as 120Hz is taxing on a smartphone battery, especially if it is running at that refresh rate all of the time.

The 120Hz ProMotion display was first introduced in the 2018 iPad Pro, so iPhone 12 Pro owners should expect a similarly smooth experience. The battery in the iPhone 12 Pro will reportedly also grow in size in order to support the higher refresh rate. According to the report, the battery in the rumored 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro will exceed 4400mAH.

You can check out the full video and all of the leaks below:

Joe Wituschek
Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.

4 Comments
  • Finally some good news about the iPhone 12. A little sad if it's only for the Pro models, but I guess that's Apple's marketing strategy now
  • Hopefully they put a huge battery in the phones so that the battery isn’t terrible with the addition of 5G and 120hz display.
  • Glad to see some objective reporting from iMore. Rene’s articles were so passive-aggressively apologist and desperate to be on Apple’s good books, I couldn’t stand them. Hold Apple accountable when it’s not pushing hard enough in innovation or when price gouging is so blatant you end up recommending the SE over 12 for most people.
  • Could not say that better startrekkie. Imore has a few people now with spines. Not the bow to apple because I want free stuff and invites people like Rene. and yes, the SE is an awesome phone for most people. That is no suprise.