Everything indicates that the iPhone 13 Pro will have an LTPO panel, the most anticipated improvement for the screen. If you are not very clear about what it is, we will explain what this technology consists of and what its advantages are.
There are just over 24 hours left for the celebration of the expected Apple event in which we will meet the iPhone 13. Throughout these months the rumors have advanced all kinds of details, and finally we can see first-hand what it is that offers us the new generation of Apple phones.
One of the most widespread rumors refers to the important improvements to the screen that the iPhone 13 Pro will receive, which according to the reports that have come to light will equip an OLED LTPO panel. But what exactly is LTPO?
LTPO stands for Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide, Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide in Spanish. This technology allows a display to change its refresh rate dynamically, without the need for any additional hardware components.
Therefore, LTPO panels can change the screen refresh rate automatically based on current needs. Since high refresh rates consume a lot of power, this feature Allows for substantial battery savings.
Apple adopted the OLED LTPO display in the Apple Watch Series 4. It began to take advantage of it in the Apple Watch Series 5 with the always-on display function, adding a special driver that, along with an improved ambient brightness sensor, reduced the frequency of 60Hz when screen was active to only 1Hz when idle.
Despite the fact that Apple owns the patents for LTPO technology, so far it has not applied it to OLED panels on the iPhone. Everything points at that It will be released on the iPhone 13 Pro, which will finally offer a refresh rate of 120 Hz, instead of the 60 Hz of the panels of the iPhone 12.
Since Apple holds the patents for LTPO technology, other brands have developed their own display technology on the same premises. Samsung has HOP (Hybrid Oxide and Polycrystalline Silicon) technology, which debuted with the Galaxy Note 20.
The South Koreans have optimized their technology in the Galaxy S21 Ultra, making it possible to reduce the consumption of OLED screens by 16%. Other mobiles that equip an OLED LTPO panel are the OnePlus 9 Pro and the Oppo Find X3 Pro.