Any last hopes that the iPhone 12 would have a 120Hz screen have been killed
The new iPad Pro models flaunt a 120Hz refresh rate and Apple calls this tech ProMotion. Per reports, the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max were also going to get 120Hz screens but Apple later revised the decision.
According to YouTuber Filip Koroy of EverythingApplePro and XDA Developer’s Max Weinbach, the problem lies with the implementation on the iPhone 12 Pro. Koroy had earlier hinted that the iPhone 12 Pro Max might ship with a ProMotion display.
Per Young, that’s not technically possible. He has refuted earlier claims which said the iPhone 12 models can theoretically support a refresh rate of 120Hz and it’s up to Apple to enable the feature.
Our sources indicate no 120Hz hardware on new iPhones. You need 120Hz driver ICs.
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) August 4, 2020
Of course, a 60Hz display is not the end of the world, even though some fans might take offense at the fact that even some mid-tier phones now flaunt a 90Hz screen. Apple is usually not the one to implement new technologies prematurely and we do think eliminating the feature might be a better idea than a buggy implementation.