- All iPhone 17 models are proposed to obtain OLED Samsung M14 panels
- This could mean 120Hz screens for standard models and more iPhone 17
- A new iPhone 17 pro max render advice a doubtful design
Apple’s iPhone 17 models could use new Samsung M14 OLED screens, which would mark the first time in years that all iPhones use the same panel.
That is according to a Tipster on the social media site in the Chinese language Weibo (as reported by Gsmarena) that made the claim but did not detail the source; After having covered such rumors for years, I would apply that it comes from someone in the Exhibition Supply chain for iPhones.
Such information tidbit has little surprise, since Samsung Display has provided OLED panels for iPhones for years, and that the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max currently use the M14 panels. But it is encouraging to know that the next -generation iPhone family could use these OLED panels, and I could also finally see that the standard and iPhone models are at an update rate of 120 Hz, instead of Apple, which stubbornly fits 60Hz, which feels positively archaic in 2025. That said, they are not guaranteed that the new OLED panels do not bring with them a higher update rate.
However, we should wait for an increase in brightness for iPhone 17 and 17 more with OLED M14 screens, since they provided a 30% increase in the maximum brightness for the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
And that’s all we have in that rumor of the iPhone 17, but there is more …
I’m not sure I am buying this …
Next, we have a rendering from the iPhone 17 Pro Max created by the 3D artist Asher Dipprey for a technological video on the main page, the YouTube channel led by the prolific typster of Apple Jon Prosser, which is supposedly based on privileged information that can be o Not having comes from the Majin Bu series typster, whose precision history is less than perfect.
When you put a good lighting, the design of the iPhone 17 pro suddenly is seen … pic.twitter.com/ftowkrd6vcFebruary 18, 2025
The render shows an iPhone 17 pro max quite normal from the front, perhaps with a slightly smaller dynamic island. But on the back, the phone has a huge rectangular camera module that basically covers the entire top of the phone; It seems a bit of Google Pixel 9 Pro-Esque.
Now, unless something is missing, there is no logic behind such design change. There is no additional camera, or anything that looks like new sensors. Say what you want about Apple’s design language, but the company rarely implements design changes unless they are considered to offer a particular benefit to the user or incorporate new features.
So I am not putting a lot of faith in this render, or the information on which it is based. Nor do they seem to support other rumors of this type of design.
Ultimately, we have reached a point where radical changes are probable with many of the best phones. While I am in favor of change, both Apple and Samsung have established strong design languages with their phones, and they are not likely to change beyond a few pinches and folds. And from Pixel 6, Google has basically been following its example.
Actually, the largest changes in the world of smartphones tend to occur with folding phones, or under the most powerful chip form and access to a large number of tools and AI software. The less prominent telephone brands, at least in the United States, such as Honor and Xiaomi can mix their designs, but in general I do not think we can expect any important change of most telephone brands, and especially not Apple.
So I don’t think this iPhone 17 Pro Max render comes to fruition. On the other hand, the most interesting aspects of the iPhone 17 family could be how the standard model could bite the heels of professionals and how Apple Intelligence could permeate more in the iPhone experience.
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