A new report by Display Supply Chain Consultants obtained by 9to5Mac says the LTPO display panels introduced in iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max will be in use through 2027 in the pro models, while trickling down to the non-pro models some time before that, as the cost of LTPO panels is said to be falling.

LTPO screens enable variable refresh rates up to 120Hz, a feature Apple calls ProMotion. ProMotion technology should trickle down to the non-pro iPhones by 2025, so we so we could theoretically see features like ProMotion and Always-on on all iPhones soon enough, according to the analysts at Display Supply Chain Consultants.

Additional to the display smarts, LTPO helps sustain power as it drops to a minimal 1Hz or the always-on-display functionality and can manage the refresh rate based on the requirement.

LTPS is Low Temperature PolySilicon LCD, which can switch between static refresh rates; whereas, LTPO is low-temperature Polycrystalline oxide, which can transition between refresh rates from 1Hz to 120Hz, dynamically.

“In 2025, DSCC expects all Apple’s iPhone 17 models to adopt LTPO panels as LTPO capacity continues to rise and costs fall.,” the report says.

In sync with this report, Ross Young of DSCC has taken to Twitter to lay out the roadmap for the iPhone line up, the update in the screen technology, biometric authentication technology update and so on.

Non-pro iPhones will have pill shaped LTPS displays till 2025, while there will be an update from LTPS to LTPO for 2025 and 2026, and they will ultimately move to under-screen Face ID and hole punch LTPO display.

This timeline is slightly different for the iPhone Pro lineup, with the 2023 and 2024 phones continuing the pill shaped design and Dynamic Island, eventually switching to under-screen Face ID tech and a hole punch cutout for 2025 and 2026. In 2027, Ross Young suggests that the iPhone Pro will do away with the hole punch cut out for the camera and move to an under display camera along with the under-screen Face ID array.