Sep 20, 2024BF3-0681Partly right

Ross Young: iPhone 17 Air to get LTPO display, up to 120Hz

The iPhone 17 Air should use an LTPO display with refresh rates up to 120Hz.

Ross Young reported that the iPhone 17 Air, alongside the standard iPhone 17, would gain an LTPO display supporting a 120Hz refresh rate and an always-on screen, features previously limited to Apple's Pro models.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 17 Air should use an LTPO display with refresh rates up to 120Hz.
  2. Who said it, and whenRoss Young reported it on Sep 20, 2024 in 9to5Mac.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone Air (1st gen) was announced on Sep 9, 2025, 354 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyPartly rightSome of this was right and some of it was not.Why: iPhone Air shipped with ProMotion up to 120Hz, but Apple does not publish the report's LTPO OLED panel-technology label.
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Reported by
Ross Young
We read it in
9to5Mac
Product
Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) · reported as “iPhone 17 Air”
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The story of this report

  1. Sep 20, 2024Ross Young reported it · 9to5Mac
  2. Sep 9, 2025Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) was announced · official source
  3. VerdictPartly rightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Ross Young · Analyst

14 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 12 we have checked, 12 held up. The other 2 are not part of that number: 2 no outcome yet.

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What we know now

Other reports about Apple iPhone Air (1st gen)

40 reports about Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) from 7 sources. Of the 31 we have checked, 25 held up.

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Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) report turn out to be true?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. iPhone Air shipped with ProMotion up to 120Hz, but Apple does not publish the report's LTPO OLED panel-technology label.
Who reported it first?
Ross Young reported it on Sep 20, 2024 in 9to5Mac.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 354 days before Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) was announced on Sep 9, 2025.