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Jun 2, 2024BF3D-0019Never settled

ETNews: iPhone 16 Pro models to use LTPO OLED

The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will use LTPO OLED panels.

ETNews reported that Samsung Display and LG Display would supply LTPO OLED panels for the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, a higher-value panel type than the standard OLED used elsewhere in the lineup.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will use LTPO OLED panels.
  2. Who said it, and whenIt was reported on Jun 2, 2024 in ETNews, and we could not tell who reported it first.
  3. What happened, and wheniPhone 16 Pro models was announced on Sep 9, 2024, 99 days after this report. From our product record · source
  4. The verdict, and whyNever settledThe company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.Why: Apple publishes ProMotion and Always-On display behavior but does not identify the panel as LTPO OLED in the launch materials used for grading, so the exact panel-technology label remains unresolved.
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Moving target
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Never settled
The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.
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ETNews
Product
iPhone 16 Pro models
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The story of this report

  1. Jun 2, 2024This report · ETNews
  2. Sep 9, 2024iPhone 16 Pro models was announced · from our product record
  3. VerdictNever settledWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Questions about this report

Did this iPhone 16 Pro models report turn out to be true?
Never settled. The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this. Apple publishes ProMotion and Always-On display behavior but does not identify the panel as LTPO OLED in the launch materials used for grading, so the exact panel-technology label remains unresolved.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 99 days before iPhone 16 Pro models was announced on Sep 9, 2024.