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iPhone 17 display refresh rates confirmed, A19 Pro gives Galaxy S25 a run for its money

The iPhone 17 is shaping up to be a worthy upgrade to its predecessor.

By Abdullah Asim

Published: Jun 11, 2025, 2:37 AM

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*Image credit — Majin Bu

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been “extremely anxious” recently as iPhone 17 inventory ran into problems, threatening the company’s plans for certain upgrades. Some of that seems to have been resolved, as it is now confirmed that all iPhone 17 models will feature high refresh rates for their displays.

The base model and the new iPhone 17 Air may not have ProMotion displays: which is Apple’s marketing for an LTPO screen that can vary its refresh rate from 120 Hz to 1 Hz. However, an insider with close ties to the supply chain has revealed that all iPhone 17 models will have higher refresh rates than the iPhone 16.

This could, in theory, mean that Apple is equipping its base model iPhone 17 with a 90 Hz display. It could even sport a 120 Hz display that can’t decrease its refresh rate to 1 Hz. The important fact is that the company is finally ditching 60 Hz, a refresh rate that I could not go back to the first time I used a phone with a 90 Hz display.

This same source has also revealed the performance scores of Apple’s upcoming A19 Pro chipset, and they’re very good.

The iPhone 16 Pro uses the A18 Pro chip. | Video credit — Apple

Apple’s A19 Pro will reportedly (translated source) have the following single core and multicore Geekbench 6 performance scores:

Single core performance: 4,000+
Multicore performance: 10,000+

For comparison, the A18 Pro has single core and multicore performance scores of 3,539 and 8,772 respectively. The Snapdragon 8 Elite processor — which powers the entire Samsung Galaxy S25 series — has single core and multicore performance scores of 2,887 and 9,525 respectively.

In addition to the display and performance upgrades, Apple is also planning to equip all iPhone 17 models with 12 GB of RAM. This upgrade might not happen for the base model iPhone 17 due to supply chain shortages, but considering that the S25 Ultra also has 12 GB of RAM, this will be a much appreciated upgrade.

If Apple manages to pull off the high refresh rates, more RAM, and the aforementioned performance scores, then the iPhone 17 will finally be a worthy upgrade. Let’s just hope that the company is able to fix Apple Intelligence according to schedule as well.

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Abdullah loves smartphones, Virtual Reality, and audio gear. Though he covers a wide range of news his favorite is always when he gets to talk about the newest VR venture or when Apple sets the industry ablaze with another phenomenal release.

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