- All iPhone 17 models are tilted to get Samsung M14 OLED panels
- This may mean 120Hz screens to the standard and Plus iPhone 17 models
- A new iPhone 17 Pro Max -Refreshing Still Tipser A Doubtful Design
Apple’s reputation iPhone 17 models could all use new Samsung M14 OLED screens that would mark the first time this year that all iPhones are using the same panel.
It is according to a tipster on the Chinese linguistic social media site Weibo (as reported by Gsmarena) that made the requirement but not detailed the source; After covering such rumors for years, I would assume it will come from someone in the display supply chain for iPhones.
Such a goodness of information is very surprising, considering that the Samsung display has supplied OLED panels to iPhones for years and that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are both currently using the M14 panels. But it is encouraging to hear that the next generation iPhone family could all use these OLED panels, and it could also finally watch the standard and Plus iPhone models move to a 120Hz update speed, rather than Apple that sticks to 60Hz , which feels positively archaic in 2025. That said, new OLED panels are guaranteed not to bring a higher update speed.
We can expect an increase in brightness for screens from iPhone 17 and 17 Plus with M14 OLED screens as they gave a 30% boost at the forefront brightness for iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
And that’s about everything we have on that iPhone 17 rumor, but there’s more …
Not sure I buy this …
Next, we have a fresh reproduction of the iPhone 17 Pro Max created by 3D artist Asher Dipprey for a front page -tech video -YouTube channel has come from the series Tipster Majin BU, whose track record for accuracy is smaller than perfect.
While we’ve seen this design via FTP before, Dipprey set the reproduction on a brighter background and increased the lighting to give us a better look at it.
When put in good lighting, the iPhone 17 Pro -Design suddenly looks … Bearable pic.twitter.com/ftowkrd6vcFebruary 18, 2025
The render shows a fairly normal looking iPhone 17 Pro Max from the front, perhaps with a slightly less dynamic island. But on the back, the phone has a tremendously rectangular camera module that basically spans all over the top of the phone; It looks a bit Google Pixel 9 Pro-Esque.
Now, unless I’m missing something, there is no logic behind such a design change. There is no extra camera or something similar to new sensors. Say what you want about Apple’s design language, but the company rarely implements design changes unless they are seen as a special benefit to the user, or incorporate new features.
So I do not put much belief in this reproduction or the information it is based on. Held other iPhone 17 -Design rumors also don’t seem to back up such a design change.
In the end, we have reached a point where radical changes are likely to happen to many of the best phones. While I’m all for change, both Apple and Samsung have established strong design languages with their phones and are probably not likely to change them over a few nips and tucks. And since Pixel 6, Google has basically followed.
Really, the major changes in the smartphone world tend to happen to collapsible phones or under the hood in the form of more powerful chipset and access to a whole range of AI tools and software. Less prominent telephone marks, at least in the US, which Honor and Xiaomi can mix their designs, but in general I do not think we can expect major changes from most telephone marks, and especially not from Apple.
So I don’t think this iPhone 17 Pro Max render is coming to execution. Instead, the more interesting aspects of the iPhone 17 family may be how the standard model could sip on the heels of the pros, and how Apple Intelligence could permeate more into the iPhone experience.
