Forrard-looking: There were enough of rumors nearly the iPhone 12 featuring a 120Hz refresh charge per unit earlier it launched terminal October. Sadly for Apple fans, the lineup stuck with the usual 60Hz. But a newly discovered patent suggests the visitor might quadruple that in the iPhone 13, reaching 240Hz or even higher.

Apparently Apple spotted the Cupertino patent, which was recently published by the U.Due south. Patent and Trademark Office. It describes displays with high refresh rate modes, assuasive them to operate at two times (120Hz), three times (180Hz), or four times (240Hz) the native refresh rate of 60Hz. It's also noted that the native refresh rate might be higher than 60Hz.

It could be that rather than selecting a high refresh rate and the device sticking to it, which can impact battery life, Apple could take a leaf from Samsung'south book and offer variable refresh rate displays. The Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, for example, can reach 120Hz when gaming and switch automatically to 60Hz for video playback. It'southward even able to drop equally low as 10Hz when a however prototype is beingness displayed.

If the iPhone thirteen does have a 240Hz screen, it volition boast the highest refresh rate of any handset. Merely a few smartphones can reach 144Hz correct now, including the Asus ROG Phone iii, Lenovo Legion Pro, and ZTE Nubia Play.

While the patent appears to have iPhones in mind, another Apple device to feature a 240Hz refresh rate may be a future iPad Pro. The high-end tablets beginning received 120Hz variable refresh rate screens dorsum in 2022.