ProMotion Now Expected to Remain Exclusive to iPhone 14 Pro Models, Not Expand to Entire Lineup

[Bandaman]

Does anyone buy an iPhone because of ProMotion? No one really cares.

Yes. Yes they do.

 

[samifathi]

Now this, now that…

I wonder, does MacRumors ever momentarily think "you know what, I give in – let's just wait and see what Apple introduce!"?

To address the general sentiment here, we are careful in what rumors/leaks we do run with. Rumors fluctuate all the time and that's just the nature of the game.

 

[0924487]

is it though? I didn't even notice the difference when I upgraded

On iPad Pro, it does make a difference. On iPhone, I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Wanted797]

What the iPhone model needs desperately is the “Always on Displays” across the iPhone lineup. Apple Watch Series 6/7 has them.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1482514247234031617

I’d turn it off immediately.

 

[Wanted797]

What the iPhone model needs desperately is the “Always on Displays” across the iPhone lineup. Apple Watch Series 6/7 has them.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1482514247234031617

I’d turn it off immediately

120hz screens are not some super high end expensive technology that Apple invented, should be a basic feature across all models by now.

It's not a pro feature either, it's just a higher refresh screen that can be had for cheap on larger desktop panels for years so why they even call it a pro feature I'll never know.

I’ll give you one guess

🤑

 

[The Game 161]

Does anyone buy an iPhone because of ProMotion? No one really cares. Technolgy evolves and things Apple calls „Pro“ today will be outdated tomorrow.
Some day every 5$ display will be capable of and every 29$ Android phone will just use it ….

People who care about tech would. Average customer? No they wouldn’t or even know what it means.

 

[Vegas33139]

I don't care. It's January FFS. I'll have a read all about it in August. Have a nice summer ya'll - and stop obsessing about iPhones. It'll give you a headache and erectile dysfunction.👍

 

[macdaddy43]

Always on Display, pro-motion should be on all Apple devices at this point. They are positioned as a premium brand, but unless you have the 'premium' version of their 'premium' brand (Pro) you are a few years behind other competitors (excluding obviously the A-Chips). These are not huge asks for the rest of the lineup.

I am not saying that the regular iPhone 13 is not premium, but besides the chip, the display, and other items are not really a HUGE value prop. Display makes a huge portion of the overall quality of experience and Apple has chosen to leave a lot of this out of their lineup. That is what you are looking at 100% of the time you are using your phone.

I am hoping that this changes this year.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I won’t be losing any sleep if my iPhone 14 doesn’t have Promotion to be honest. As long as Apple continue to make the standard iPhones with the important features and keep the price competitive, it’s fine.

 

[Zdigital2015]

Pro-Motion is made for the Pro-models respectively. It should stay.

What Apple needs to do is further maximize it and push it to 144Hz without sacrificing the battery life.

What is so magical about 144Hz that the current 120Hz doesn’t do? I would argue that extending down to 1Hz is more useful from the end user’s perspective.

 

[callea]

is it though? I didn't even notice the difference when I upgraded

But you will see the difference when you downgrade.

 

[Astrohunter]

Normal 60hz feels like if it was stuttering to me now, after using 13 Pro Max for a while.

 

[Wanted797]

Normal 60hz feels like if it was stuttering to me now, after using 13 Pro Max for a while.

I need to avoid it until all my devices have it lol

Would drive me crazy to not have it on some.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Normal 60hz feels like if it was stuttering to me now, after using 13 Pro Max for a while.

I’m so glad I’ve not owned a Pro iPhone at this point, your complaint seems common and for once I don’t want to miss what I haven’t owned.

 

[BigDO]

Normal 60hz feels like if it was stuttering to me now, after using 13 Pro Max for a while.

Funny how it didn’t bother me moving from iPad Pro (since 2017) to iPhone multiple times a day.

Now after a month of using 13 Pro handling an 11 Pro feels so janky, like watching a show with a frame rate mismatched.

 

[AndiG]

People who care about tech would. Average customer? No they wouldn’t or even know what it means.

I do care a lot about tech but this is just a gimmick and I wouldn‘t spend a single dollar on it. I would buy a new iPhone immediately if the battery would last for 3 days, like my iPhone 4 did.

 

[The Game 161]

I do care a lot about tech but this is just a gimmick and I wouldn‘t spend a single dollar on it. I would buy a new iPhone immediately if the battery would last for 3 days, like my iPhone 4 did.

You cant care that much if you think 120hz is a gimmick. It's a far superior experience. 60hz just feels slow in comparison.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

You cant care that much if you think 120hz is a gimmick. It's a far superior experience. 60hz just feels slow in comparison.

I care about tech but don’t care to pay £1k+ for an iPhone and that’s what you currently have to pay to use an iPhone with Promotion. Superior experience or not we are still looking at the same interface and my iPhone 12 isn’t noticeably slow to me thankfully.

 

[lezmace]

it is this kind of feature:
If you never had it, you want "miss" it.
If you ever had it, you want go back.