the iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers improved battery performance compared to its primary competitors, while the iPhone Air can persist for a full day despite its sleek design. Apple is anticipated to enhance battery longevity in upcoming iPhone iterations, but it won’t achieve this solely by increasing battery size. A report from Korean ETNews indicates that Apple is in the process of developing an innovative smartphone display technology that could aid in extending battery life in future iPhone variations or sustaining excellent battery performance as it adds other resource-intensive features, such as enhanced on-device AI functionalities.
The new display innovation is named High Mobility Oxide (HMO), intended to take the place of the current high-resolution, high refresh rate, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon oxide (LTPO) panels that Apple employs in its iPhones. First utilized on the Apple Watch 4 in 2018 and introduced in 2022 on the iPhone 14 Pro models, LTPO technology enables Apple to provide dynamic 1-120Hz refresh rates (ProMotion) on smartphones. LTPO improves battery performance compared to its predecessor (LTPS), as it allows Apple to support those lower refresh rates for particular content.
A display specialist informed ETNews that HMO technology is relatively recent, with researchers beginning to focus on it in recent years. LTPO, which Apple helped develop, continues to dominate the small and medium-sized OLED sector. However, if Apple supports HMO and delivers a more advanced technology, the industry dynamics could shift. Apple filed for the initial LTPO patent in 2014, several years before the technology became commercially available.
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