iPhone 17 Series to Feature High Refresh Rate Displays, A19 Pro Chip Brings 17% Performance Boost

Apple’s iPhone 17 series, launching in September, is rumored to feature high refresh rate screens across all models, with the iPhone 17 Pro duo powered by a 17% faster A19 Pro chip built on TSMC’s N3P process.

Apple is set to officially unveil the iPhone 17 series this September, and a new leak suggests all four models will finally support high refresh rate displays. However, not all panels will be created equal. The base iPhone 17 will reportedly lack LTPO OLED, meaning no variable refresh rate, unlike the Pro models.

A19 Pro Chip Brings Big Performance Gains

The same leak, shared by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, gives us an early look at the performance of Apple’s upcoming A19 Pro chipset, which will power the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

According to the source, the A19 Pro scores over 4,000 in Geekbench 6 single-core tests and exceeds 10,000 in multi-core performance. For comparison, the A18 Pro inside the iPhone 16 Pro Max scored 3,490 (single-core) and 8,606 (multi-core). That marks a 15% single-core and 17% multi-core performance boost.

Key Details So Far:

All iPhone 17 models to have high refresh rate displays.

Standard iPhone 17 will not feature LTPO, meaning no adaptive refresh rates.

A19 Pro chipset will be built on TSMC's advanced N3P node, the same as the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (Elite 2) and MediaTek Dimensity 9500.

The performance race between these chips will be closely watched this fall.

Current iPhone 16 Pro Series Pricing Snapshot:

iPhone 16 Pro Max:

256GB / 8GB RAM – $864.49

512GB / 8GB RAM – $1,029.13

iPhone 16 Pro:

128GB / 8GB RAM – $765.61

256GB / 8GB RAM – $833.99

As we move closer to September, more concrete details on the iPhone 17 series and the A19 Pro chip are expected to surface, setting the stage for a powerful next-gen iPhone lineup.