The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max may be getting rave reviews, but what Apple's latest Pro phones lack is a ProMotion display with a refresh rate as high as Samsung's and OnePlus' flagships. That is likely to change with the iPhone 13.

A report from The Elec, spotted by PhoneArena, claims that LG will increase the amount of OLED panels it supplies to Apple with an eye on next year's iPhone lineup. So why is that big news, since LG is increasing production of low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) panels, which are used in displays with higher refresh rates.

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has an LTPO display and uses this technology to dynamically adjust the screen refresh rate to reflect what you are doing on the phone. If you are scrolling or gaming, the Note 20 Ultra will use a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, and if you are doing something that does not benefit from the higher speed, such as viewing still images, it will slow down the refresh rate. By doing so, the screen refresh rate does not consume as much battery power.

The next Samsung Galaxy S21 will likely use the same LTPO technology and can expect the same 120 Hz refresh rate.

This is a feature that Apple wanted to add to its iPhone lineup, and the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max were rumored to have this feature this fall. The main reason it did not happen was because there were not enough LTPO displays for the number of phones Apple wanted to sell and the company reportedly did not want to sacrifice battery life for the new devices.

From this news, it seems certain that Apple plans to use LTPO-based OLED screens in next year's phones. And even if the refresh rate does not reach 120 Hz, it is very likely that Apple's addition of a quality-adaptive, high refresh rate LTPO screen is the next best thing.

LTPO panels consume less power than the LTPS screens Apple currently uses. This would inadvertently end up providing better battery life, as both 5G and 120Hz are different types of wear and tear to begin with, which is in large part why Apple did not ultimately pursue this feature in this year's models.

iPhone 13 rumors have just gained steam with the first leak suggesting that an early iPhone 13 prototype looks a lot like the iPhone 12, but with "an extra step." That prototype reportedly did not have in-screen Touch ID, although it may add functionality to the side power button, as Apple did with the iPad Air 4. Additional rumors suggest that the notch on the iPhone 13 could be smaller or disappear altogether.

Of course, there is still plenty of time between now and the possible release of the iPhone 13 finally next fall. iPhone 12 lineup has just debuted, with only the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini hitting stores this Friday (November 13. there's still quite a bit of time left before the iPhone 13 will be a shining light in Apple's eyes.