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iPhone 12 could have a 120Hz display: Diving into one of the most intriguing rumors - CNET

Posted: 11 Oct 2020 03:30 AM PDT

iOS-14-iPhone-Widgets-Beta — The iPhone 12 could have a 120Hz display for smoother scrolling.
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On Tuesday Oct. 13, Apple is holding a virtual event where we're expecting to get a first look at the iPhone 12. While there have been tons of credible rumors about the new phone's price, specs and potential 5G capabilities, one of the more interesting potential features we've heard about is a 120Hz screen refresh rate -- double that of the iPhone 11. The number of hertz a phone screen is able to display refers to the number of frames per second, determining how fast and smooth the phone screen feels when you're scrolling through apps and webpages and how smooth supported games feel.

It's rumored that there will be four iPhone 12 models launched on Tuesday: the iPhone 12 Mini (5.4-inch), the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro (6.1-inch), and the iPhone 12 Pro Max (6.7-inch). Some reports say that the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max will have a 120Hz refresh rate, while the base iPhone 12 will have a 60Hz refresh rate.

Most phones -- including the iPhone 11 -- have a 60Hz refresh rate. But some higher-end models, including the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the OnePlus 8 Pro, have a rate of 120Hz, so it's not a surprise that Apple would add that to its repertoire.

The iPhone 12 Pro models are also rumored to have Apple's proprietary ProMotion display, which you can find in iPad Pro models. This technology dynamically adjusts the display to how content moves for more responsive, fluid scrolling.

Of course, we won't know anything for sure until the rumored iPhone 12 models are unveiled on Tuesday (here's how to watch the Apple Event live). For more, check out how to prepare your current phone before upgrading to the iPhone 12 and everything else we might see Apple announce at its virtual event.

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Apple MacBook with ARM processor could arrive in November - TechRadar

Posted: 11 Oct 2020 03:23 AM PDT

Apple's first Mac with an ARM processor will be a laptop, and it'll be launched in November according to the latest from the rumor mill.

This comes from a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman, a well-known Apple leaker who insists: "The first Mac laptop with Apple's own processor, among other products, will emerge at another launch in November."

When Gurman says 'another' launch, he refers to one following the big iPhone 12 event Apple (almost certainly) has planned taking place in just a couple of days, on October 13.

As MacRumors, which spotted this, observes, Gurman had previously indicated that an ARM-powered Mac would arrive by November, meaning an October launch seemed like a possibility – maybe alongside the new iPhone – but it appears that is now not the case, and it'll be in November.

As ever, treat this with the usual caution that should be applied to any rumor, but the source has a good track record in this case.

Plentiful rumors

As noted, Gurman asserts that this first device will be a laptop, although the rumor mill can't seem to decide what model(s) of MacBook might be coming first with ARM chips (perhaps a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or the return of the vanilla MacBook 12-inch – or some combination of the aforementioned devices).

Apple has, of course, previously promised that it will deliver one ARM-powered Mac before 2020 is out, although subsequent buzz from the laptop grapevine did theorize that perhaps issues around Covid-19 could scupper Apple's plans and we could witness a delay until 2021. However, we've also heard theories of a November launch floating around at the same time, and Gurman's fresh report underlines this possibility.

Another heavyweight Apple leaker, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, believes that we will see a MacBook Pro 13-inch launched possibly alongside a MacBook Air with ARM CPUs in the final quarter of 2020.

One obvious line of attack for Apple is to produce a highly affordable laptop to point to an obvious advantage of switching from Intel to ARM, in terms of persuading early adopters to make that big change – and there have been rumors that we could see the cheapest MacBook in years emerge. Fingers crossed on that score.