While the iPhone 16 is still months away, leaks on the iPhone 17 are already surfacing. According to a recent post from a supply chain expert, the iPhone 17 Plus could get a big display change.
Ross Young, display expert and CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), claims the iPhone 17 Plus could receive a smaller display compared to the iPhone 16 Plus. The Plus model will “sit in between” the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, Young saidin a subscriber-only X post.
Young did not reveal the exact size of the iPhone 17 Plus screen but stated that it would be smaller than the 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Plus. Since its introduction with the iPhone 14 series, the “Plus” series has maintained a 6.7-inch size. If leaks and rumors are to be believed, theiPhone 16 Pluswill also feature the same screen size.
Ross Young has a good history of being accurate with his reports, so we wouldn’t be surprised if this one is true. It’s unclear whyApplewould want to change the iPhone 17 Plus’s display size. One reason that comes to mind is to increase the gap between the Plus and Pro Max models, which also features a 6.7-inch display. Apple might want to keep the largest displays reserved for the most expensive iPhone models.
Should the report be accurate, it could mean that Apple may be creating wider gaps between its iPhone lineup. For example, areport from last weekclaimed Apple would shrink the battery in the iPhone 16 Plus while giving thePro Maxa bigger one. This comes after the iPhone 15 Plus beat the iPhone 15 Pro Max in battery life tests, as tested byindependent reviewers.
There are also rumors about further sizechanges coming to the iPhone 16 Pro models. Reports claim the Pro Max will have a 6.9-inch display (up from 6.7 inches), and the Pro will have a 6.3-inch display (up from 6.1 inches). But, only time will tell if these reports turn out to be true, as Apple has yet to announce anything official about the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 lineup.
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Anurag Singh was a Tech Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, expertly covering laptops, smartphones, and wearables. He covers the biggest tech news from major brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft. He also has bylines at Android Police, Neowin, MakeTechEasier, Gizmochina.
