No one would be surprised to learn that Apple is planning to release a new Apple Watch, believed to be the Apple Watch X or Apple Watch Series 10. What is a bit surprising, however, is that Apple is considering incorporating low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) technology that could significantly improve battery life in the next model, according to a report from The Elec.

The LTPO TFT screen technology is still fairly new, but it could reduce the overall power consumption of the display. This means that even at the same brightness level, they will last longer than previous versions.

Currently, Apple Watch displays apply oxide films to two switching thin-film transistors (TFTs). The remaining switching and drive TFTs use low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) instead of oxide film. On the other hand, in the LTPO TFT screen, oxide is used for the additional switching TFTs and drive TFTs, resulting in higher efficiency.

This is a lot of technical information, but the important thing to remember is that oxides on TFTs are more efficient than silicon.

Apple may also use LTPS in the next Apple Watch, but that would be for the TFTs and circuitry outside of the display portion of the screen. Perhaps at some point the company will switch entirely to LTPO, but at this point this is still a step in the right direction.

Prior to rumors of this screen technology, it was commonly believed that Apple would include a MicroLED screen, but the company has since abandoned this technology due to cost issues.

Interestingly, Apple may use this as an opportunity to incorporate LTPO TST technology into other devices. This means that other devices like the iPhone and iPad could see similar power efficiency gains.

Current rumors suggest that Apple may adopt LTPO TFT screen technology for the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. It could then be included in all iPhone 17 models. there is no speculation as to whether the iPad models will adopt the more efficient screen technology, but if it works well in other Apple devices, there is no reason to believe that the iPhone maker would not want to add it to its larger devices as well There would be no reason to believe that they would not want to do so.