According to an anonymous tip, Apple is working on 90Hz refresh rate LCD panels that could find their way into multiple products, including the 2025 iPad Air, Studio Display monitor, and perhaps even the iMac. Can we say that it's about time it happened? The current 60Hz displays on these devices have been crying for an upgrade for ages, so it'd be a proper treat for users if this tip is actually legit.

An anonymous person contacted the Upgrade Podcast show (with hosts Myke Hurley and Jason Snell) with some information that Cupertino is developing "a higher refresh rate LCD display with a new liquid motion panel fixed at around 90Hz." The person added that Apple plans to bestow the tech across its portfolio of products.

As for the Studio Display, which has been around since 2022 without a new successor in sight, the panel upgrade is still a toss up. A promising project to give us a brand new 27-inch 120Hz monitor with Apple's ProMotion tech was reportedly nixed in early 2023. Whether Apple is currently working on something else for the monitor at this point (including the simpler 90Hz display) is still unknown.