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Do you care about 120hz on phones?

120 hz?

  • Yes

    Votes: 267 37.4%

  • No

    Votes: 431 60.4%

  • I don't have a phone

    Votes: 15 2.1%
  • Total voters
    713
Strakt

Strakt

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,160
After using an ipad pro and s20 ultra... 120 hz is a day and night difference on small screens. It feels so sluggish going back to a 60hz screen. I really hope the next iPhone has a 120hz display. The battery is definitely impacted with it on but its worth the trade off as you can still get a full day of usage still.

The main thing you do on your phone is scroll through shit so this is the #1 feature I'd want in future phones.. everything just feels so good.
 
BarryFishFinger

BarryFishFinger

Member
Oct 27, 2017
7,497
Not desperately. What's my elderly Pixel 2, 60Hz? Feels ok to me. If I upgrade chances are it will be a 90Hz screen as that sea to be fairly common now, but I don't have any real desire for 120Hz. Mind you, maybe that's just me not knowing what I'm missing.
 
Komo

Komo

Info Analyst
Verified
Jan 3, 2019
7,110
I love the way it looks but it's a waste of battery.
 
Dr. Doom

Dr. Doom

Banned
Oct 29, 2017
1,509
I have a One Plus 7 Pro and even the 60Hz mode is good enough for me.

I prefer maximum battery more than anything.
 
bsigg

bsigg

Member
Oct 25, 2017
22,560
Yes. 120hz on the S20 Ultra is my go to option. Haven't moved it back since I got the phone.
 
jon bones

jon bones

Member
Oct 25, 2017
26,030
NYC
Of course - League of Legends: Wild Rift in 120fps + smoother scrolling on my most used device?

Hope the 2020 iPhone has it so I can upgrade from my 11 Pro Max.
 
Kthulhu

Kthulhu

Member
Oct 25, 2017
14,670
It'd be nice but I'm not really willing to pay a premium for just that feature alone when all I'm doing is scrolling through Twitter or texting someone. I love high refresh rates for games as they can help me perform better and generally look better, but if I'm spending 90% of my time looking at still images and text it's not really important to me.
 
jokkir

jokkir

Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,171
Using 120hz on my S20 Ultra looks soooo much better than 60hz. I'd gladly take the drop in resolution for the faster refresh rate screen
 
ZedLilIndPum

ZedLilIndPum

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,002
It's nice to have and definitely better than 60Hz, but it's not a game-changer. If I had to use a 60Hz phone again I'd be annoyed for a little while but I'd probably readjust quickly.
 

Deleted member 16908

Oct 27, 2017
9,377
It's nice I guess but I mostly use my phone to watch videos and those cap out at 60 so it wouldn't really make a difference to me.
 
Lump

Lump

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
16,037
At this stage, my XS is doing everything I want and need it to do (save for taking photos in low light conditions).

It'll take 120hz in a screen for me to even consider paying a significant amount of money to upgrade it, and even then I'll probably be a bit hesitant.
 
flaxknuckles

flaxknuckles

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,313
I've never seen a 120hz screen so I don't know what I'm missing out on and I honestly don't wanna know because I need to stop wasting money.
 
Katten

Katten

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,502
Looking forward to seeing reviews on that coming OnePlus Nord thingie with 90Hz at what looks like neat price, with a decent battery.

But I am still rocking an OP5 and happy with that for now, since it still does quite fine battery wise. A bigger screen would be nice, and if I can get that and 90Hz for a reasonable price I might just get that.
 

Deleted member 10234

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 27, 2017
2,922
I wouldn't mind one, but I'm not going to buy a phone based on that alone. Given two otherwise equivalent options I might pay sightly more for the phone with high refresh rate.
 
Royalan

Royalan

I can say DEI; you can't.
Moderator
Oct 24, 2017
11,967
Not really.

I mean, I can definitely see the difference, but it doesn't make 60hz feel like shit to me. Also, the most important aspect of a modern phone for me is by far the battery life, as my phone gets HEAVY usage when I'm working.
 
PeakPointMatrix

PeakPointMatrix

Member
Oct 25, 2017
19,109
A phone's most potent gift is it's battery. What use is 120hz if it dies when I need it most? I do hope the next iPhone has it, but as an option.
 
THEVOID

THEVOID

Prophet of Regret
Member
Oct 27, 2017
22,872
I've never seen it, so don't know what I'm missing. Ignorance is bliss.
 
m_shortpants

m_shortpants

Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,256
jokkir said:
Using 120hz on my S20 Ultra looks soooo much better than 60hz. I'd gladly take the drop in resolution for the faster refresh rate screen
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Yup. I've been overall fairly disappointed with my purchase of the S20 Ultra, but the screen plus MASSIVE battery are it's value drivers for me over the cameras or anything else
 
Fliesen

Fliesen

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,254
If the iPhone 12 pro Still doesn't have 120hz, I might not upgrade (and break my "every other iPhone" cycle I've been doing since the 3G
 
MegaManTrigger

MegaManTrigger

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
8,734
Not really. It's a waste of battery tbh. I feel like influencers overemphasize the smoothness of 120hz without thinking about why anyone would need it.
 
PennyStonks

PennyStonks

Banned
May 17, 2018
4,401
Not enough to go big just for it, but If I did buy flagships I wouldn't bother with 60hz in 2020.
The battery life of 90hz is a good trade off.
 
Red

Red

Member
Oct 26, 2017
11,704
It's more a nice to have than a selling point for me, but it's a feature I hope gets added to more and more phones as the technology becomes cheaper and more widely available. Improvements are always good.
 
astro

astro

Member
Oct 25, 2017
56,988
I have an s10e which I believe is 60hz and I don't feel like I need more. I haven't tried higher though, and I kinda don't want to...
 
GameAddict411

GameAddict411

Member
Oct 26, 2017
8,524
It's such a battery drain on my phone. I would rather deal with the slower refresh rate and get longer battery life.
 
darkside

darkside

Member
Oct 26, 2017
11,318
I'm still on an iPhone 6s+ and I won't upgrade until some game I'm playing (FGO) makes me upgrade.
 
digitalrelic

digitalrelic

Weight Loss Champion 2018: Biggest Change
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
13,124
For flagships in 2020 and beyond? Absolutely. It's pretty much a requirement at this point.

For midrange and budget phones, no.
 
Gaardus

Gaardus

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,594
Never used a phone with a higher refresh rate, but I really like my 144 Hz monitor. Power consumption is of greater concern on a phone, though, so maybe 90 Hz as a compromise?
 
Storminormin

Storminormin

Member
Jan 14, 2018
850
Doesn't matter much to me. Most content on phones is 30 or 60FPS.
Not worth it to me for just having a smoother browsing experience.
 
jokkir

jokkir

Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,171
aember said:
Phones are for calling and texting, so no, not really.
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Robinson said:
It's nice I guess but I mostly use my phone to watch videos and those cap out at 60 so it wouldn't really make a difference to me.
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You're more than likely going through web pages like Era, and apps that require a lot of scrolling and 120hz makes a huge difference. It's when you play games or watch videos that it won't make a difference but you'll more than likely going to benefit with the 120hz most of the time you're on your phone.

Battery on this S20U is pretty good too even with the 120hz though I gotta test more without WiFi but so far so good. Matches my Note 10+ with battery and that was really good. It helps that it can do 45w fast charging too
 
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