I'm cool with 90/variable (Pixel 4 XL owner here). 120 is fine but I'd turn it down if I could get some extra battery life.
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Do you care about 120hz on phones?
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It'll just eat battery. I like the smoothness but it's my phone. I don't stare at it all the time, and its not like high frame rate video is suddenly gonna be a thing. Pass.
Going between the iPad pro which has it, and iphone that doesn't have it, isn't really such a mind blowing difference that I thought it would be. I think the reason why is that OLED screen on Iphone doesn't have nearly as much motion blur as the LCD screen on the ipad used to have. 120Hz alleviates the LCD screen blurring somewhat, but not as much as I thought it would.
Also, when I scroll through stuff, I don't really care all that much how things look like while I scroll - screen has to stop scrolling before I'll read anything on it anyway. Image clarity while continuously scrolling really only matters a lot with games. Then again, I suspect that 120hz on an OLED screen is probably quite a different experience than 120hz on LCD.
Also, when I scroll through stuff, I don't really care all that much how things look like while I scroll - screen has to stop scrolling before I'll read anything on it anyway. Image clarity while continuously scrolling really only matters a lot with games. Then again, I suspect that 120hz on an OLED screen is probably quite a different experience than 120hz on LCD.
Since I didn't even know it was a thing on the iPad Pro until now, I'm probably going to go with the no camp.
I totally agree. All else equal, sure, I'll take it, but battery life is more of a priority.
I think the iPad is 120 hz just for touch input detection or something, I don't think the display's refresh rate is 120.
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A huge misconception is that 120hz is only for gaming... its for everything you literally do on your phone
In that case I definitely don't care since I can't really feel a significant difference between my iPad Pro and iPhone xs
Nah, I usually go for high refresh rates on wired screens but it's not currently worth the battery life on mobile.
Nah. There's not a lot of 120hz video content out there and I don't game on my phone. Would much rather have a gorgeous 4k display for admiring nice photos.
So I looked it up, and X and XS have the 120hz input detection. Maybe that's got something to do with it.
My XS definitely feels More buttery smooth compared to my old 60hz iphone 6.
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120 hz isn't used for video content and very little games take advantage of it. Its mainly used for every day content such as scrolling through apps, texts, social media, web browsing, and swiping across the home screen... Basically noticeable in everything you do on your phone (minus video in which it will drop down to 60hz usually)
I love my S20 Ultra, but i wouldnt ONLY buy 120 hz phones. Ultimately its really nice, but i can use it with or without
As much as I enjoy high refresh rates, I don't think I care for it much on a phone screen. A tablet screen however...yes, gimme gimme gimme.
Yeah the phones have input detection but the iPad Pro display refresh rate is apparently 120hz and I don't really see a usability different. Youtubers always go on about how literally everything like just homescreen navigation or scrolling is better on 120hz but I can't say I've ever personally noticed anything while browsing on my ipad vs my iphone.
My iPad looks better than my phone, but I'm currently using a iPhone 8 so that's to be expected. I have a 144hz monitor with FreeSync and I don't really see a difference next to my 60hz monitor other than resolution.
Oh no. Maybe I'm like a new version of those people who can't tell they have motion smoothing turned on on their TV!
Oh no. Maybe I'm like a new version of those people who can't tell they have motion smoothing turned on on their TV!
I didn't really notice a difference until I started moving my mouse from one screen to the other (144hz/60hz) and the stuttering of mouse movement really hit me. Now I CAN'T unsee it.
Maybe? But my 144hz is 1440p and my 60hz is 1080, so my mind is already expecting things to look worse.
I have a 90hz phone. It definitely feels more fluid. However, turning it off and going back to 60hz takes me about a minute to adjust.
So no, I don't care in the least
So no, I don't care in the least
Now that I've had the chance to own a phone with 120hz enabled for a bit (s20), yes 100% it's a feature I want moving forward. So smooth. The hit to the battery and resolution isn't significant enough for me to switch back to 60hz, particularly when fast and wireless charging is an option.
