I think it would nice to be able to toggle the variable refresh rate of the iPad Pro displays on and off. It could also automatically be off when connected to power (running constant 60hz).
The reason i want to be able to turn it off is the animation lag it introduces. If you want to feel the difference yourself, do the following:
- Open and close apps for a reference point
- Open a video, then bring it down to picture in picture mode (thus forcing the panel to run at 60hz)
- Open and close apps again
- You can "enable" and "disable" the variable refresh by pausing and playing the PiP video
Without the PiP video i can see stutters in the animation (due to the panel having to change from 30hz to 60hz), but with the video running it's 100% smooth.
I know the feature is there to increase battery life, but:
a) while connected to power it doesn't matter
b) the iPP has so good battery life anyway that i rarely end up below 50% either way
The reason i want to be able to turn it off is the animation lag it introduces. If you want to feel the difference yourself, do the following:
- Open and close apps for a reference point
- Open a video, then bring it down to picture in picture mode (thus forcing the panel to run at 60hz)
- Open and close apps again
- You can "enable" and "disable" the variable refresh by pausing and playing the PiP video
Without the PiP video i can see stutters in the animation (due to the panel having to change from 30hz to 60hz), but with the video running it's 100% smooth.
I know the feature is there to increase battery life, but:
a) while connected to power it doesn't matter
b) the iPP has so good battery life anyway that i rarely end up below 50% either way