we heard rumours this is what will happen on all 3 models last year but nothing recently. how important would this feature be for you?
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Have been using high refresh rate monitors for a long time, I would definitely notice and appreciate it on the phone just scrolling all these social feeds we're attached to. But at the same time on a small screen I don't really care if it's there or not, eventually they all will.
Talked my self out of a S20, the phone as a whole didn't entice me enough and 120Hz wasn't enough to push me over the line.
Talked my self out of a S20, the phone as a whole didn't entice me enough and 120Hz wasn't enough to push me over the line.
None what so ever, however if they can implement 1hz refresh like the Apple Watch so I can have always on display, now that’s a feature I will use greatly
The s20 only runs at 120hz at a lower resolution, not at its native only. Lame for the price.
Not important at all.
even better battery life and cameras are more important to me.
even better battery life and cameras are more important to me.
Why are they having so much trouble getting this tech into phones when the iPads, which have higher resolution, bigger screens, have been doing it for a few years now?
Not at all interesting to me. Every once in awhile i see some lack of fluidity on these OLED phones while scrolling, but it doesn’t really bother me - I’m not speed reading the screen when I flick through pages of text that way.
Two reasons. 1) More powerful GPU in iPad. - 2) OLED in iPhones.
Anyways to answer the original question, I couldn't give a toss, haha. Only thing that'd matter to me is the fact that ProMotion can reduce the refresh rate below 60 for static content to increase battery life. Higher refresh I don't even notice on my 12.9 Pro
120Hz for what? Navigating the springboard with super smooth animation? Every other app will be capped at 60Hz and so is video. So for me is just a gimmick .
Promotion is such an overrated feature. Right up there with OLED.
You notice it at first then after 2 days you forget about it.
Went back to a regular display and I don’t miss it at all.
No benefits from it to me.
You notice it at first then after 2 days you forget about it.
Went back to a regular display and I don’t miss it at all.
No benefits from it to me.
Deja Vu all over again. Doesn't matter now, but ya'll will goes crazy over it when implemented in the iPhone.
ProMotion is outstanding for anyone who films on the iPhone or watches video. It means that it'll play the video in the correct frame rate with judder or jerkiness that you see on your computer whilst watching panning in a movie. So many frame rates - 23.976, 24, 25 in the UK&Europa, 30, 50, 60 - only 30 and 30 fit into a 60hz screen hence judder etc. Some people don't notice it but i notice it immediately. Just a shame that Apple didn't first this to their computers years ago.
IF the iPhone has ProMotion, I don't see battery life as a problem as the screen will adjust to whatever you are doing so instead of being on 60hz lie now, it can drop to 23.976 or even 10 - surely that will actually save on battery life!
IF the iPhone has ProMotion, I don't see battery life as a problem as the screen will adjust to whatever you are doing so instead of being on 60hz lie now, it can drop to 23.976 or even 10 - surely that will actually save on battery life!
Is that really that outstanding though? I've used my iPhone for filming shorts with FiLMiC Pro and such, and it's pretty good... But it's never been the viewer I've worried about. As a capture device, the playback isn't really that crucial. Good capture is, whether playback on device is good or not is less relevant since it's mostly just for quick checks that it went well. Playback is more important on the Macs since that's where the editing happens. I don't care about ProMotion on an iPhone. Give me variable refresh rate Macs and I'm in.
Not important at all. 60Hz is fine for regular folks like me. If you check all the video comparisons with higher refresh rate screens, they all have to slow down the video to show the difference, but time if real life doesn't work like that. Battery life is more important.
But if Apple can achieve promotion while maintaining the excellent battery life of current iPhone 11 lineup, then by all means. It's a bonus.
But if Apple can achieve promotion while maintaining the excellent battery life of current iPhone 11 lineup, then by all means. It's a bonus.
I definitely understand the folks who dismiss ProMotion as a major feature in future iPhones. But honestly, the impact of a ProMotion display is pretty subjective. Some people don't notice and don't care, others feel the difference at first but don't find it significant. But there seems to be a sizeable number of end-users who, at least with the iPad, really are struck with the ProMotion difference. I know I was one of those--indeed, it was the main reason I bought my iPad Pro 10.5. I was examining it at Best Buy and I just couldn't believe how buttery smooth the screen felt; it really transformed how I felt about using an iPad.
The same thing will likely happen with ProMotion iPhones. Most customers may not be wowed by the technology. But I do wonder, once they begin using Promotion, if they'll find using older-tech screens unappealing.
The same thing will likely happen with ProMotion iPhones. Most customers may not be wowed by the technology. But I do wonder, once they begin using Promotion, if they'll find using older-tech screens unappealing.
There’s thread(s) already on this topic, no need for another one OP.
Consumers don’t care about 120 Hz displays, it has its advantages, but to a very select few that Can physically ascertain the core Differences. It wouldn’t be a compelling upgrade for me personally, it would mainly be a mere bonus.
Consumers don’t care about 120 Hz displays, it has its advantages, but to a very select few that Can physically ascertain the core Differences. It wouldn’t be a compelling upgrade for me personally, it would mainly be a mere bonus.
To everyone claiming not seeing 120 Hz: If you have an iPad Pro, go to Settings and activate the Display setting where the iPad locks to 60 Hz. Use your iPad Pro for a few minutes, then change that setting again. You'll see a difference.
Indeed. Anyone who claims to not see a difference has issues with their eyes.