Agreed. Hopefully there's an option to go down to 60. I don't play games so I don't really care.
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Leaker: iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max to Feature Faster 120Hz Displays
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What I plan is to get the 5.4” as a stop-gap until we not only get ProMotion but ALSO the no-port smart connector, AND always-on display for iPhone with LTPO.
iPhone 12 5.4” at $649 will be a good compromise until we no longer need to buy 1st gen OLED 120hz displays that don’t have the ability to go down to 1hz to save battery like the Series 5.
Then simply sell the 12 5.4” on eBay for like a 75% return when we finally get all this which could be as SOON AS 2021. Don’t buy the last Pro model to not have smart connector or LTPO.
Alternatively... people who insist on having a port may indeed want these 12 Pro models as they may be the last Pros to have a port at all.
Awesome! Hopefully it stays.This was in a beta...so looks like you will be able to
They already use variable refresh rates with ProMotion through the iPad Pro. That means if you're looking at a static image, the refresh rate goes down to the lowest possible; which I think is 24hz.
This was in a beta...so looks like you will be able to
Correct, this is pretty strong evidence 120 is coming being in the iOS14 beta to limit to "only" 60hz.
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Agree, it wont be as big a battery drain issue like on Android which lock at a frame rate
Honest question: out of curiosity, how fast is fast enough? I've heard talk about 120 & 240hz displays/monitors. What's the optimal speed?
It depends on what you are watching (TV, movies, etc.), or if you are just working on office task or playing games.
The rate will be a variable rate of 60 to 120hz....only LTPO can go down all the way to 1HZ which will be available next year
Interesting. I think there's a very noticeable difference and would like to have this on an iPhone but also on computer displays (Macs). It's getting common that gaming oriented displays (and also TVs) support 120+ Hz using variable frame rate which is great not only for gaming, but also for just using the computer since input lag gets lower which makes the interaction with the device even better.
I've seen gamers playing fast paced games (like first person shooters) compare a 280 Hz display to a 240 Hz display and they were surprised that the difference was as big as it was. There's also 360 Hz gaming displays being announced, so I don't know where the upper limit would be.
For a starter I'm happy if it'd be more common to at least get to 120 Hz also at the desktop (i.e. when not gaming) since that would be a nice upgrade from 60 Hz.Edit:
But of course we want it with Apple's clever ”ProMotion” technology so that the high refresh rate only happens when it's needed to save power consumption.
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When you compare iPad Pro 12.9 gen 1 (without pro motion) battery life to gen 2 (with pro motion) -- it appears to be about the same battery life on Apple's website. So yeah I'd say similar enough. Probs will drain faster during heavy use, but when looking at overall "mixed" usage, it's similar.
The highlighting of 20 and the term amoled makes me think this was a picture for a Samsung Galaxy S20.
ProMotion and an improved camera are the features that would make me head to the store to swap my phone. I’ve frequently upgraded since owning the 3GS.
However, the XS Max has served me well, I don’t feel that itch to upgrade since it’s such a good phone. It’s an easy extra $40 a month in my bank account.
However, the XS Max has served me well, I don’t feel that itch to upgrade since it’s such a good phone. It’s an easy extra $40 a month in my bank account.
I'd love to be able to sign into iMessage on my Surface Laptop and send and reply to imessages.
Pro motion and good camera improvements would be main things for me...I’m sure there will be other bits added
I could see them adding spilt screen for pros
I could see them adding spilt screen for pros
How will this affect battery life? Didn't Samsung have issues with battery life and 120hz? I'm not sure I would really care for something this imperceptible on a small screen just to have lowered battery life or have to choose when to have it on or off.
This basically is for the talking point/argument with the other side, but nothing beneficial to me. Heck sometimes I have to catch the scroll of my XS. I’m not in any hurry to scroll. Perhaps for gamers, but I have not even a single game on my phone.
The only things I care about is disabling autoplaying videos in safari and being able to disable the stupid lock screen shortcuts ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ When that happens I’ll put down money on a new phone