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Well, it is hardly a necessity too.

by geodel 2y ago

kmac_ 2y ago
$150 phones have better refresh rates. Once you get used to the better rates, it will spoil any scrolling on 60 Hz screens.
- geodel 2y ago
  This is great. Now people can have superior scrolling experience at much lower price than iPhone.
  - kmac_ 2y ago
    Since I scroll quite a lot, I prefer to have a better experience with this very basic and common activity. Apple claims to provide the best experience, while it clearly does not.
    - dbtc 2y ago
      If you spend less time scrolling on your phone, you will have a better experience.
- t0bia_s 2y ago
  I prefer to have two days battery of heavy used phone than few hours of smooth scrolling.
  - fennecbutt 2y ago
    Screens drop to 1hz when not being interacted with. On _modern_ devices, at least. This is just Apple maximising profit as usual, pushing people up the endless tiers of their product families.
  - pokerface_86 2y ago
    [flagged]
- tshaddox 2y ago
  > Once you get used to the better rates I suspect everyone who upgrades from a $150 120Hz phone to a new iPhone will be thrilled.
  - kobalsky 2y ago
    With that take Apple would still putting 32gb on the base models.
- raydev 2y ago
  At the cost of worse UX in every other dimension, sure.
- dbtc 2y ago
  I used a 14 pro for 3 months before going back to 13 mini. The screen was definitely nicer on the former but I have no actual issues with the little one. Maybe because I don't wildly flick through social media feeds very much?
  - systemtest 2y ago
    It seems like 120hz is mainly designed for doomscrolling.
dbbk 2y ago
The vast majority of people cannot even see a difference.
- consteval 2y ago
  Literally anyone picked off the street will notice jumping from 60hz to 120hz after maybe, I don't know, 2 seconds of swiping around. You have it backwards. Nobody is pro gaming on an iPhone. That high refresh rate doesn't have a real, practical purpose. It just looks really really good and immediately grabs your eye - it's candy.
  - dbbk 2y ago
    They can't notice motion smoothing either.
  - lucb1e 2y ago
    The current top comment talks about how an average person "can't tell the difference between LCD and OLED" and I was shaking my head. While I got used to LCD again after having OLED for a few years, it took multiple months for me to stop noticing the faux-gray dark patches. It makes a real difference and you instantly see it when you hold phones side by side with a screen or picture that includes any dark section. If you know what to look for, you can also tell at a glance without a side-by-side comparison > Literally anyone picked off the street will notice jumping from 60hz to 120hz after maybe, I don't know, 2 seconds of swiping around. But frame rates? I was curious to see what the hype was about and walked over to the phones section in a nearby tech store when I was there to buy something unrelated. Side by side, I just cannot tell the difference. I'm swiping fast and slow but I cannot tell whether one is smoother or if that's my brain doing this placebo thing. I'd be very curious if I can tell in a blind test. Perhaps I could, but it's so close that I really don't see the point of making a big deal out of selecting for screen refresh rate, for myself at least
    - musictubes 2y ago
      There are three types of people when it comes to OLED/fast refresh rates. 1) OMG! What an upgrade! I will never own another phone without this! 2) Eh, I see what the difference is. I don’t care/it isn’t worth the price. 3) What are you talking about? I don’t see any difference. 2 and 3 combined are probably the majority of people. The first post is literally about his girlfriend not noticing screen differences. There are plenty of people like that.
heraldgeezer 2y ago
It's REALLY nice, though. I immediately notice if I switch my android from 120hz to 60hz. Even cheap Samsung models have high hz screens now.

Well, it is hardly a necessity too.

by geodel 2y ago

Well, it is hardly a necessity too.

$150 phones have better refresh rates. Once you get used to the better rates, it will spoil any scrolling on 60 Hz screens.

geodel 2y ago
This is great. Now people can have superior scrolling experience at much lower price than iPhone.
- kmac_ 2y ago
  Since I scroll quite a lot, I prefer to have a better experience with this very basic and common activity. Apple claims to provide the best experience, while it clearly does not.
  - dbtc 2y ago
    If you spend less time scrolling on your phone, you will have a better experience.
t0bia_s 2y ago
I prefer to have two days battery of heavy used phone than few hours of smooth scrolling.
- fennecbutt 2y ago
  Screens drop to 1hz when not being interacted with. On _modern_ devices, at least. This is just Apple maximising profit as usual, pushing people up the endless tiers of their product families.
- pokerface_86 2y ago
  [flagged]
tshaddox 2y ago
> Once you get used to the better rates I suspect everyone who upgrades from a $150 120Hz phone to a new iPhone will be thrilled.
- kobalsky 2y ago
  With that take Apple would still putting 32gb on the base models.
raydev 2y ago
At the cost of worse UX in every other dimension, sure.
dbtc 2y ago
I used a 14 pro for 3 months before going back to 13 mini. The screen was definitely nicer on the former but I have no actual issues with the little one. Maybe because I don't wildly flick through social media feeds very much?
- systemtest 2y ago
  It seems like 120hz is mainly designed for doomscrolling.

dbbk 2y ago

The vast majority of people cannot even see a difference.

consteval 2y ago
Literally anyone picked off the street will notice jumping from 60hz to 120hz after maybe, I don't know, 2 seconds of swiping around. You have it backwards. Nobody is pro gaming on an iPhone. That high refresh rate doesn't have a real, practical purpose. It just looks really really good and immediately grabs your eye - it's candy.
- dbbk 2y ago
  They can't notice motion smoothing either.
- lucb1e 2y ago
  The current top comment talks about how an average person "can't tell the difference between LCD and OLED" and I was shaking my head. While I got used to LCD again after having OLED for a few years, it took multiple months for me to stop noticing the faux-gray dark patches. It makes a real difference and you instantly see it when you hold phones side by side with a screen or picture that includes any dark section. If you know what to look for, you can also tell at a glance without a side-by-side comparison > Literally anyone picked off the street will notice jumping from 60hz to 120hz after maybe, I don't know, 2 seconds of swiping around. But frame rates? I was curious to see what the hype was about and walked over to the phones section in a nearby tech store when I was there to buy something unrelated. Side by side, I just cannot tell the difference. I'm swiping fast and slow but I cannot tell whether one is smoother or if that's my brain doing this placebo thing. I'd be very curious if I can tell in a blind test. Perhaps I could, but it's so close that I really don't see the point of making a big deal out of selecting for screen refresh rate, for myself at least
  - musictubes 2y ago
    There are three types of people when it comes to OLED/fast refresh rates. 1) OMG! What an upgrade! I will never own another phone without this! 2) Eh, I see what the difference is. I don’t care/it isn’t worth the price. 3) What are you talking about? I don’t see any difference. 2 and 3 combined are probably the majority of people. The first post is literally about his girlfriend not noticing screen differences. There are plenty of people like that.

heraldgeezer 2y ago

It's REALLY nice, though. I immediately notice if I switch my android from 120hz to 60hz. Even cheap Samsung models have high hz screens now.