Weekly poll results: a high refresh rate screen is a must for nearly half of users

03 October 2021
And most people say that they have felt the benefit of a high touch sampling rate.

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dbjungle, 03 Oct 2021I have had 2 different 120Hz phones and it's significa... moreI can agree with that. HRR does pay off for gaming, but not all mobile games have high refresh rate support. Most of them are still stuck at 60Hz despite already enabling 120Hz from Settings.

    AnonD-1001623, 03 Oct 2021When I got my 120hz phone, honestly, its impossible for me ... moreFunny that, I definitely can. In fact, it gives me longer battery life than using 120Hz all the time. Tbh, I have never been able to even slightly differentiate the smoother scrolling effect when doing a side-by-side comparison. That is why I keep my phone at 60Hz all the time and only use 120Hz for gaming.

      Barry Egan, 03 Oct 2021other half is iphone usersI'm a flagship Android user and I don't really care much about HRR. I only care about it for mobile gaming, that's it.

        Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021I bought for my child an Xiaomi RN 10 pro with 120 Hz refre... moreI'd say the chipset. I did a check on Snapdragon 732G and it turned out that it doesn't support 120Hz. It only supports 60Hz. It makes me wonder why Xiaomi would put a 120Hz screen on the RN10 Pro despite the chipset limitation in the first place.

          IDC WHO U R., 03 Oct 2021until now i use 60 Hz in my Mi 10 U, even there is an optio... moreThe same for me. I'd much prefer to see the smoother transition effect when gaming, not when scrolling the phone while using social media apps or browsers. I don't scroll the phone all the time, especially when I connect my phone to an external monitor.

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            Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021I bought for my child an Xiaomi RN 10 pro with 120 Hz refre... moreXiaomi HRR is almost fake. For example, a Facebook friend owning a Poco X3 tells me 120Hz is not super smooth, maybe because of MIUI and the 732G chipset. Meaning it occasionally drops frames.

            However Samsung’s HRR, even the A52, is a lot smoother.

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              Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021The iPhone 13 and 12 were huge hits during the new iPhone l... moreMy eyes can see beyond 60Hz what are you talking about?

              It’s 120Hz to 144Hz that won’t make a difference at all.

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                i0S.- Never.- Again, 03 Oct 2021After almost 1.5 years of experiencing premium high refresh... more"60hz hardly gives you 20 minutes more SOT..."

                Funny that, my Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (Snapdragon) can get up to 2 or 2.5 hours of extra SOT when using 60Hz only. At one point when I don't do any occasional mobile gaming, I get extra 3 hours.

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                  Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021I will pick smooth screen and high speed over battery life.... more120hz doesn't even use that much battery as Apple users claim(who aren't really used to using 120hz in the first place).

                  Just look at some phone reviews on this site where they test in in both 60hz and 90/120hz.

                  It's really only an issue with phones that have worse battery life like the iPhones.

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                    I will pick smooth screen and high speed over battery life. You always need to charge your phone anyway.

                      For someone like me who always play mobile games and console emulation, it is a joy to have HRR. But for the rest of the time when I don't do mobile gaming, I only use 60Hz for longer battery life.

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                        RealLifePhones, 03 Oct 2021I remember arguing with my console gamer friends round the ... moreI still know one person that is completely satisfied with 30 FPS gaming (does not own a PC, won't play games on his Macbook, plays games on his PS5) since the previous console generation was that. He even went as far as saying it's very smooth and that over 60 FPS is something you won't notice (he has no 120 or 144 Hz gaming experience, though) and is unnecessary. I'm the complete opposite, 60 FPS feels very slow after being used to 144 FPS gaming for years on PC.

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                          Consoomers have spoken.

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                            Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021This is just for tech heads. The average joe, which is like... moreThey may not know of the technical terms but they can learn and understand the difference when see them side by side.

                            Let's say an average Joe who has used 120hz android for 2 years was given the iPhone 13/mini, he'd probably hate it.

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                              RealLifePhones, 03 Oct 2021I remember arguing with my console gamer friends round the ... moreThe iPhone 13 and 12 were huge hits during the new iPhone launch based on the views it got on this site so no.

                              The human eye can't see beyond 60hz and only Apple is brave enough to put 60hz on the latest iPhone because they know people don't see the difference.

                              I just bought the iPhone 12 for 700$ equivalent in my country during a sale and it's so smooth you guys. The battery endurance is only around 80h from this site but it lasts longer Samsung A50s that I have with 5000mah😂🤣

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                                Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021HRR is a thing you don't know you need until you use it.Nope. I used it for a few hours and then switched it off. For me, its not just that necessary don't say for everyone, say for yourself.

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                                  The other half are new iPhone 13/12/11 users who couldn't afford the 13 Pro/Max.

                                    Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021I bought for my child an Xiaomi RN 10 pro with 120 Hz refre... moreMaybe that phone can't handle high refresh rate, so it shows it in low frame rates eventhough the screen is capable

                                      Those who don't care about low refresh rate are clearly using 60hz screens, I thought it useless too unless I updated my phone to 120hz and pc to 144hz, now I notice the drop in refresh rate the moment it happens, the moment I use a 60hz screen I just notice a difference

                                        i0S.- Never.- Again, 03 Oct 2021After almost 1.5 years of experiencing premium high refresh... moreI set my Mi 11 ultra to 90hz refresh rate, its pretty good 👌🏻
                                        Enough for me and still it gives a little more battery life.

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