Flashback: breaking through the 60Hz barrier

16 October 2022
After the Nokia N-Gage and Xperia Play failed, there wasn't much market for gaming phones. Things changed, however, and now gaming phones are pushing the limits of display tech.

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  • 17 Oct 2022

The sharp aquos zero 2 had a 240hz screen
Somehow a Japanese market smartphone had think in 2020

In 2022 the gaming manufacturers have only made it too the 165hz screen

If higher Hz is important the gaming smartphone manufacturers better catch up in 2023 or be ashamed of themselves for being so far behind on smartphones that can benefit from higher Hz screens the most

    Sharp have been shipping 120hz phones since 2015. However most of them are japan exclusive ones

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      • Anonymous
      • nmN
      • 17 Oct 2022

      you have to suffer, 17 Oct 2022but it drains battery though. you'd still use 60hz to ... moreAdaptive refresh rate also is a great feature, helps with battery life. Static image doesn't need a higher refresh rate.

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        • AnonD-1037771
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        • 17 Oct 2022

        I can totally understand the benefits of higher refresh rate displays, but I still want QHD+ resolution or 4K with over 500PPI on a format larger than 6 inches. If you can't tell the difference from FHD to QHD on YouTube, you need a visit to the doctor most definitely a better phone.
        What's the point of having 120 or 240 refresh rate if you are using the same pathetic display resolution as the low-end phones?
        FHD on anything larger than 5.5 inches is unacceptable and only tech illiterates will accept it. Also, paying 800+ on a phone with FHD is just a slap in the face of customers.
        Yeah, the display is smooth as butter but blurry as f..

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          • Anonymous
          • KZK
          • 17 Oct 2022

          YUKI93, 17 Oct 2022I can appreciate the higher screen refresh rate when gaming... moreThis is so true. Even if the phone set to static 120Hz all the time, the game will drop to 60Hz because it cannot go beyond it. How hard can it be to rework the mobile game to run at 120Hz.

            Anonymous, 16 Oct 2022Fast panels are a godsend. Amazing to see phones evolving a... morebut it drains battery though. you'd still use 60hz to save battery but also less burn in problems. (if you have a phone with amoled display)

              they didnt even bother to include sharp aquos zero 2. which it has 240hz display

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                • Anonymous
                • I@H
                • 17 Oct 2022

                Kangal, 17 Oct 2022What about the Sony Xperia XZ Premium? It had a True-4K di... moreagreed... actually, the panel used is 120hz...
                soc is not capable enough that time, especially with xz premium 3k uhd display... it will drain the battery so fast...

                  Kangal, 17 Oct 2022What about the Sony Xperia XZ Premium? It had a True-4K di... moreThe 1080p@120fps may be a placebo since it would be noticeable and it doesn't work on Lineage OS. It was likely hidden and disabled because it doesn't work. Here's a quote on the article titled "[Update: More Devices & Information] The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a hidden 120Hz screen mode like the Razer Phone".

                  "According to various members of our forums who tested the build, the results are inconsistent. Some say that it works, while others say it’s nothing but a placebo. Personally, I think if it worked, it would be very easy to notice. Perhaps AOSP doesn’t support high frame rate displays natively and instead requires additional patches to the framework. One tester who flashed a Generic System Image build of LineageOS 15.1 for the Razer Phone reported that the phone ran at 90Hz (the default refresh rate specified in that phone’s kernel), so I’m not too sure of the reason why it doesn’t work for the Sony Xperia XZ Premium."

                  Link to the article: https://www.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-xz-premium-hidden-120hz-screen-mode-razer-phone/

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                    • Bob
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                    • 17 Oct 2022

                    Well for starters USB C for all device to be the norm, phones must come a bare min of 5000mah Battery lastly fast charging 0-100% in 1 hr lastly 90hz a min in today standard.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 17 Oct 2022

                      Anonymous, 16 Oct 2022Xiaomi never used high end LCD. This was only seen on ... more*Looking back at Mi 10T, Poco X3 GT and X4 GT.*

                      Me: You are wrong about that, Anonymous Lkg.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Lkg
                        • 17 Oct 2022

                        Kangal, 17 Oct 2022What about the Sony Xperia XZ Premium? It had a True-4K di... moreSince 2016, all xperia above $500 are 120Hz, except xz2 premium (144Hz wrgb).
                        Xa1 and Xa2 series are 120 too

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 17 Oct 2022

                          I use Samsung A52 with 90HZ screen. After 60HZ it is really awesome. Will buy a phone with 120HZ next.

                            I can appreciate the higher screen refresh rate when gaming, it totally makes a difference when playing at 60Hz. However, very few game developers utilize such a capability as there are still lots of games that runs at 60Hz despite having higher refresh rate enabled.

                            As for everyday use, it's only 60Hz. I don't care about smoother scrolling. I care much more about the content I'm reading or viewing on.

                              What about the Sony Xperia XZ Premium?
                              It had a True-4K display, which was 60Hz, but there was a hidden setting letting you increase that to 120Hz. And that's a phone from Early 2017, making it the first on the market. But as usual everyone forgets about Sony.

                              And to not mention the Sony Xperia 1 mk 3, as the first display with OLED, Near-4K, 21:9, HDR and 120Hz, is a big omission from this list. Not defending Sony, but credit where due.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Lkg
                                • 16 Oct 2022

                                Duderinoat, 16 Oct 2022Go and read the X4 GT review. Seriously.Only for credible sources, please ..


                                Who gives A+ to samsung s series with low pwm, low accuracy, uneven brightness, glare on curves, lower colour gamut does not deserve my time.

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                                  • Duderinoat
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                                  • 16 Oct 2022

                                  Anonymous, 16 Oct 2022Display mate that never tested the other beside Iphone. ... moreGo and read the X4 GT review. Seriously.

                                    Anonymous, 16 Oct 2022Cheap to use a useless depth/macro cam than using a 50/54/6... moreThe only useful macro camera is pretty much Xiaomi's "Telemacro" camera, it has really good results

                                      Anonymous, 16 Oct 2022R6 is black frame. No mobile SoC supports QHD@240, just QH... moreAh, whoops, just made a mistake about that

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 16 Oct 2022

                                        Duderinoat, 16 Oct 2022You may want to check Displaymate, as it is the ONLY phone ... moreDisplay mate that never tested the other beside Iphone.

                                        Every phone they test now gets A+. Side by side , hey are very differents.
                                        If one is excellent, another very different cant be.

                                        Tell us what Display Mate thinks about samsung S22 Ultra using 132Hz flickering, uneven brightness, 8bit and delta way above 1.0

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