Comment on YSK: You should enable peak refresh rate in Android

mctoasterson@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• moonlight@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Basic scrolling feels so much better. And I don't think it really makes a huge difference for battery life, so I always leave if at 120.

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  • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If you’re not used to 120 Hz then with 60 Hz you don’t feel like you’re missing out

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• obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I haven’t daily driven a phone but I really like the idea of the screens that can go below 60hz. Such as if you are reading a static webpage or an ebook.

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  • QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I messed around with the “display refresh rate” setting and it seems like it’s 120 when there’s any sort of animation or you touch the screen at all, but it goes to 60 if it’s just playing a video or you’re not touching it, and 30 for the “always on” display that shows the clock.

    I expected it to be more like the SteamDeck which just goes 1fps if nothing is happening on the home menu and jumps up to 60 or 90 (depending on model and settings) when anything moves

    pretty interesting!

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    • Nikls94@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have to give credit to Apple for the variable motion, ranging from 1 fps to 120 fps. Sadly, the 1fps is only ever used on the lock screen. So much wasted potential.

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    • jerkface@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re talking about different things. SteamDeck doesn’t set your display refresh frequency to 1hz. It’s just rendering frames at 1hz.

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  • fading_person@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe you will like e-ink phones

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• warmaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Or if competitive gaming has ruined you, why not let it ruin you battery life too?

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• EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You’re better off with 120hz if you like reading things on your phone at all.

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  • fading_person@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How does higher frequency help with reading static text?

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    • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      When reading on a smaller screen there is more scrolling, and on a phone with a lower frequency screen there’s much more blue to the text as you scroll.

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      • fading_person@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But I don’t scroll while reading or read while I scroll. Also, my mind just cancels the scrolling, and I’m not even aware of it.

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