Just got a new phone (OnePlus Nord 3), turned refresh rate HUD in developer settings and I see some parts of the system and some apps display 120 Hz but I have problem noticing any difference, same with my wife’s Redmi Note 12, i have to look very carefully and maaaybe I notice some different, not sure
Nah, some people just notice it more, some less. I always upset my friends when they show me their 165Hz monitors or their 4k screens and I’m like “Oh is it? I wouldn’t have noticed.” 🤷 Happens. In return I always notice immediately if an icon is badly or lazily made.
It wouldn’t surprise me if some of them didn’t actually set their monitor to 165 or whatever the highest might be. So many people talked about this back on r/pcmasterrace
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Oh yeah, once you’re used to it, it’s hard to be satisfied with less
I find that I’m always perfectly happy with my current monitor or phone screen, until I see something better. Ignorance is bliss. For this reason, I deliberately try to never see any better screens, this way I always seem to remain endlessly impressed by my 75 quid Philips 1080p panel!
There’s also the group of people who easily notice it but don’t really care. Like I see that it’s different, but it’s not better to me.
You’re blessed, I can’t use a 60hz phone anymore after having one with 90hz.
If you don’t think high refresh rate makes a difference, turn it to 60hz to save some battery and to not get used to it and end up with the same problem as me.
I switch between 60Hz and 120Hz pretty often. And while I do notice a huge difference, it’s not for long and I get used to it.
Just changed my phone to 160hz. I can’t believe i used to live like a poor
for me it’s painfully obvious when a phone is 60hz vs 120hz, i run mine at 120 and my wife doesn’t care and runs at 60… so yeah obviously some people just do not care or can’t see it, others like me need it to be high refresh haha
I can easily tell when a phone is at 120Hz, but the difference in actual use is minor, and I keep it on 60Hz to conserver battery
Same. The 120hz feature is nice and maybe mostly good for games, but for daily use the battery life is worth more than the small smoothness upgrade at least for me.
If you’re not seeing it, you’re not paying attention to the right things. I’m never going back to anything below 120.
I went from 30fps to 120fps and I can’t tell the difference
Edit: Now that I’ve experimented a bit more there definitely is a difference and 120fps feels nicer to eyes. It’s nothing huge but noticeable
That’s a bit extreme
Have you tried going back to the 30 Hz one?
When comparing side by side it’s obvious but on daily use I don’t notice it granted I don’t play games or anything.
My current phone Pixel 7 supports 60/90, my previous phone had 60/120 Xiaomi Mi11.
Both run at 60, why? Because I’m absolutely buggered if I can tell the difference other than higher rate drains the battery quicker.
There’s a massive difference in smoothness between 60 and 120hz for me, even just scrolling you can tell straight away how deliciously smooth 120 is.
That’s not unusual, imo high refresh rates on phones are a bit of a marketing tactic bc they don’t really have the computation power to support it when it counts (no one really cares if a static GUI is shown at 120 Hz but it is a waste of battery, you want it for gaming, videos, etc)
60 to 120 Hz is definitely noticeable to me; when scrolling, it makes a big difference. When my phone auto-switches to low battery mode and to lower refresh rates I can usually tell the difference very quickly.
Always makes me laugh when YouTubers such as MKBHD say 60Hz is unusable in 2023. 60Hz is absolutely fine. I had 90Hz on my Pixel 4XL and never once noticed the difference.
After reading all the comments I’m thinking it really comes to what you’re able to see. If you see no difference between 60 and 120, good for you, set it to 60 and save some battery. If you’re able to see the difference, like I do, you’ll just enjoy the extra smoothness. I’ve always seen the difference between 60 and 90/120. I think it also comes to the content. For me it’s like this:
- For videos, whatever refresh rate is ok as long as that was the intent of whoever created it.
- For games 30 is playable, 60 is good, 120 is beautifully smooth. The type of game will also play a role here. An fps will benefit more from higher refresh rates.
- For moving UI elements 30 is unusable, 60 is ok, 120 is really comfortable.
TL;DR Some people will see it, some people won’t. Do whatever works best for you.
My phone has an option to either use 60 Hz or 120 Hz. When I first got the phone, I switched it to the 120 Hz and used it for a while, then I switched back to the 60 Hz, and I really couldn’t tell any difference, so that’s what I’ve left it on. I guess some people can just tell the difference more than others.
Are you viewing dynamic or static content? For me, the difference is huge with games, etc but harder to tell with static images.
Guessing not much content goes above 60 fps on mobile, except interface, played with describing long lists up and down, still barely noticed any difference
I have an OG Nord and turned the refresh rate from 90Hz to 60Hz because it makes no difference to anything but battery life.
