The non-Pro models are still only 60hz? C'mon man, high refresh rate is hardly a luxury feature anymore. At least give them 90hz and reserve 120hz for the Pro models.
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?
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.
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.
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
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.
No, no there aren't because fast refresh rate is painfully obvious. I'm talking within a second, maybe fractions of a second, you will notice. Because every single animation is affected.
It's one thing to say it's a small change, or not a big deal, or not worth it (I'd even agree). It's another to say you can't notice it. No... you can definitely notice it.
I am happy with 60hz but I did stumble upon a 120hz phone the other week and it was instantly noticeably nicer, so much so that my next phone likely will be whatever iPhone has 120hz.
