points by smallerize 3 days ago | 0 comments
If your phone is choppy when scrolling a list on a 60 Hz display, it's not going to scroll smoothly on a 120Hz display.
[–] sheepscreek 3 days ago
[–] mahboi 2 days ago
It's hilarious because the 120hz display is probably contributing to the lag
[–] ezst 3 days ago
My pixel lets me pick between 60 or 120Hz refresh rate, the bump in perceived smoothness is substantial, to the point that 60Hz does appear choppy in comparison.
[–] pvab3 3 days ago
iOS at 60Hz is so much worse than Android at 60Hz, I don't know why. maybe Apple did it intentionally to sell more iphones
[–] kalleboo 3 days ago
I just tried it on my iPhone right now, and yeah, something seems wrong. Switching from 120Hz to 60Hz on my Mac, I can barely tell. On the iPhone, 60Hz feels more like 30Hz.
[–] mrheosuper 3 days ago
Really, my case it's opposite. I was quite happy with the 60hz on my ip13mini, even if my main phone is Android 120hz phone.
[–] mahboi 3 days ago
I got a Pixel 7 Pro for work, and it's so laggy. Idk what a 120hz display is for when stock apps like Google Maps are running at like 30fps. I thought maybe some corp security stuff was slowing it down, but I showed it to people at work who have only ever used Android, and they thought it was normal.
Outdated comparison now that Liquid Glass is lagging my phone.
[–] petu 3 days ago
For whatever map rendering in Google Maps is capped at 30fps, yes. Google doesn't seem to care.
[–] mahboi 2 days ago
I mean the entire UI lags, not just the map. Not a steady 30fps, but it looks like something close to that on average. It seems like they started with weaker hardware and then threw Java onto it.
[–] blehn 3 days ago
Yeah the Android is capable of 120 but often lower than 60 in practice
[–] scotty79 3 days ago
Phones today have plenty of power to generate 120 screens per seconds. Capping them with a screen is a terrible idea. Smooth form a decade ago isn't the same as smooth of today.
20 years ago I was gaming at 30fps and called it smooth. Now 120Hz feels like bare minimum.
[–] addandsubtract 3 days ago
I still game at 30 fps and don't really notice it, but scrolling at 30 fps gives me a headache.
[–] mahboi 2 days ago
Real pro gamers do 29.97 fps
It will be buttery smooth between the chops.