How much of a difference does 120hz screen make?

One thing I noticed on iOS is when you compare the older iPhone screens which have the IPS panel with the newer OLED panels running at 60Hz, you'll notice that older panels appear more smoother and the new OLED appears a bit choppy, both on 60Hz, I think this is because OLED have insanely fast pixel response times, due to this on 60Hz OLED it's far more easier to see the distinctive frames leading to choppiness, on IPS panel were pixels response is not as fast as OLED, when you scroll, you will see that moving objects leave tiny bit of blur trail, this artifact actually helps in removing the choppiness between frames on 60Hz IPS panel, making it appear buttery smooth.

Anyone with old generation and new generation iPhone can put them side by side and do the scroll in settings app and observe moving text to see this effect with naked eyes.

Any tests done with slow motion cameras are pointless because human eyes have persistence of vision and we don't see like cameras do.
 
I know that my opinion differs from most, but I cannot feel any significant difference between my iPhone 12 and the S23 Ultra or OnePlus 12 that my family members use. I also own an iPad Pro and an iPad 9, where I can notice a bit of a difference. However, on smaller screens, I don’t feel that my iPhone 12 is any less smooth than the others.
 
Oh, it's a significant difference, as most members have pointed out. Giving the example of monitors, I went from a 60Hz panel to 170 Hz, and then to 200 Hz (RMA replacement, got an upgrade)

When I reinstalled Windows and before installing GPU drivers, the monitor defaulted to 60 Hz. It was disgusting. I can never work with something like that again. Once I went back to 200 Hz, it was like having a new girlfriend (a hot one :playful:).

The same applies to phones, in my personal take. Users will differ. But the general consensus is that it's a big step up.
 
Doesn't make any difference at all.

Firstly you will use your phone with power saving turned on most of the time to extend the battery performance.
Here's the catch - the maximum power that you can save is by limiting the refresh rate down to 60.

Again it won't even be noticeable unless you're gonna use it for gaming.
 
if you are going to purchase an android device most probably it will have 120hz screen. only a few devices has below 120 and I don't think any device above 10000 price has 60hz
 
Those moto phones having 120/144 hz displays, can they actually deliver with the hardware they provide? I mean cheapo ones like g64 or edge fusion or whatever. My mother has a g32 which has 90hz and it performs quite poorly but I'm guessing that's due to the weak sd680? Enlighten pls..
 
sauravghosh said:
Those moto phones having 120/144 hz displays, can they actually deliver with the hardware they provide? I mean cheapo ones like g64 or edge fusion or whatever. My mother has a g32 which has 90hz and it performs quite poorly but I'm guessing that's due to the weak sd680? Enlighten pls..
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Phone UI runs at 144hz but apps will run 120hz.
It depends on app too. App should also support higher refresh rate.
 
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