227 votes, 276 comments. true. Bingo. I'm currently using an 8+ and was looking to upgrade, but the fact that the iPhone 12 doesn't have a high refresh rate display means I'll wait another year as I don't have performance issues on the 8+. And when the iPhone 12 Pro Max does go into Night mode, It makes the lack of a 120Hz display puzzling. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the most iPhone you can buy. iPhone 12 doesn’t have a 120Hz display after all: One potential reason why. Rumor had it that iPhone 12 Pro screens would double the refresh rate of the iPhone 11, but that isn’t actually the case. Turns out the iPhone 12 does not have a 120hz refresh rate. iPhone 13 Pro: Screen PWM flicker at ALL brightness. 1. iPhone 13 Pro is using 480hz PWM dimming at all brightness. 2. In iPhone 12 series, we can set a high brighness using DC dimming, and then use Reduce White Point to stimulate brightness adjust to avoid PWM flicker. But with 13 pro, there's no DC dimming at all. The iPhone 13 doesn't look bad next to the iPhone 13 Pro as you scroll around, just like an iPhone 12 Pro Max didn't look terrible. When you've seen the new screen, however, it's tough to go back. So it's Pro-Thousand-Otion. Also Pro Display Ten-DR. If you have an iPhone 12 series or earlier this isn’t a problem btw So if you wanted the 120hz display The iPhone 13’s mains sensor can pull in 47% more light than before, and produces large 1.7µm pixels rather than the iPhone 12’s 1.4µm. But the iPhone 13 Pro’s wide sensor goes even larger TL;DR: It’s the display driver IC (DDIC) that’s mostly responsible for battery drain. The display resolution and chipset do not have much impact on the increase in battery drain with high-refresh-rate displays. Shifting from 60Hz to 120Hz or from 90Hz to 120Hz will significantly increase battery drain, but shifting from full HD@120Hz to QHD So that’s the maximum cap limit for iPad Pro. It means iPads that release later with 120Hz will also support these 120fps games. And so we will continue updating the list regularly. iPads with 120Hz Display. iPad Pro 12.9 (2017) iPad Pro 10.5 (2017) iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) iPad Pro 11 (2018) iPad Pro 12.9 (2020) iPad Pro 11 (2020) iPad Pro 12.9 3 days ago · Google Pixel 6 Pro - top three color-credible display in PhoneArena's benchmark database, 120Hz 1440p display. OnePlus 11 - the best variable refresh mobile display on a sub-$900 phone. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max - best and brightest iPhone display. Google Pixel 7a - low-key great display on a budget phone, with excellent calibration and brightness. UuQK.