The iPhone 12 may have a 120Hz show for smoother scrolling.
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On Tuesday Oct. 13, Apple is holding a virtual event the place we’re anticipating to get a primary have a look at the iPhone 12. Whereas there have been tons of credible rumors concerning the new cellphone’s price, specs and potential 5G capabilities, one of many extra attention-grabbing potential options we have heard about is a 120Hz screen refresh rate — double that of the iPhone 11. The variety of hertz a cellphone display is ready to show refers back to the variety of frames per second, figuring out how briskly and easy the cellphone display feels while you’re scrolling via apps and webpages and the way easy supported video games really feel.
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It is rumored that there might be four iPhone 12 models launched on Tuesday: the iPhone 12 Mini (5.4-inch), the iPhone 12 and 12 Professional (6.1-inch), and the iPhone 12 Professional Max (6.7-inch). Some studies say that the iPhone 12 Professional and the iPhone 12 Professional Max can have a 120Hz refresh charge, whereas the bottom iPhone 12 can have a 60Hz refresh charge.
Most phones — together with the iPhone 11 — have a 60Hz refresh charge. However some higher-end fashions, together with the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the OnePlus 8 Pro, have a charge of 120Hz, so it isn’t a shock that Apple would add that to its repertoire.
The iPhone 12 Professional fashions are additionally rumored to have Apple’s proprietary ProMotion show, which you’ll find in iPad Pro fashions. This know-how dynamically adjusts the show to how content material strikes for extra responsive, fluid scrolling.
After all, we can’t know something for certain till the rumored iPhone 12 fashions are unveiled on Tuesday (this is how to watch the Apple Event live). For extra, take a look at how to prepare your current phone before upgrading to the iPhone 12 and everything else we might see Apple announce at its virtual event.
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