You did not read wrong, OnePlus 9 Pro will arrive at a refresh rate of 1Hz. We are not crazy but this is what emerged from an exclusive test of PC Mag released just today. As we know the new device that will arrive on March 23 together with Oneplus watch will have some scary cameras. For the realization of the photographic sector the company relied on Hasselblad, a well-known Swedish camera giant. As for the screen, we know that a LTPO type panel. And the refresh rate? 1 Hz, but minimum.
The battery of OnePlus 9 Pro may also be small but it will have no problems: the display will allow a detachment of 119 Hz with a consequent increase in the battery
Let's start by saying that this is not the maximum refresh rate, but minimumPerhaps it may seem trivial but it is not at all. OnePlus 9 Pro will have a display with refresh rate support up to 120 Hz. So far there is no doubt. This feature if used too much will cause a decrease in autonomy as obvious. But the company has thought of a trick for minimize energy waste.
According to what revealed by PC Mag and from its analysis, if other brands manage to bring the minimum refresh rate to 10 Hz, the OnePlus 9 Pro arrives up to 1 Hz. The minimum. This is not ridiculous. It's power optimization. The slower the refresh rate, the lower the power consumption of the display. The LTPO display of the Samsung Galaxy S21 goes from 120Hz to 10Hz depending on what you are looking at.
The question that the brand asked itself was: why set 120 Hz as the maximum limit when part of the problem lies in the minimum limit? While scrolling, the screen moves (if this option is enabled) at 120 Hz. Stopping with scrolling the screen rests and the refresh rate stops at 1Hz. Watching a video goes back to 30 Hz.
OnePlus claims the highly adaptive refresh rate, which it calls "Smart 120Hz" reduces the overall power consumption of the display by 50%.
