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Hello everybody,
I just noticed that browsing a website with the stock browser (with flash plugin disabled) produces a VERY BIG amount of heat, resulting in a quick battery drain.
I am not talking about clicking links, scrolling pages, etc....
I am experiencing this issue just opening a web page then leaving it alone 5 minutes with the display on.
If I open an article and scroll down a litlle bit every 10 seconds, the problem is bigger and the phone becomes VERY HOT
I have never had this problem with my Nexus S before
Do you have the same problem?
Same problem, internet browsing drain battery and overheath cover and battery, 42/43' C
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I will try unlocking bootloader and installing CM9 to check if the issue is related to stock firmware, did anyone try to use some flavour of CM9?
Yea I tested this on stock ROM, TrickDroid, CM9, and MIUI. Chrome and Dolphin seem to be less of a drain than stock Browser. Have not tested Firefox or Opera.
has anyone tried using chrome beta? i've had my hos for about 3 weeks now and have been mostly using chrome on it to surf. the phone gets at most warm if i surf a lot but nothing that would be considered hot.
I have tested this many times. Stock rom aswel as CM9 (v6,7 and 8).
On both I am getting around 4 hours of screen time before the battery runs out. Very consistent. Inverting colors doesn't seem to help either.
wilcoholic said:
I have tested this many times. Stock rom aswel as CM9 (v6,7 and 8).
On both I am getting around 4 hours of screen time before the battery runs out. Very consistent. Inverting colors doesn't seem to help either.
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4 hours of continuous screen time sounds about right according to gsmarena's own battery test. check under web browsing. it's too bad this figure can't go any higher as the talk time and media playback both seem to be on the upper end of the chart.
i guess it's the downside of having android + amoled screen.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/htc-one-s-...-how-power-efficient-the-two-krait-cores-are/
just noticed that the windows phone 7.5 samsung focus s with super amoled plus screen is rated for 2 more hours of web browsing time and it also has a 4.3" screen (with lower res) and the same 1650mah battery. the only difference appears to be the OS and cpu. we definitely need android to run more efficiently.
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4 hours of continuous screen time sounds about right according to gsmarena's own battery test. check under web browsing. it's too bad this figure can't go any higher as the talk time and media playback both seem to be on the upper end of the chart.
i guess it's the downside of having android + amoled screen.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/htc-one-s-...-how-power-efficient-the-two-krait-cores-are/
just noticed that the windows phone 7.5 samsung focus s with super amoled plus screen is rated for 2 more hours of web browsing time and it also has a 4.3" screen (with lower res) and the same 1650mah battery. the only difference appears to be the OS and cpu. we definitely need android to run more efficiently.
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after more day i have found a possible solution ... BEFORE the update at a 1.78 rom based, battery of my One S drain normally and back cover don't heat .. since using EVERY 1.78 based rom my battery drain quickly in the web browsing and all One S overheating .. there seem be a sw issues .. don't ?
i haven't used much of 1.53 after getting my phone and went straight to 1.78. maybe i should roll back and give that a try.
dorezen said:
4 hours of continuous screen time sounds about right according to gsmarena's own battery test. check under web browsing. it's too bad this figure can't go any higher as the talk time and media playback both seem to be on the upper end of the chart.
i guess it's the downside of having android + amoled screen.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/htc-one-s-...-how-power-efficient-the-two-krait-cores-are/
just noticed that the windows phone 7.5 samsung focus s with super amoled plus screen is rated for 2 more hours of web browsing time and it also has a 4.3" screen (with lower res) and the same 1650mah battery. the only difference appears to be the OS and cpu. we definitely need android to run more efficiently.
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I don't think I'd want the single core processor and 512MB of memory the Focus S has.
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jj00KKEERR said:
I don't think I'd want the single core processor and 512MB of memory the Focus S has.
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of course no one would want a single core cpu these days, at least not for a phone running android. my point for bringing up the focus s is that it's an older phone with slower and likely more power hungry cpu and yet it's able to last longer. everything else aside, the only difference would be the OS, screen res and cpu.
I read somewhere that SAMOLED screens drain faster on white colours,maybe that's why it drains faster on the browser.
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Big_Den said:
I read somewhere that SAMOLED screens drain faster on white colours,maybe that's why it drains faster on the browser.
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This thread is quite old, but since I'm having the same issue with my phone, so thought not to create a new topic when one already exists.
Yesterday I used stock browser (not that much, not for hour(s)), and it took 36% of my phone's battery. I want to ask is it normal? Or only my phone having this issue that stock browser is taking so much of battery usage.
Secondly, you can't even close stock browser, I mean when you're done using it, you can only press the home key, and it is minimized and stays in the memory (thought was not showing in stock task manager, but in battery consumption, it was showing with "cross" button dark).
Please see the attached image, the browser has consumed 36% of battery with not a heavy usage. And secondly when I saw screen shots of battery posted by other users, there's "Screen" also showing up in the battery usage, but in my phone, no such thing "Screen" appears in battery usage. I'm using Apex launcher, is apex launcher = screen?
Regards
same issue with stock browser drain on S3 processor and android 4.1.1, any solution?
Edit:last htc stock rom
Mr.Mischief said:
I don't think I'd want the single core processor and 512MB of memory the Focus S has.
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I can say that on stock 4.0.4 the integrated browser took 25% of battery per hour.
The problem is on "sleep" mode, seems stock browser are runnning and drains about 40%. This happens with a new S3 stock htc. I have an S4 with vodafone rom and works fine. This is strange behaviour but seems omer7 have the same problem
That is normal. on sense 4+ (JB), there is no screen use % like there was on ICS. Basically, your screen time % is included with the % of each app listed, that's why they seem high.
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yea battery drain is also happening for me in the stock browser but not that much in another one
Strange really
Could you guys please state how much juice are you consuming when surfing with the stock browser? So that we can make a more objective comparison. Also mention any relevant factors (e.g. kernel, undervolting, sunlight, etc.), if any.
In my case it's 25% per hour, with no direct sunlight. I'm on 4.0.4 though.
The battery on this thing sucks donkey balls. I don't know if it's CM10.1 or the NEXT kernel but this battery life is extremely short. Can anyone tell me what their ROMs and kernels are that hold up well to NORMAL usage, not light usage. I don't think my gaming is pretty heavy in usage. I only played for about 4 hours tops and it's drained itself to 38% and I wasn't even connected to WiFi while playing.
On top of that, I've been experiencing more lag than before I flashed the Next kernel. Not even over clocked or using dual boot, I'm also using the hotplug kernel which supposedly makes a difference in battery. I am using a live wallapaper, but it's not really "live" it just changes the wallpaper between two images depending on the orientation.
I've attached the brightness level I used, the screen on time, and the stats.
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It's reported that the phone come set at the FHD+ (2220x1080) resolution by default in efforts to conserve battery life.
I'm wondering if there is a way to have the phone automatically go to HQHD+ (2960x1440) when I launch my photo viewing app.
I'm a photographer and I would love to display my photos at the highest resolution possible. However I would only need it when showing my photos to others, and not running that phone at that resolution at all time.
So the ideal solution would be for the user to set a default resolution, and then have an app exception.
Or to be able to cycle through the resolution with the Bixby Button, with a overlay of the currently selected resolution that is visible for a second after you've selected the resolution.
Do you guys think there would be something like this available ?
You can most likely achieve this quite easily using Tasker.
It's an app worth buying if you like to tinker and want full automation functionality.
I currently use it for specific apps to enable GPS, set portrait/landscape, set volume, etc and I'm planning on using it to set hqhd in certain apps once my s8+ arrives.
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You can do this easily with xposed and the skyOnlineHelper app.
cantenna said:
You can do this easily with xposed and the skyOnlineHelper app.
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No xposed for Nougat (yet) and it'll still probably take quite a while..
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No xposed for Nougat (yet) and it'll still probably take quite a while..
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If you live in the Northern hemisphere, we're hoping in time for summer vacation
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imagineandfeel said:
It's reported that the phone come set at the FHD+ (2220x1080) resolution by default in efforts to conserve battery life.
I'm wondering if there is a way to have the phone automatically go to HQHD+ (2960x1440) when I launch my photo viewing app.
I'm a photographer and I would love to display my photos at the highest resolution possible. However I would only need it when showing my photos to others, and not running that phone at that resolution at all time.
So the ideal solution would be for the user to set a default resolution, and then have an app exception.
Or to be able to cycle through the resolution with the Bixby Button, with a overlay of the currently selected resolution that is visible for a second after you've selected the resolution.
Do you guys think there would be something like this available ?
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Personally I do not waste time trying to save battery life when charging it easy and fast I have everything maxed out all the time . If I'm paying £800 for anything I want it to be the best it can be
mattcall said:
Personally I do not waste time trying to save battery life when charging it easy and fast I have everything maxed out all the time . If I'm paying £800 for anything I want it to be the best it can be
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Good Point, watched a battery stress test on youtube, and this thing gets great battery life. Far more than I would typically use.
But of course that was using the default resolution. However I'm hoping the higher resolution wouldn't kill battery too much more.
I wish there was a test.
Heck, an option to change resolution within the quick settings drop down would be pretty nice as well. Maybe the option exists already.
Eddiemc said:
You can most likely achieve this quite easily using Tasker.
It's an app worth buying if you like to tinker and want full automation functionality.
I currently use it for specific apps to enable GPS, set portrait/landscape, set volume, etc and I'm planning on using it to set hqhd in certain apps once my s8+ arrives.
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Hey, did you find a way to do that via Tasker? Cause I cant make it happen on my S9+. If you have, contact me with the process.
Hello everyone
A few hours ago, Firmware Finder received .150 firmware update for C185 models. I personally downloaded it even though there was no change log and updated using Hurupdater. I had noticed no changes at a first glance but then i moved to settings to confirm that the phone had updated. It said GPU Turbo below my version number. I decided to check out a graphically intensive game I play called 'Honkai Impact 3rd' on max graphics and 60fps which would heat down the phone within a few missions and there would also be quite a few stutters when alot of special effects would be going on at the same time before. I can confirm that since the update that the stutters have been reduced but most importantly, the phone hasn't been heating up as much in game after an hour of playtime. Battery life has been noticeably better too as there is less drain for sure. This is just my experience, can't wait for everyone else to get it as well, so I can know what is happening (whether GPU Turbo is actually on or not). For now though, I'll be testing more games to see how the phone is doing but I'm liking this so far.
very good news
In China, there have been a lot reports of the phone getting even hotter, the battery draining faster and the camera being more sensitive to flaring (esp. in night mode). I'm curious if people here will confirm or if these bugs have been fixed in the meantime. Personally, I think I won't update to .150 when it's out, better to wait a few weeks =)
Better battery drain during gaming or even in general use?
all the pugs said:
In China, there have been a lot reports of the phone getting even hotter, the battery draining faster and the camera being more sensitive to flaring (esp. in night mode). I'm curious if people here will confirm or if these bugs have been fixed in the meantime. Personally, I think I won't update to .150 when it's out, better to wait a few weeks =)
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From my experience (which is less than a full day) the phone doesn't get as hot as it normally did before the update unless I play extensively for about an hour straight. Any less and I've been seeing good heat management so far. Of course I'm still in the early stages of testing and cannot comment further until 3-4 days of testing.
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Better battery drain during gaming or even in general use?
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So battery life definitely seems better when i was playing my regular games., I'll need some time before I can comment on regular use. I'll try updating the thread after a few days of testing.
Interesting news! Any antutu or other benchmark result?
Still waiting 130 update for C432 model of p20 pro.
Funny how some areas gets updates so much faster although same phone model.
What about normal apps specially Google photos. Is it any smoother with no lag or stutters ??
Hi, please check the slo-mo 960fps recording.... Any improvements in the alleged artifacts during 32x slow videos? Huawei is using framerate interpolation for it which throws in visible artifacts during close up slow motion...
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Hi, please check the slo-mo 960fps recording.... Any improvements in the alleged artifacts during 32x slow videos? Huawei is using framerate interpolation for it which throws in visible artifacts during close up slow motion...
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I would like too, to know answer on this question
Loragejt said:
Interesting news! Any antutu or other benchmark result?
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i want to know too, to see at what kind of degree the update will improve the score, Antutu and Geekbench please
Loragejt said:
Interesting news! Any antutu or other benchmark result?
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For everyone interested to know benchmark results, to my disappointment, results on Antutu, Geekbench and 3d mark remain very similar to those prior to the update. Which is very strange indeed as I'm definitely noticing an improvement in battery life, device heat management and fps slightly whilst gaming. It is possible that im running a test build and have not been running a full taste of Gpu Turbo, and it's also possible that Huawei's claim of 'Gpu Turbo' just means much better device thermal manamagement for more consistent FPS and battery life. Lastly, it is also possible thst Gpu turbo isn't even on since this is a test build and it's just that they've tweaked device performance and improved battery life compared to the previous version I was on (. 130). Thus I cannot judge fully and I'm waiting on an update to prove me wrong. I check firmware finder everyday and love testing new things. Although if what I'm experiencing is actually gpu turbo then I do not mind as at the very least, I see some improvement in battery life.
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What about normal apps specially Google photos. Is it any smoother with no lag or stutters ??
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Scrolling has been super smooth. Google photos has been super snappy. The only app I see causing any scroll lag at this time is Twitter and that I'd blame the app itself rather than Huawei. I think it's definitely more fluid than the previous version of the software I was on but it is not heavily noticeable as both were very smooth for the most part.
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Hi, please check the slo-mo 960fps recording.... Any improvements in the alleged artifacts during 32x slow videos? Huawei is using framerate interpolation for it which throws in visible artifacts during close up slow motion...
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I took this opportunity to compare the slow mo performance to my Mom's S9+. I believe the artifacts are still present as I see lines and weird effects popping up randomly which I do not see on the S9+.
Gpu turbo is only for games so you won't notice any improvement other that in gaming, that's why there is an special application tor that "game suite" that you can enable the acceleration.
I'm running b150 for a few days and so far the phone is better from before in term of small tweaks here and there and i noticed the front camera is better now,not perfect but very usable.
The battery has improved a little but but it was very good before too.
I had read that the antutu would be similar to snapdragon 845. I guess it was just a lie.
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Gpu turbo is only for games so you won't notice any improvement other that in gaming, that's why there is an special application tor that "game suite" that you can enable the acceleration.
I'm running b150 for a few days and so far the phone is better from before in term of small tweaks here and there and i noticed the front camera is better now,not perfect but very usable.
The battery has improved a little but but it was very good before too.
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Oh thanks for the info, I actually didn't notice this and yes I see games running much nicer with the setting turned on. However, they also heat up the phone quicker and drain alot of battery life. Should you choose to turn the option off however, you notice the same games don't drain as much battery life anymore and the phone doesn't heat up as much and the battery life is noticeably better than before the update.
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Oh thanks for the info, I actually didn't notice this and yes I see games running much nicer with the setting turned on. However, they also heat up the phone quicker and drain alot of battery life. Should you choose to turn the option off however, you notice the same games don't drain as much battery life anymore and the phone doesn't heat up as much and the battery life is noticeably better than before the update.
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I don't play intensive games just clash royal,i have the acceleration turned off, didn't test much of it but the battery seems better not sure about the heat tho.
This is my battery life this day,all day 4g and most of the time outside.
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I don't play intensive games just clash royal,i have the acceleration turned off, didn't test much of it but the battery seems better not sure about the heat tho.
This is my battery life this day,all day 4g and most of the time outside.
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That's pretty good considering you're gaming. I'm definitely getting atleast 7-8 hours of sot when I'm not going all out and about 5-6 on maxed out heavy gaming for most of the day. Even with the Gaming Optimization turned on the phone doesn't heat up alot as long as you're in a well ventilated environment. Im not much of a heavy gamer myself but definitely see better fps on Csr Racing 2 (used to lag a bit in the garage) and Honkai Impact 3rd with optimization in gaming suite on. Honkai is definitely giving me 60 fps in 90% of the scenarios so the lag is barely noticeable unlike before. As for benchmarks, unfortunately you cannot add benchmark related apps to the game optimize feature so the GPU turbo can't be turned on for them. Strangely enough, every other app (even regular apps) can be optimized.
I've been running smooth display (90 hz) since I got my pixel 4 xl. Just switched it off yesterday and can't notice any difference. Now I'm wondering why all the initial negative reviews about it switching back and forth initially when you can't even really tell?
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I've been running smooth display (90 hz) since I got my pixel 4 xl. Just switched it off yesterday and can't notice any difference. Now I'm wondering why all the initial negative reviews about it switching back and forth initially when you can't even really tell?
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Are u seriously?
Every phone that I take, now fells so choppy and uncomfortable. Same if I just switch off smooth display.
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I've been running smooth display (90 hz) since I got my pixel 4 xl. Just switched it off yesterday and can't notice any difference. Now I'm wondering why all the initial negative reviews about it switching back and forth initially when you can't even really tell?
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I'm with you. Turned it off since a while now cause of the colour shift. A barely notice a huge difference. Phone feels smooth anyway.
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Are u seriously?
Every phone that I take, now fells so choppy and uncomfortable. Same if I just switch off smooth display.
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Yeah I agree, 60hz is just choppy now. I can't go back to a 60hz phone
Maybe you're not sensitive to frame rate difference. To me it's much smoother! I've been spoiled lol. 60 FPS looks so choppy now ?
That's interesting, mine feels as smooth as it's ever been, not choppy at all on 60 hz. Oh well... Sorta disappointed that I didn't notice a difference lol
Within settings or your app drawer, just scroll up and down on 60hz and then do it on 90hz. You should instantly notice the difference in the refresh rate. [emoji848]
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Curiousn00b said:
Within settings or your app drawer, just scroll up and down on 60hz and then do it on 90hz. You should instantly notice the difference in the refresh rate. [emoji848]
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Yes this is definitely an easy way to show the difference. Website scrolling is also another area I notice it most. It's as noticable as watching a sports highlight in 60 FPS in YouTube vs not.
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Scrolling anything; address book, website, mail list, etc. There is more to it than the refresh though and it isn't easy to separate everything out and see it on it's own. My daughter and son and law picked up a Tmo bogo on Note 10s over the holidays and we were comparing smoothness between mine and theirs and the Pix is no question smoother when sitting side by side and doing the same thing. We thought it was the refresh so I put it to 60 where presumably the better specced Note would show it's stuff but it didn't happen there either, the Pix is still smoother. As an aside I haven't been on a Samsung device since they screwed my over on my international Note 8 with the bootloader shenanigans and man, those whites are really, really, REALLY, blue. Loved the brightness though, gotta troll through Magisk and see about getting some boost action going on.
How do you set to stay on 90hz after update... Don't see developers settings no more
Another reason people might not notice the difference is between 90hz and 60hz is because of the apps they use. Not all apps are drawn at 90fps which in turns causes the display to render at 60hz as well. Google maps for example only does 60fps and thus you won't notice the benefit of the 90hz display. But UI element (such as scrolling through settings or app drawer) definitely highlights the 90hz refresh rate and should instantly be noticeable.
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How do you set to stay on 90hz after update... Don't see developers settings no more
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When developer options is enabled just use the search function up top. Type in 90hz and you should be able the find the setting to force 90hz.
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How do you set to stay on 90hz after update... Don't see developers settings no more
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Keep tapping build number and it will appear under system settings
I'm in the middle on this argument. I can clearly see the difference between 60 and 90 when scrolling. That being said I don't care about being able to read something while I'm scrolling... Lol
I have not really tested the difference in battery life with or without the smooth enabled but I'm not losing any sleep over no having it enabled. I guess if I had it forced for a while I'd prolly miss it more if I switched it off then.
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Still there after my January update. If not, well that's interesting. Turn on smooth display then :good:
I was on the OnePlus 7 Pro before the 4 XL so I've been using 90Hz for a while now. I mention that because I feel the difference is more and more noticeable as time goes on. The longer you use 90, the more significant the difference is from 60.
That's been my experience at least. I have 90 force enabled as well. However, I use Tasker to disable 90 once my phone hits 40%.
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Yes this is definitely an easy way to show the difference. Website scrolling is also another area I notice it most. It's as noticable as watching a sports highlight in 60 FPS in YouTube vs not.
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Also when using gestures (eg, slide to switch app)
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That's interesting, mine feels as smooth as it's ever been, not choppy at all on 60 hz. Oh well... Sorta disappointed that I didn't notice a difference lol
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Don't be lol. It's a blessing! :angel:
It's definitely noticeable in any app that supports the refresh rate and system UI. I can't go back to 60hz and same with my monitor at home it's 144hz and the difference between 60 is a day and night difference. Once you go high refresh rate you don't go back! As for battery life impact it's probably there but I don't care. With my usage and using cell data I can make it over a day without having to charge. Adaptive battery and optimizations really go a long way.
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Same way as before - tap on Build Number 7 times to enable Developer Mode. The Force 90Hz option is still there for me on the January update
If i Switch to 90hz force do you notice more battery consumption?