When you scroll through text, open and close apps, or use a feature like Pages’ Presenter Mode, the iPad Air’s screen introduces blur, flicker, and jitter. What does 60Hz look like in comparison? Blurry. Kindle magazine app on the iPad Air 5 Andy Boxall/Digital Trends It didn’t take a while or require me to use certain apps, it was from the very second I started setting the tablet up. I have used an 11-inch iPad Pro (2020) practically every day since it was released and noticed the iPad Air 5’s standard 60Hz refresh rate immediately. High refresh rate screens are a feature that can be passed off as something you never really notice, but I can assure you of two things: First, compare a recent iPad Pro directly with the iPad Air 5 and you can see the differences, and second, once you’ve lived with a high refresh rate screen it’s impossible to go back to a lower refresh rate screen. The only tablets with the ProMotion 120Hz screen in Apple’s range are the two iPad Pro models. It’s not that surprising the cheapest iPad 10.2-inch tablet doesn’t have the feature, but you may expect the most recent iPad Air (5th generation) to use a ProMotion 120Hz screen, especially since it starts at $599. However, this isn’t the case with Apple’s current iPad range. Unless you buy a cheap smartphone today, it’s actually quite hard to find a phone without a high refresh rate screen. Adaptive screen refresh rates have been extensively used as a feature on smartphones from other manufacturers for a while, and if you’re using a high mid-range or flagship phone from the last few years there’s a good chance you’re staring at a 90Hz or 120Hz refresh rate screen already. It dynamically adjusts the screen refresh rate up to 120Hz and down as low as 24Hz on an iPad and 10Hz on the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, resulting in less flicker and smoother animations and scrolling when using the device, along with some power efficiency benefits too. It’s Apple’s name for an adaptive screen refresh rate, and the feature is found on some iPad tablets, the iPhone 13 Pro, and the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Fitbit Versa 3īefore we get into why it makes the iPad Pro superior, let’s talk about what the ProMotion 120Hz feature is.
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