All Thanks to OnePlus, for starting the trend of higher refresh rate displays with OnePlus 7 Pro, and multiple brands started following. With the introduction of the 90hz Panel, users were concerned about the feature? Is it a gimmick? How does it affect our battery life? And a lot more, we will try to answer these questions while also suggesting the Best Smartphones You Can Buy with a 90Hz Refresh Rate currently in India.
What is 90Hz Refresh Rate? Is it a Gimmick?
Starting with actually what is the refresh rate, Refresh Rate is basically the count of how many times your screen refreshes to load content in a single second, most of our screens which we are used to seeing refreshes at 60 times in a second and are known as 60Hz Panels. A panel with a higher refresh rate display largely enhances one’s smartphone experience whether it be scrolling through the app drawer, your twitter or social media feed or webpages, the experience becomes much smoother. If you spend a lot of time looking at your phone screen that you will definitely appreciate the higher refresh rate displays. Also if you are concerned about, Will it affects my battery life?, Yes it would, but not large, it will eat up a little of your charge about 10-15% extra other than regular usage.
Best Smartphones with a 90Hz Refresh Rate Display
OnePlus 7T Pro:
What a better way to start with the smartphone brand which introduced this crazy trend, The OnePlus 7T Pro is the latest offering from OnePlus to sport the crazy 90Hz Refresh Rate panels on their smartphone. Starting in detail, the OnePlus 7T Pro sports a 6.67-inches QHD+ AMOLED Display with a 90Hz Refresh Rate, and its obvious that one just won’t buy a whole smartphone for just a 90Hz Panel, so here are the other specifications. The OnePlus 7T Pro under the hood packs in a Snapdragon 855+ Chipset with UFS 3.0 Storage. The phone runs on OxygenOS based on Android 10 Out of the box. When it comes to the cameras, as the OnePlus 7T Pro sports the 48-megapixel Primary + an 8-megapixel 3x Telephoto Lens + a 16-megapixel ultrawide angled lens on the rear. On the front, the OnePlus 7T has a 16-megapixel front-facing shooter housed in a Pop-Up mechanism. When it comes to battery capacity, the OnePlus 7T Pro has a 4,085mAh battery capacity onboard. The OnePlus 7T is high on specifications and undoubtedly one of the best smartphones one can buy right now with a 90Hz Refresh Rate panel.
Also Read: OnePlus 7T Pro Review
OnePlus 7T:
Yet another smartphone in the OnePlus 7 Series, the as its elder brother sports the 90Hz Refresh Rate panel on the front. On to the specifications, the OnePlus 7T has a 6.55-inches FHD+ AMOLED Display with a 90Hz Refresh Rate, and it’s obvious that one just won’t buy a whole smartphone for just a 90Hz Panel, so here are the other specifications. The OnePlus 7T Pro under the hood runs on the flagship chipset from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 855+ Chipset with UFS 3.0 Storage. The phone runs on OxygenOS based on Android 10 Out of the box. Where the cameras are concerned, the OnePlus 7T sports a 48-megapixel + a 12-megapixel 2x Optical Telephoto Lens + a 16-megapixel ultra-wide on the rear. On the front, it houses a 16-megapixel selfie camera in the notch. On to the battery, The 7T has a 3,800mAh battery capacity on board, and definitely one smartphone that everyone could buy being affordable.
Also read: OnePlus 7T Review
Realme X50 Pro 5G:
Announced recently and in a hurry to get the title of India’s first 5G Smartphone, the Realme X50 Pro also sports a superb 90Hz Panel on the front. With a 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED Display and a 90Hz Refresh Rate, the Realme X50 Pro 5G makes it to our list. One of the major selling points of the smartphone being its chipset, the all-new Snapdragon 865 and the storage type of UFS 3.0. The phone runs on Realme UI 1.0 based on Android 10 out of the box. When it comes to the camera’s the Realme X50 Pro shines here as well, with a primary 64-megapixel + a 12-megapixel 2x telephoto + an 8-megapixel ultrawide and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, the cameras really outrage themselves. On the front, the X50 Pro has a dual punch hole housing the primary 32-megapixel sensor, and an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens. The battery capacity is 4,200mAh and all the specifications speak for themselves. Overall one of the best smartphones you can buy right now.
Also read: Realme X50 Pro 5G Review
Realme X2 Pro:
Realme’s first Flagship smartphone, the Realme X2 Pro has a 90Hz panel that interests many people, the Realme X2 Pro sports a 6.5-inches FHD+ 90hz AMOLED Display, has the previous years high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ Chipset and UFS 3.0 Storage. The phone currently runs on RealmeUI based on Android 10. Similar to the X50 Pro, the X2 Pro has a 64-megapixel quad-camera setup comprising of a primary 64-megapixel sensor + a 13-megapixel 2x Telephoto, an 8-megapixel and a 2-megapixel depth sensor on the rear. On the front, the X2 Pro houses a 16-megapixel sensor for selfies. The phone embraces the giant 4,000mAh with 50W fast charging. These specifications make this smartphone another great value for money flagship.
Also Read: Realme X2 Pro Review
Realme 6 Pro:
To a smartphone launched recently, the Realme 6 Pro also has a 90Hz panel on board. Whereas if the specifications are concerned, the Realme 6 Pro sports a 6.6-inch FHD+ 90Hz IPS LCD Display and a capable quad-camera setup comprising of a primary 64-megapixel sensor, a secondary 12-megapixel 2x Telephoto, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front, the Realme 6 Pro sports a 16-megapixel primary sensor coupled with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. Under the hood, the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 720G Chipset and comes with a 4,300mAh battery onboard. Overall, with the 90hz panel, the Realme 6 Pro makes up for a good value for money.
These were a few smartphones we felt, quite good when it comes to 90Hz Refresh Rate panels, Are you guys planning to buy one?
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OnePlus 8
The OnePlus 8 with an astounding 90Hz punch-hole display had taken the market by storm at the time of its launch.It has a gorgeous design and a good display with a 6.55” fluid AMOLED screen enabling Full HD+ experience under 2400 x 1080 screen resolution within a 20:9 aspect ratio. It also has an in-display fingerprint sensor and aims at providing world class experience with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, 8 GB RAM, Dark Mode 2.0 and a 4300mAh monster battery. It provides wireless audio support but doesn’t come with a headphone jack. The device even offers 5G connectivity. The phone has triple camera setup with a 48 MP primary camera, 16 MP selfie camera, 16 MP ultra wide camera and a 2 MP macro camera that works well with a fixed focus and an image resolution of 8000 x 6000 Pixels. Considering all this, it is amongst the best smartphones with a 90HZ refresh rate available in the market.
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