This year's first wave of new machines, there are two common points, one is Qualcomm's new generation Snapdragon 8 processor, and the other is the LTPO 2.0 screen.
Simple screen opening, variable refresh rate screen will also have frame rate changes.
For the Snapdragon 8, various manufacturers do everything they can, the larger size of the VC vaporizer plate to ensure heat dissipation, and the more conservative SoC performance scheduling to ensure power consumption levels.
For LTPO, this new configuration that appeared on the screen of the flagship machine last year, like a processor, various manufacturers are also like "eight immortals across the sea, each showing its own magic".
The new generation of Snapdragon 8 processors is still not so cool.
It's just the opposite, whether it is the performance of Snapdragon 8 or the actual effect of LTPO 2.0, it has not become the strongest advantage of this wave of new machines, but it has led to the complaints of many users, and the most spearhead is still pointing to LTPO 2.0.
Flipping through the forum of the first wave of new machines, the problem is still around stuttering and power consumption, and this is precisely the meaning of LTPO's existence, so after a year of optimization, it seems that 2.0 is a lonely?
"I don't want to use a high brush"
The screen is set to the standard refresh rate (60Hz), which is the setting of the Aifan Editorial Department with its colleagues in the OnePlus 10 Pro. When I was surprised to ask why, "too much electricity" was the answer he gave me.
Although until now there is no objective data to support how much power can be saved by LTPO (variable refresh rate) technology. However, from a purely theoretical point of view, LTPO technology does have the potential to save electricity.
The best example is the iPhone 13 Pro Max, and the longer-lasting endurance has become the reason why many people choose it. The introduction of LTPO technology and the addition of refresh rates in more gears do make the battery life stronger from the product point of view.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is a noticeable improvement, both in terms of screen and battery life.
Just in reverse deduction, LTPO is not the only factor, the battery life may be a larger battery, the new processor A15 brought about by the improvement.
On the Android side, from last year's Find X3 Pro to the current iQOO 9 Pro, from the first generation of LTPO technology, to the current so-called 2.0, for me, the battery life has been significantly improved, the same use of strength, there is a nearly 1 hour of battery life increment.
The same reverse deduction still can't be attributed to LTPO, but it may also be a larger battery and more stringent SoC power control.
LTPO screens became standard, as did the 2.0 version number
The original intention of LTPO technology is to reduce the refresh rate as much as possible without affecting the high screen brushing experience, thereby saving power.
Hardware technology can be popularized quickly, but eventually presented in the form of products, in fact, there are slight differences, there is a difference between buyer shows and seller shows.
The ADVERTISED LTPO 2.0 is actually more of an algorithm, and it is also the observation and thinking of different manufacturers on the process of "using mobile phones".
Watching videos requires 24Hz, reading books 1Hz, and playing games at 120Hz, these simple scenes can be said to be a very simple distinction. Last year's LTPO is basically divided according to the software scenario, in the B station is 60Hz, Alipay is also 60Hz, the information flow is 120Hz, and the static may be 10Hz, or 1Hz.
Such a simple distinction is actually contrary to the original intention of LTPO, which affects the experience of high brush screen and loses the advantage of high brush. When I swipe the B station to select videos, I also want 120Hz, and when the desktop stays still, the system should actively reduce the frequency to save power as much as possible.
B station global limit 60Hz is not OK, only when the video is opened to limit 60Hz is good.
LTPO 2.0 is actually a perfect algorithm, considering the whole disk, and reducing the "stutter" brought about by the screen frequency reduction. In this way, the so-called 2.0 should be called LTPO full version more appropriate.
2.0 Is the efficacy worrying?
From the feedback forums of various manufacturers, it seems that the problem of "Caton" has not been perfectly solved.
At the same time, after 2.0 is attributed to the algorithm, manufacturers have a more timely response, which is simply that the number and frequency of OTAs are significantly accelerated.
ColorOS, which has always been known for its stability, has also updated four versions of the firmware before and after.
In terms of iQOO 9 Pro, True Self GT2 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro, it has been on the market for more than 20 days, and more than one round of repair packages have been pushed continuously, and "optimizing the dynamic refresh strategy" is the most common phrase.
Only with the display refresh rate in the built-in "Developer Options" of each manufacturer's model to refer to it, compared with last year's LTPO technology, the variable gear increase is no longer limited to 30Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz, which also derives more gears, and the refined correspondence to different preset scenarios.
Multi-gear, variable speed, is already the consensus of LTPO 2.0.
Even, Xiaomi 12 Pro also has a similar "sliding speed" on the iPhone 13 Pro series, and similar to iOS, it also needs a software ecology to complete the speed change, and everything is only owed to the meaning of Dongfeng.
OnePlus proposed a hardware-level LTPO mechanism of "no software adaptation", removing a series of fixed scenes such as video, reading books, etc., OnePlus used a low-latency chip to track the "touch" of the finger, and when the handheld operation was detected, the screen rebounded to 120Hz high brush.
The OnePlus 10 Pro screen shifts more quickly. Image credit: OnePlus
The description of the iQOO 9 Pro on LTPO 2.0 is very "duty-telling", but also mentions "stepless speed" and the number of useless refreshes that are eliminated according to the usage state.
From the time you swipe the menu with your finger to the end, they all have several gears of shifting (120Hz-10Hz). Turn on the input method and tap, you can also see the refresh rate from 10Hz to 120Hz.
But in third-party apps, you can see a lot of clues, in Alipay, switch to the secondary page, iQOO and Xiaomi will be controlled by the software policy at 60Hz, stuttering is visible to the naked eye. OnePlus still has a 120Hz refresh rate, and I have the same performance when I switch to an account with more balance.
Only in terms of LTPO 2.0 adaptation effect, the OnePlus 10 Pro is indeed better.
When I told my colleagues using the OnePlus 10 Pro about the test results, he also reset the Smart Refresh Rate option, but he was still worried about affecting the battery life level.
For the final efficacy of LTPO 2.0, I can only say that in terms of fluency, OnePlus does the best. As for the impact on endurance, much like Schrödinger's cat, it may be difficult to draw a visual perspective that greatly increases the endurance level.
LTPO and Android bottom and manufacturers of debugging trade-offs, in fact, there are quite complex mechanisms, whether it is Zhihu or Weibo have enough professional discussion. But for consumers, those professional arguments are nothing more like the after-dinner talk of enthusiasts, and we should focus on the comprehensive experience after landing.
Software ecology, iOS has thrown off Android several positions.
After updating several firmwares one after another, the variable refresh rate algorithm of the first wave of new machines of various manufacturers has gradually taken shape, there are hardware tuning, and there are also software ecology, perhaps it is difficult to determine which way is wrong now, but with "fluency" as the standard, hardware force adaptation may have a better experience.
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