News iOS 18 reportedly limiting iPhone display refresh rate to 80Hz — here’s the proof

It’s a shame to see Tom’s Guide pick up this completely misleading story.

It’s an LTPO display with a variable refresh rate. They demoed this exact functionality when they first added ProMotion, down to showing the framerate change. Even the video in that article shows that the phone hits 120hz, it just lowers the framerate dynamically as the animations demand to keep the image smooth while persevering battery life. There are tons of replies to that tweet showing this, as well as debunking the notion that Apple lies about it during a screen recording. Even many Android phones do this. There’s so perceptible difference in not, aside from tanking battery life.

I expected far better from this site.
 
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