The issue of refresh rates on mobiles from different manufacturers is giving a lot to talk about … but more work is still being given to the guys at XDA. A few weeks ago it was revealed that the Galaxy S20 has an unofficial 96 Hz refresh rate option that Samsung “hid” but that the professionals at XDA Developers took advantage of to offer better battery consumption than with 120 Hz.
Now something similar happens with the POCO X3 , but the opposite. That is, what this new setting discovered by means allows you to keep the device locked at 120Hz , thus avoiding the Dynamic Refresh Rate function that intelligently adjusts the refresh rate of the screen as a way to optimize battery use. .
This is what makes that even when the user sets the refresh rate to 120Hz at full speed, the function continues to ignore the user’s commands and the refresh rate is reduced according to different usage scenarios.
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Although it is aimed at saving battery life, the worst thing about this technology is that the transition between refresh rates is too noticeable. When the refresh rate drops to 60Hz during video streaming and goes up to 120Hz during gameplay, the change is too sharp and quite noticeable.
XDA Discovery allows users to disable the dynamic refresh rate, thus unlocking the smooth 120Hz refresh rate in all applications, even if this directly affects the phone’s battery life.
Unfortunately, getting it is not something easy and you should consider if you are interested in unlocking the phone’s bootloader and root the phone with Magisk v21.0. to achieve this, something that cancels the warranty that the mobile has.
Worth?
By disabling this feature you will experience an equally smooth feature on video as during your gaming sessions or while browsing social networks. For some this will be of great comfort but, for others, it may be absurd to work with a refresh rate of 120 Hz when they are viewing photos from the gallery or little more, since it will imply that the Poco X3’s battery of more than 5000 mAh discharges significantly faster than with the Dynamic Refresh Rate function activated.
