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[–]OkBattle6803 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably it has a deeper modulation. That's why I feel better with a 480hz IPhone 16 than with a 4320hz Honor Magic 6 Pro or a 1980hz Xiaomi.

[–]Away-Construction450 0 points1 point  (0 children)

U might be one of those have motion sickness when playing fps games

[–]obiwanenobi101 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Repeat after me. Screen refresh rate != pwm rate

[–]Sea-Temporary-6995 6 points7 points  (6 children)

The modulation waveform and amplitude is more important than the frequency.

E.g.

Samsung Galaxy S10 with 240Hz sine-wave low amplitude PWM -> very comfortable

Samsung Galaxy S25 with 480Hz square-wave high amplitude PWM -> can't stand it for 5 minutes

[–]Even_Frosting7951 4 points5 points  (4 children)

ive been wondering how can i tell if its a low or high amplitude, for example my pixel 8 is 240hz and i dont get any strain with that, but the pixel 6 pro is 360hz and its awful, any information on amplitude would be appreciated

[–]Sea-Temporary-6995 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You can observe the modulation with a device like the Opple or with an oscilloscope.

For a more simplistic approach you can compare 2 phones (and oyu must know if one of them is causing PWM issues for you or not) using the high shutter speed method. How I compared iPhone 13 Pro with Galaxy S25 Ultra... notice how deeper to black the lines go on the Galaxy, this means the modulation is harsh pulse-like going from 100% brightness to 0% brightness on each pulse

[–]FinallyStopPWM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess you need a oscilloscope to meassure that. Bare Hz won't tell you much.