• 1984@lemmy.today
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    PWM at 120hz.

    The frequency of 120 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use.

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      The OLED panel uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to control its brightness. This means that it flickers at a low frequency of 120 Hz across all the brightness levels we measured, which may be problematic for sensitive users.

      This means?!

      However, the display also works using high-frequency PWM dimming to compensate for the negative effects of PWM flickering. We measured a PWM dimming frequency of 3,846 Hz. How high it should nominally be is not stated in the phone’s datasheet.

      Which is it?

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        I don’t know either and it’s annoying how they can sell mobile phones that may be harmful to our eyes. It’s not only xiaomi either, it’s almost all manufacturers.

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          I have seen this inconsistency with notebookcheck. They list phones as having low PWM frequency when the manufacturer lists a much higher frequency.

          But, yes there are many manufacturers who sell low PWM displays.