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Samsung Galaxy Note 20’s chipset might not be that bad after all

With the Galaxy Note 20 launch just a week away, all eyes will be on what upgrades Samsung brings to the table. While the chipset might remain unchanged, there might be a silver lining. While Samsung flagship like the Note series and the S series are powered by Snapdragon chipsets in the US and European markets, they come with Exynos chipset in Asian markets such as India. It often tends to lose out on the performance front against Qualcomm Snapdragon counterparts. However, a new leak suggests some good news in this regard. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 release date, price, news and leaks Upcoming smartphones in India: Specs, launch date, price (Image credit: Samsung/WinFuture) According to a tweet by Anthony, a Youtuber, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will continue to be powered by the Exynos 990 chipset, but with major improvements in terms of the performance and efficiency. These optimizations should bring it closer to the Snapdragon 865 series. He even suggested that it is almost li...

Huawei P40 Pro doesn't have 120Hz refresh rate for these dubious reasons

Huawei P40 Pro doesn't have 120Hz refresh rate for these dubious reasons

While many top-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S20 and Oppo Find X2 have 120Hz refresh rates on their screens, when the Huawei P40 Pro launched it was revealed that the phones would only have a 90Hz refresh rate. Now we know why that is.

During the Huawei P40 China launch on April 8, company CEO Yu Chengdong discussed criticisms of the phone's refresh rate, as reported by IThome. Chengdong gave a few reasons that the company was happy with 90Hz, but we're not sure how many prospective customers would agree.

Firstly, Chengdong specified that the Huawei P40 Pro and P40 Pro Plus could actually have a 120Hz screen, but the company decided against it for battery optimization "and other aspects". It's not clear though why the company didn't offer the option of 120Hz or a lower refresh rate, as other phones do, so users could choose their own balance of battery and refresh rate.

The "other aspects" of Chengdong's explanation is a little curious too, as it's never mentioned what these aspects are. This makes it a little hard to understand Huawei's thought process in putting out premium phones without a big premium feature.

Finally, Chengdong assured fans that the 90Hz of the Huawei P40 Pro is certainly very smooth, although it's uncertain if he's trying to suggest it's smoother than other phones with 90Hz displays (which, of course, it can't be, as it's literally exactly as smooth), or if he's stating that he feels 90Hz is smooth enough for a smartphone.

Of course, if you don't care about the refresh rate on your phone, you won't mind the Huawei P40 Pro and Pro Plus being 90Hz - not everyone needs, wants or even notices a screen that updates 90, or 120, times per second, over the 'standard' 60.

But if screen refresh times are important to you, you might not find the explanation of the Huawei P40's 90Hz refresh rate very convincing.

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