hejjhajj t1_j6mafef wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:41 AM Reply to ELI5: Why is having a lower refresh rate on a display better for battery? by NotJoeMama727 Because refreshing the screen means the device has to calculate what shall be rendered and where on the screen, and then actually render it. So imagine repeating this job 100+ times every second, it will require a lot of energy compared to if it only refreshed say 30 times a second Permalink 2
hejjhajj t1_j6mafef wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why is having a lower refresh rate on a display better for battery? by NotJoeMama727
Because refreshing the screen means the device has to calculate what shall be rendered and where on the screen, and then actually render it.
So imagine repeating this job 100+ times every second, it will require a lot of energy compared to if it only refreshed say 30 times a second