At this point, we’re running out of details to spoil the new OnePlus 9 series, but the OnePlus itself has a long history of promoting its technology before the full phone is revealed. So it is today with a new post on the forum: this explaining some of the new features that will be displayed on the screen of the OnePlus 9 Pro. In particular, it is boasting power management with refresh rate and improved touch systems.
First, OnePlus is bragging that its low temperature polycrystalline oxide rear panel on the screen can dynamically adjust the refresh rate, between 1 Hz and 120 Hz. There is some very profound material science going on here, but the essence is that new screen technology will automatically adjust the OLED refresh rate as needed based on what is being displayed.
Therefore, if you are scrolling through a list or playing an action game, you will get full speed, but if you are only displaying a still image, your screen can be refreshed only once per second. OnePlus says that this allows the 9 Pro’s screen to consume “up to 50% less energy”, while corresponding to the update performance of last year’s model. Adaptive refresh rates are not a new technology, but OnePlus says it is the first to achieve this with such a wide range from 1 Hz to 120 Hz on a phone.
OnePlus says the 9 Pro also improves your touch response. Hyper Touch, as the company calls it, synchronizes the touch input of the phone’s screen and processor at up to six times the speed of conventional systems. OnePlus is claiming a reduction in latency for touch inputs of up to 30 milliseconds – a crucial advantage in multiplayer games.
We’ll have to wait to get our hands on the OnePlus 9 Pro (and hopefully on some cheaper models that include at least some of these tools) to see how much difference they really make. The phone has already leaked extensively, but the official announcement is scheduled for March 23, next Tuesday.
