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The recently announced Snapdragon 865 is known as the first mobile phone chipset to support 2160p@120fps.

What I wonder about is that the pixel rates of mobile phone video cameras has not developed as much as in the earlier days.

  • 720p@30fps: 2009
  • 720p@60fps: 2012
  • 1080p@30fps: 2011
  • 1080p@60fps: 2013
  • 2160p@30fps: 2013
  • 1080p@120fps: 2015
  • 2160p@60fps: 2017
  • 2160p@120fps: 2020

The jump from 2160p@30fps to 60fps took four years. And we are still at 60fps in 2019.

2020 will finally bring 2160p@120fps after three more years.

I wonder why it took so long. Maybe a technical reason.

But the jump from 1080p@30fps to 60fps and 2160p 4K took only two years.

The recently announced Snapdragon 865 is known as the first mobile phone chipset to support 2160p@120fps. What I wonder about is that the pixel rates of mobile phone video cameras has not developed as much as in the earlier days. - 720p@30fps: 2009 - 720p@60fps: 2012 - 1080p@30fps: 2011 - 1080p@60fps: 2013 - 2160p@30fps: 2013 - 1080p@120fps: 2015 - 2160p@60fps: 2017 - 2160p@120fps: 2020 The jump from 2160p@30fps to 60fps took **four years**. And we are still at 60fps in 2019. 2020 will finally bring 2160p@120fps **after three more years.** I wonder why it took so long. Maybe a technical reason. But the jump from 1080p@30fps to 60fps and 2160p 4K took only **two years.** -

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I've been noticing camera phones have been getting much better in recent years.

Indeed they have, especially thanks to improved hardware.

But I wonder how come the framerates have not improved quickly since 2013 despite the chipset performances skyrocketed.

The Note 3 of 2013 brought 2160p@30fps and 1080p@60fps, which was improved for the first time on the Galaxy S9 (2160p@60fps, 1080o@120fps). 4.5 years later!

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I've seen over the years people making fun of those types that buy a new cell phone each time or asking what's even the reason to buy a new cell phone each time (get the new... "2" "3" "4" ----- "8" "9" "10"). I just want something that works to make calls and text for the most part and a cheap plan / cheaper plan. I kind of want to go down to a pay as you go plan that charges by the minute or text for the most part. Get down to $10 or $15 a month when it comes to a phone bill. I'm at $35 or so right now. I'm checked out on phones for the most part myself. I checked out on phones I want to say 5 years ago or so though.