Apple Vision Pro Refresh Rate To Be Below The ProMotion Range, But It Can Increase When Watching Movies


The Apple Vision Pro is still six months away, meaning that there could be slight changes done to the hardware. This would be one reason why the company did not dive extensively into the AR headset’s specifications, so it would be easy for readers to ignore the refresh rate of the device. However, during one presentation, there was a small but important tidbit that some of you may have ignored, but it highlights the refresh rate of the product, and before you ask, no, the displays do not support ProMotion technology, which operates at 120Hz.
Apple Vision Pro’s refresh rate can go up to 96Hz, but that is only when playing movies
While we know that the Apple Vision Pro features two 4K microLED panels, each sporting a resolution of 23 million pixels, the marketing material has left out the term ProMotion. Thankfully, 9to5Mac  noticed that in the ‘Optimize app power and performance for spatial reality’  session, the display rate is ‘usually 90 frames per second.’ This little bit of information suggests that the Apple Vision Pro’s refresh rate is 90Hz. However, there is an extra bit of detail that you will enjoy reading about.
When viewing movies or motion-based content at 24FPS, the refresh rate will increase to 96Hz. Even though it is not much, the extra speed would reduce the ‘stuttery’ effects of watching movies at 24FPS that would otherwise be experienced if both displays were operating at 90Hz. 9to5Mac also cleverly notes that 24FPS does divide equally into 90Hz, but it does with 96Hz, which is why Apple may have slightly increased that refresh rate.
As for why the refresh rate does not match the company’s other products that rely on ProMotion technology, it could be to keep the battery life as optimized as possible, even though that runtime is not nearly as long as one would hope, thanks to the measly 6,500mAh battery . Secondly, increasing the maximum supported refresh rate may cause motion sickness, although there are other headsets that support a refresh rate of 144Hz.
However, those devices do not provide the same resolution or employ the same display technology, so that is also something to keep in mind. We will see if, six months from now, the Apple Vision Pro supports the same specifications, and as always, we will update our readers accordingly.
Written by Omar Sohail

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