If you were looking forward to the 120Hz display on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20, we have some bad news

As it turns out, the 120Hz refresh rate may be limited to the higher-end Galaxy Note 20 Plus or Ultra models, which are said to be able to dynamically adjust refresh rates on the fly based on use case and power demand, and the previously rumored LTPO display technology will also be included The smaller, less expensive Note 20, on the other hand, will not feature LTPO and will only be able to display animation at 60 Hz

This is according to well-known leaker Ice Universe on Twitter, who has a fairly solid track record regarding Samsung leaks Up until this point, it was believed that the fast refresh rate and LTPO system would be included in all upcoming Note devices It is worth noting that all three Galaxy S20 models can achieve 120 Hz, but without LTPO, they are limited to either 120 Hz at peak Full HD resolution or 60 Hz at QHD

While this may be unfortunate, it is a sensible decision given the strain a doubled refresh rate places on a phone's battery The regular 64-inch Galaxy S20, when running at 120Hz and 60Hz, had a battery that lasted no more than 15 hours in our custom battery tests

The idea is that the efficiency benefits offered by LTPO technology should mitigate this drain, meaning that the phone's refresh rate will peak only when absolutely necessary LTPO displays, as Apple is using in the Apple Watch Series 5 It is particularly ideal for wearables that are actually out in the world right now, as it is being adopted, and that need to extract more than a day's use from a very small battery

Two days before Ice Universe tweeted about the Note 20 display specs, Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants tweeted a list of mobile devices with 120Hz panels to be released in 2020 This list includes the usual Note 20Hz panel The regular Note 20 was nowhere to be found on this list, but the Plus/Ultra variant was listed alongside Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max

In addition to the refresh rate discrepancy, the two Note 20 models are expected to differ in size (64 inches for the smaller model and 69 inches for the Note 20 Plus/Ultra), camera hardware, battery size, and potentially even storage

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Given that we are still in the dark about how much Samsung is going to ask for these two phones, it seems that the price difference could be significant - there was already a $150 difference between the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus last year

The price difference between the two phones is still very small

Leaked information about the Note 20 has been coming out more and more recently, but we won't know exactly what Samsung has planned for its next phablet until August at the earliest That's when Samsung is expected to reveal these phones at an online event, the Galaxy Fold 2, a 5G version of the Galaxy Z Flip clamshell foldable, and a host of wearables and other accessories