The next Google smartphone, the Pixel 10, could include a quality of life screen upgrade which wins beyond the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Asked about the low PWM gradation rate on his pixel phones (which can cause headache), a google spokesman told Android Central that “his teams were aware and investigating this. You can expect updates later this year. ”
Although less than a complete confirmation, it seems to suggest that Google will improve the PWM gradation rate for the Google Pixel 10, because such a functionality cannot be added to the existing Pixel 9 series via a simple software update.
What is PWM Dimming?
The gradation of the modulation of pulse waves, or PWM gradation, is a screen technology that effectively turns on a screen on and deactivated at a higher or lower frequency to simulate the brightness.
This sparkling effect is largely imperceptible for the human eye to normal brightness, but as a brightness of a smartphone screen, it can become less lighting, the flicker can become apparent, and even quite tedious for certain people, as well as potentially affecting the quality of sleep.
Telephones with a higher PWM gradation rate continue to cool off at higher rates, reducing the vacillating effect in dark conditions, and therefore potentially less eyes.
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What phones have the best PWM rates?
These phones include the OnePlus 13, The Honor Magic 7 Pro and the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Notable phones that include lower PWM gradation rates include the iPhone 16 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, both with 480 Hz.
Meanwhile, the Google Pixel 9 Pro offers part of the lowest PWM gradation frequency of the company. We are talking about only 240 Hz.
None of these traditional flagship phones can compared to the 4320Hz of the Honor Magic 7, the 2160 Hz of OnePlus 13, or the PWM gradation rates of Xiaomi 15 Ultra. The three also use the safer CC gradation technique for higher brightness settings.
It remains to be seen if the Pixel 10 takes away from this low -end crowd. He could in theory correspond to the exit to 480 Hz of the iPhone 16 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, and still rightly claims to be considerably improved in this department.
As the source report indicates, Google could also implement a new mode of accessibility for those who are sensitive to the flicker, just like Motorola. The last option is that he simply growls this PWM Dimming dial.
