Future Xiaomi smartphones could feature 120Hz refresh rate display, 50x zoom

Chinese-device maker Xiaomi could soon launch a smartphone with a 120Hz refresh rate display. According to a new report, the MiUi 11 beta includes a refresh rate toggle in the display settings. The beta update also hints a future Xiaomi smartphone with improved telephoto capabilities.

Screenshots uploaded in an XDA Developers report show a refresh rate toggle in the display settings of MiUi 11 beta. There are two options available in the settings, 60Hz and 120Hz. The presence of this option clearly hints a future Xiaomi smartphone to feature a high refresh rate display.

Currently, only two mainstream smartphones, ROG Phone 2 (Review) and Razer Phone, feature a 120Hz refresh rate display. The OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro (Review), Nubia Red Magic 3 and some other smartphones feature a 90Hz refresh rate screen. The upcoming Google Pixel 4 is strongly rumoured to feature a 90Hz refresh rate screen.

In addition to the high refresh rate screen, the beta update also reveals improvement in the telephoto lens support. The camera app menu includes support for a new telephoto sensor with up to 5x optical zoom. There is also an ultra-telephoto mode that can shoot up to 50x digital zoom.

The Huawei P30 Pro and Reno 10x Zoom (Review) support 50x digital zoom with their periscope setup that supports up to 10x hybrid zoom. It would be interesting to see if Xiaomi uses a similar periscope setup for lossless zoom.