The micro-stutters when scrolling through a heavy webpage or switching from a game to the camera app would vanish. The phone would not feel faster in benchmarks, but more predictable —a psychological boost that correlates strongly with user satisfaction.
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Titles like Genshin Impact or Call of Duty: Mobile would no longer drop to 30 FPS after five minutes. Instead, the device would sustain a variable 48-55 FPS, trading raw framerate for frame-time consistency—a trade-off that competitive players actually prefer. The micro-stutters when scrolling through a heavy webpage