I recently upgraded the display on my Framework 13 AMD 7840u from the matte 2256x1504 @ 60hz to the (also matte) 2880x1920 @ 120hz. I run Fedora 40 Linux on the laptop.
I was very satisfied with the picture quality of the original display but I found the fractional screen scaling (I was using 150%) to be less than ideal in Linux. Specifically, I found the cursor and OS animations (like bringing up the applications menu) to stutter and be jumpy. I also found the scaled resolution (1504x1002 ish) to be an odd resolution for games.
This new screen, wow what a difference! 120Hz feels smooth as butter. Itās not a perfect OLED experience but itās a huge upgrade from the 60Hz panel. The animations and cursor movements are super smooth now. No stuttering. No jumping.
The increased resolution allows me to put screen scaling to 200% instead of 150%. Again wow! The increased DPI is very welcomed. The scaled resolution is now 1440x960. Text is crisp and clear and smooth.
Colors and contrast are just as good as the original and overall panel brightness has increased. Not a ton, but you do notice it.
The curved top left/right corners, I donāt even notice them. In Fedora dark mode, you canāt even see them since the menu bar at the top of the screen is black. It all blends in. When I do put a non-black window to full screen, I donāt notice them unless I look. Really, my focus tends to be towards the center or bottom of the screen and not the top corners. I was worried that it would bother me, but thus far I havenāt been bothered one bit.
Not cheap, but I think it was worth the upgrade for the 120Hz and 2x (200%) resolution scaling in Linux.
100% agree. Quite happy with it.
The display itself is quite good but the scaling on Gnome was sufficient for me to switch.
TBH I was a bit scared to mess with the display connectors but it was very straightforward and worked 1st try haha
Great job, team!
I also just upgraded my Framework 13 AMD 7840u from the matte 2256x1504 @ 60hz to the matte 2880x1920 @ 120hz. I am running Fedora 40 as well. Itās a much bigger improvement then I thought it would be. Sharper, bighter, & smoother. Nice and crisp! I was also scaling at 150% on the old display, but I found 200% a bit to big on the new display so I am using 175%. Itās a nice balance with a bit more desktop and not to small. Very happy with my upgrade!
To be honest, I havenāt run the battery dead with the new display yet. But to give you an idea, I have the power setting at balanced, the display at 120hz and about 30% brightness. Iāve been doing some web browsing / email work and with 94% battery remaining, the estimated time is around 9 - 10 hours.
Itās a much better display over all. The colors are better and the refresh rate is a gamechanger. The old display had laughably bad ghosting too. The new one isnāt perfect but it is good enough.
Indeed. Here to reiterate the same. The display is an improvement over the previous version. The rounded corners seem to fade away after the first hour or so (they look fine on Fedora 40). Battery life is taking a hit but have no actual measures to say otherwise. Didnāt realise how much difference the refresh rate would have but the viewing experience is much better.
I just got mine and have been doing some playing around with Plasma and GNOME. I canāt get GNOME on any distro to enable Night Light or automatic screen brightness. Can you check if either of these functions work for you?
Assuming youāre running the standard Fedora Workstation, that is.
I saw a video from āJust Josh Techā where they compared the battery life of several Framework laptops including the Intel 155H both with the new (2880 x 1920) and original (2256 x 1504) screen. Seems like it uses more power but maybe less on more static screens.
I personally find the colors on the new 2.8k panel to be less saturated / vibrant, with the āpopā Iām used to on the good glossy screens missing. It seems to look better in the dark though. Iām still doing tests in different lighting and such, but considering staying with the old glossy screen due to better colors. Could a color profile from Framework fix this?
