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I've noticed in pictures (so it's no guarantee that it'll be like this in person) that the black background is much deeper so that it matches the black glass. This makes it look like icons are floating on black glass, with no background.

I thought that the higher the contrast ratio, the blacker it would be. When I turn on my ipod, I just want the apple logo to show, not the whole screen to light up, its a waste of energy. I think the OLED screens from sony have like 1 million:1 contrast so they must look nice.
 
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