if possible, trust your own eyeballs... when new phones come out, I always order it and judge for myself. if they are not to my liking, I just return them.
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if possible, trust your own eyeballs... when new phones come out, I always order it and judge for myself. if they are not to my liking, I just return them.
Yep! I just added a mention of this to the story for anyone who is curious.
You're right. That's my mistake. I glossed over the Compare page too quickly. Fixed that!
Why has MacRumors never reported on PWM usage on iPhone OLED displays?
If you search your forums, you will see literally thousands of posts about the topic. I am a big fan of MacRumors, but this seems like an excellent topic for a true journalist to explore that has been ignored since iPhone X was released.
The original thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/eye-strain-while-using-iphone-x.2085427/
Recent: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-13-pro-screen-pwm-flicker-at-all-brightness.2312862
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And you sound like a troll. Three posts yet you’ve added absolutely nothing to the thread.
Looks like True Tone might be affecting the comparison (in your photo the 13 looks slightly red-er while the 11 looks slightly blue-er)? I noticed my 12 Pro Max and 13 Pro Max True Tone display settings don't match between phones (I actually prefer the 12's very slightly yellow-er True Tone adjustment).
At max brightness there is a slightly noticeable difference between the 12 and 13. The 120Hz Promotion display is a huge difference for me though and worth the upgrade (YMMV).
The new display is garbage, compared my 13 pro max to a 11 and 12 pro max, both were brighter than my 13 pro max, will post pictures later.
So Samsung builds the Motorcycle and Apple paints it and that equals Apple creating the Motorcycle
True tone is off on both phones. Always off. I don't like what it does.
I double-checked the setting after transferring my iPhone 11 contents to the iPhone 13.
Sort of looks like the pics I posted earlier. iPhone 13 Pro Max is dingier whereas the iPhone 11 (or 12, can't tell because you didn't notate what was what) is whiter.
exact same issue, both the iPhone 11 and 12 pro max have better panels than my 13 pro max.
Correct. Saying that these are Samsung screens is like saying the A15 is a TSMC chip.
I don't know much about display tech or electrical engineering so pardon my ignorance here . . . can you explain why PWM is bad? I've never heard of PWM until like a week ago. Why is this a major issue? What solution would you suggest as an alternative?
PWM, in this case, controls the backlight for all iPhones with OLED displays. The light goes on and off very fast. The slower it goes on and off, the dimmer the brightness looks. This creates a flickering that you normally cannot notice, but your eyes and brain can. It gives many people headaches, eye strain, nausea. It's bad for your health. It is a less expensive way to control brightness of a display. It has benefits like extended battery life, which is probably why Apple compromises.
Many people do not understand it, but they have no qualms about knocking the people who do understand it down. I am just trying to shed light on the situation. (No pun intended.)
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