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iPhone 16 Pro Models to Adopt 'M14' Advanced Samsung OLED Panels for Improved Brightness and Lifespan
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Okay, but what use is that if my iPhone dims completely after just 5 minutes in bright sunlight? I think it would be perfectly fine with current brightness but the phone just overheats instantly. Apple fix that first, it's almost embarassing having iPhone that is immediately hot.
I have iPhone 15 Pro Max.
I have iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Added brightness will be welcomed by me. While I still love my 13PM, more brightness when viewing outdoors on a sunny day would be welcome.
Living in Arizona, trying to use my iPhone 12 Pro outside in the summer is pointless. If you can read the display at all, the phone is overheating the second the screen goes active, throttling it to the point that it's unusable.
Just an FYI for people unfamiliar with display tech: The increase from 1000 nits to 1200 nits would NOT be equivalent to the display being 20% brighter. Display luminosity does not scale linear. In real life, an extra 200 nits would be more like a 5-7% difference which would be unnoticeable to most people.
Why do people complain about screen brightness like there isn't a brightness control? Sheesh -- too bright for you? TURN IT DOWN!
If current OLED brightness hurts your eyes, you have other issues...for me, I'd like to be able to see my screen outdoors without having to try to make out what's on the screen.
Because,,, the more you’ve got to reduce the brightness, the worse the flickering gets.
How is this an opinion? S24 Ultra came out in 2024 and they said "Pixel 8 pro had the best display in 2023". Using your same source, DXOMARK, Google Pixel 8 Pro is rank 1 in display for 2023.
I wait til the September event and see for myself. All of these speculations can be easily misleading to the public. Like they are already talking about the iOS 19, macOS 16 and so forth, and they haven't even released the upcoming iOS 18 and the rest of the upcoming OS in the fall yet.
How about buying that anti-glare glass from Corning, Tim? Wouldn't need to get so bright if you're not fighting glare.
As expected, the iPhone 16 Pro brings many more hardware changes like 14 Pro. (as I was always saying 15 Pro - refinements/stop-gap)
More energy only helps for increasing the PWM frequency (which makes the flickering less visible to the eye), but it would still be PWM. PWM is needed to maintain color accuracy, because changing the amplitude tends to change the color balance on OLED.
Haha. Okay. So Pixel 8 was good when it first came out and is now a little behind. Whatever. The original poster said it was the best and I was asking him how he came to that conclusion. I didn't know if he was going off DXOMARK or GSM Arena or just a personal preference. I also didn't read all the footnotes and parentheticals closely, obviously.
That said, Pixel hardware fascinates me. I know people love the software because it is minimalist and has a lot of good AI behind the scenes, but every year there are always several articles about major issues. I read a lot of tech sites and just don't see Apple and Samsung get as much press about hardware issues. Is it just mediocre hardware given a halo effect by superior software? Or is it the really vocal minority of Pixel users in the press writing these articles? (And if the later, are they doing harm to the brand by drawing too much attention to these issues?) Do you recommend buying a Pixel 9 series phone sight-unseen on day 1? It's been a tough couple years for Pixel in the press.
Pixel 7 owners report ‘spontaneously’ shattering camera glass
The breakages are reportedly happening despite phones not being knocked or dropped. Some owners say they’ve discovered the issue after use in cold temperatures.
www.theverge.com
A lot of you are facing network trouble on your Pixel recently, and it's disappointing
Owners of Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 series are very troubled by their phones not reliably receiving calls and texts. Here's what they say.
www.androidauthority.com
Google extends repair program for Pixel 8 phones plagued by a pink vertical line
Phones with a line running the length of the screen can be fixed under warranty.
www.theverge.com
That's an unusual screen to have that kind of issue with. Is it the LED or the miniLED version? Have you tried turning ProMotion off? It might just be the high refresh rate giving you a headache.
Change the refresh rate on your MacBook Pro or Apple Pro Display XDR - Apple Support
You can switch between refresh rates on your 16-inch MacBook Pro, 14-inch MacBook Pro, or Pro Display XDR.
Which phone do you have now? It would be worth looking into what kind of screen that has if it doesn't give you the same issues as your laptop. If you are headache prone, you generally will hate most OLED phones and even a fair number of LED ones.
This article might help:
Best phones for PWM/flicker sensitive people
Get rid of those headaches by getting the right phone.
www.androidcentral.com
Apple just needs to reproduce whatever LG does with their OLED TVs. No PWM used there. (There is one horizontal line of pixels that flashes to prevent burn-in, but that isn’t PWM.)
I wonder if Apple will use a special name for the new higher performance OLED display they’re using on the 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
HazeAndHahmahneez
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I’m sorry but this is simply unacceptable. How is this even remotely possible and if it has happened, not addressed by 2024?…
Maybe you’re holding it wrong? Jesus…
I didn't know this was a thing. Sounds like something MacRumors should investigate to see how widespread it is.
If Apple really cared about the health of its customers, it would use displays without PWM in the first place. I'd happily buy their flagship phone every two years. Well, at least I saved quite a bit of money.