So, if Phone 7 has, say, 3% better color accuracy (the best smart phones have had fine color accuracy for quite a while) than Note 7 and Note 7 has orders of magnitude better contrast which one wins? Since the human eye won't be able to see the difference in color accuracy (besides, none of these displays are really calibrated anyways) but he difference in contrast is very noticeable I'd say OLED wins.
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So, if Phone 7 has, say, 3% better color accuracy (the best smart phones have had fine color accuracy for quite a while) than Note 7 and Note 7 has orders of magnitude better contrast which one wins? Since the human eye won't be able to see the difference in color accuracy (besides, none of these displays are really calibrated anyways) but he difference in contrast is very noticeable I'd say OLED wins.
So one thing I wonder is: what is the white point of your earlier devices you are comparing to the 7? DisplayMate notes their iPhone 6S had a white point of around 7200K, while the standard is usually 6500K (5000K for print). But since our eyes "adapt" to the white point we see in front of us, comparing the two will make DisplayMate's iPhone 7 look yellow compared to their iPhone 6S. Or the other way around: the 6S will look bluer than the iPhone 7.
The reality is, so long as we aren't bouncing around too much between different white points, we adapt just fine and see it as "white". But because of how the eye perceives white, white points around 7500K are surprisingly popular as a way to make things look brighter and "whiter" when it really is just "bluer". Another fun trick your brain plays on you. It doesn't help that backlights tend to spew more blue light, pushing the native white point up towards 7500K on LCDs before you start using color management (which is a relatively new thing for iOS devices).
But yes, if you find yourself working a lot with devices that have native white points closer to 7500K, a device with an actual color profile tuned to 6500K as the white point will look yellow until your eyes adapt to it. No real way around that.
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Eh, depends on if the contrast is natural or not too. You can have high contrast beyond what was actually recorded, and it will look "stark". One of the issues with the Note7 display is their gamma is set a bit too high, and the contrast, while smooth, is a bit too high as a result. So details are pushed into the shadows or highlights more than a properly configured display.
Right... Forgetting that contrast depends on screen reflectivity, brightness and ambient light. Kinda forgot about that hey. It is in the actual review too. That makes OLED's black point and contrast advantage useless in essentially conditions with ambient light (which is how we most use our phones).
How dare you question an internet expert!
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Define "most"
I see that you're one of those obnoxious posters. I posted this for people who are complaining of yellow screens. I didn't post it as a screen fix, but as a solution. It doesn't darken my 6S and ipad. Always eager to help, I don't see anything wrong with that and most would agree.
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The screen's not really "yellow", people can use a colorimeter if you they want to verify that.
The White Point is essentially set to Daylight (6500K) which is yellower than the usual bluish whites in most smartphone screens. You mostly notice if you have another LCD next to it; otherwise your eyes adjust and you don't notice it.
You can get the same "yellow" if you go to your TV and change the white point to 6500K.
Agree. However some prefer to have a cooler (blueish) display or whatever. Not sure about the iPhone 7, but previous models had a lot of complaints about yellowish screens. I had a iPhone 5 when it first came out and it looked like someone took a yellow highlighter to it. It was bad. Apple and I agreed that I use it for a month or so to see if it goes away as the glue dries. It never did, and it was replaced. For there to be so many different colours, I assume maybe the iphones are calibrated slightly different. You can place 5 of the same model beside each other and they may all have a different look. Anyway, everyone is different and some will like the Color and some won't. Now instead of people returning there devices because of a unacceptable screen temperature, they can use this solution to adjust as they wish. I don't have to worry for I use a Galaxy S7 with an amazing screen and Color accuracy. My wife uses an iPhone 6S. I'll be going back to using an iPhone when the 7S or 8 is released next summer. Cheers!
Umm its not a 'solution' because it doesn't fix the problem. There is no difference between 'fix' and 'solution'. If anything it is a workaround, a workaround that been posted several times already.
There is nothing broken to "fix", if its related to white point, which is almost assuredly the case.
A true "fix" would be to enable setting the white point; this may be close as it shifts white slightly (and also all other colors). That may or may not suit a person's need, they have to try it for themselves.
What if their colors change? For example, text color in the status bar for things like time and battery percentage.
OK, it's a workaround if that really makes you feel better. To me the screen issue is no longer there, problem fixed. It sad when someone agrees about proper terminology.
Ok, I'm not sure about you, but vast majority of people working in offices have their phones on their desks. When in meetings, they have their phone on the tables. etc, etc. My phone spends most of its daylight hours with the screen off but in sight. AMOLED screen allows for permanent notifications on the screen, since only the text has to be powered, not the entire screen. Note 7 does it pretty well already, and it only uses about 10% extra battery. Being able to just glance at the screen without having to pick the phone up would be worth the trade off, especially in meetings when constantly checking your phone is not good business etiquette.
Yes I remember those they were nasty. Technology should have improved since I'd assume. An iPad would take significantly more finger smearing acid tear compared with those MBPr's.
Hecker, I do live on the beach, haven't used a screen protector in my life and can't tell I have issues with scratches.
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Euh.... I was just checking if everybody was paying attention!
You mean you can't wait until you have to wait for your iPhone 8 order to arrive at your home.
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That would be okay with me, but I'm not sure if Apple will be ready next year to mass produce mLED displays for the iPhone 8.
Hope you can see it with your display. It's called OLED burn in.
I hope you're kidding. Because lcd has burn in issue too. In fact every screen has that.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6595680?start=0&tstart=0
Hope you can see it with your display. It's called OLED burn in.
Yes what a "huge problem" until Apple goes AMOLED then you'll never hear about it again. Like every other technology sucks until Apple does it then it's wonderful! Just you watch!
Firstly I didn't miss anything.
Secondly displaymate and other 'none Apple fan sites' highlight how they still regard the Note 7 as having the best overall screen ever.
Perhaps you should go and read all of the reviews because as far as Displaymates concerned having the best colour gamut does not make the best smart phone display ever.
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Totally agree.
It's been an issue for a long time... and the new PWM management (geared and engineered to satisfy VR applications) is no better...
See this in XDA forum. Proof is in the pics that the members took of note4 screens using high shutter DSLR. Look at page 6,7 for the pics and info on the new PWM protocol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/screen-flicker-pwm-t2905778/page1
And Samsung wants us to put this 2" away from my face for VR? No thanks.
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This
And for you guys who are interested, (posted previously) regarding Amoled and The SUBPIXEL arrangement...
I took the time to take some pics of a new s7 and note7 when I was at Costco and here they are, labeled.
I call the issue "pixel hang"... The printing industry will call it "miss-registration".
Pls look at them with an open mind. And let me know if you can see/understand what I'm referring to.
The Google search bar I always refer to:
Look at the pixel hang/miss-registration
Pictures taken with my iPhone with a macro lens...
Do you see the pixel hang/ miss-registration?
This pixel hang is apparent on ALL hard edges, on ALL displays using the "sub-pixel". Pentile or Diamond pattern amoleds BOTH have it because of the SUBPIXEL.
Below is an example of "colour registration" they in talking about.
Then, here's the iPhone's regular Rgb IPS lcd close-up... Notice NO pixel hang/miss-registration.
Because the ips lcd displays DONT use the SUBPIXEL arrangement, there's NO pixel hang... Here's the same pic zoomed in: absolutely sharp, great looking edges.
Next photo is of the LG G4's IPS display.
As you can see in the Amoled screen close ups, the pixel hang is very apparent.
Without the macro lens, you can still see it. I can see it, can you? You have an S6 - look at the hard edges, and you will see what Samsung has been feeding people.
Now pls keep in mind, I know that Amoled screens have advantages like HDR capability because of its high contrast/Colour gamut, infinite blacks, etc
But this is a disadvantage I cannot overlook. I've always noticed it since the Gs3 and Gs5,6,7 have gotten better because of the higher res... But still noticeable.
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I hope that when the Amoled screen is implemented into the iPhone, they find a way to NOT use a SUBPIXEL design.
Anyways,
Displaymate does have good reviews, measurements, and factual figures- yes, BUT This is an important issue (plus screen flicker) that Displaymate has forgotten to note in their reviews, therefore, their conclusion may not be accurate.
Possibly night shift turned on? Once in a while it gets stuck. Maybe try turning it off completely