Apple just needed to add a new case - then people will see the improvement
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iPhone 7's 'Best LCD Display Ever' Marks 'Major Upgrade Over iPhone 6'
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I love how Apple apologists always are careful to proclaim a "good enough" threshold in specs that includes all of Apple's products.
Obviously devices are not always held at arm's length. Higher pixel density shows more detail which can be appreciated by closer inspection. Well, unless you're an old geezer in need of reading glasses....or an Apple fanboi.
Apple's being particularly stubborn about this. A higher resolution screen will require more memory, a faster processor, a larger battery and software tweaks. They're probably waiting for the costs for such upgrades to drop a little more before pulling the trigger.
It's a good update, but I'm ready for a *great* update. Apple is already receiving criticism for the bezels, screen etc, I want them to knock everyone out of the park next year. Rumours are already flowing, I hope they come to fruition.
I personally feel that Apple was already far behind the competition when it came to their outdated LCD display tech found in the 6S and earlier, that any improvement made to iDevice screens would be a long-overdue and much welcomed and noteworthy update as in the 7. Should be interesting to see if this is simply a stepping-stone incremental update as we prepare for Apple's rumored move to AMOLED/OLED/or equivalent next year.
I see this as great news for next year (if rumors are true) and they go with OLED because Apple will demand from their suppliers this level of color accuracy in their panels - a win win for us
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If the technology is not perfected, Apple isn't utilizing it.
Apple: Stability > Consumer gratification...all day, any day.
Apple: Stability > Consumer gratification...all day, any day.
I've used a lot of devices and really don't care about the pixel race. Can I notice a difference between something like the iPhone and the Note 7? Nope. Do I care? Nope. For me personally there are many advantages of using iOS over Android. I feel sad for anyone that has to compare numbers to justify their pick of a product. Buy/use what you like and let others do the same, believe it or not .. not everyone shares the same likes and dislikes as you.
Displaymate's Dr. Soneira has been doing unbiased reviews for over a decade. More likely, the yellow iP7 screens are the result of manufacturing bugs that need to be worked out. Yet another reason to wait a few months after each iPhone release before buying.
Such a simple and easy solution. I'm astonished some people aren't able to do that and instead complain and cry day in and day out.
I think it bugs them that some people don't feel as strongly as they do.
I sure hope Apple fans aren't as bad on Samsung forums as Samsung fans are here.
I always like to be at industry standards when it comes to video calibration. My Samsung plasma is ISF calibrated and I love it. An iPhone with proper calibration is what I'm looking for so kudos to Apple for continuing the trend.
On the other hand, people have various opinions on what the ideal screen looks like. I know multiple people that enjoy watching movies at 48fps, while I can't even watch a movie at that frame rate. Does it make them wrong that they enjoy higher frames than I do? No. It's all subjective.
The same could be said for smartphone displays. One person gets their phone and says "eww this is yellow, I'm retuning it". On the other hand, a different person will see the same screen and say "wow, this screen looks perfect!".
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
DisplayMate Technologies has declared iPhone 7 has the "best LCD display" it has ever tested, calling it "truly impressive" and a "major upgrade" over the iPhone 6 based on a series of advanced viewing tests and measurements.
iPhone 7 achieved the highest color accuracy, peak brightness, and contrast rating in bright light of any smartphone display, the highest contrast ratio of any IPS LCD display, and the lowest screen reflectance of any smartphone display.
Apple's latest flagship smartphone also has image contrast and intensity described as "visually indistinguishable from perfect," and the smallest color variation when viewing the screen at an angle of any smartphone display.
Color Accuracy and Power Efficiency
iPhone 7 has two color gamuts, including a new 26% larger DCI-P3 Wide Color Gamut, as found in 4K TVs, and a traditional, smaller sRGB / Rec.709 gamut. DisplayMate said both gamuts have been implemented with absolute color accuracy that is "visually indistinguishable from perfect," which is "truly impressive" and a "major competitive advantage" over other smartphones.
DisplayMate said the iPhone 7 has "the most color accurate display" that it has ever measured, adding that the smartphone's display is "very likely considerably better than any mobile display, monitor, TV, or UHD TV" that consumers have. In technical terms, the iPhone 7 has a "Just Noticeable Color Difference" (JNCD) rating of 1.1, which is the best result of any smartphone it has ever tested.
Despite having a much wider color gamut, the iPhone 7's display is 7% more power efficient than the iPhone 6's display.Brightness
The measured peak brightness for the iPhone 7 is 602 cd/m2 (nits), the highest of any smartphone DisplayMate has ever tested.
The measurement increases up to a record 705 nits when Automatic Brightness is turned on under brightly lit conditions.Contrast Ratio
DisplayMate said the iPhone 7 has a record-breaking contrast ratio among IPS LCD smartphone displays.iPhone 7 also has the highest contrast rating (137 to 160) in high ambient light of any smartphone.
Reflectance
DisplayMate said iPhone 7 has 4.4% screen reflectance, which is a record low among smartphones it has ever tested.
However, the iPhone 7 doesn't come close to the record low 1.7% screen reflectance of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, which has a special anti-reflective coating.Viewing Angle
DisplayMate said the iPhone 7 has "excellent viewing angle performance" with no visually noticeable color shifts. The display had the smallest color variation when viewed at an angle, earning a JNCD rating of 2.1 or less.DisplayMate shared more in-depth analysis in its iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 6 display shootout.
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Can some one answer this question
Where in the world these nice looking stock wallpaper is ...lol
I could not find in my iPhone 7
It is advertise on apple site and all over the net but it is missing in stock library ....
IMO all the phones out there have good things but bad things too, all of them Apple, Samsung, at then end of the day the customer decides but either way you go you will find flaws on any of them.
Of course a battery exploding is the winner here, no doubt, still paying so much for a phone that whines is pretty annoying too..
It's a valid standard of comparison whether you like it or not. Nobody says you MUST like high DPI screens, same as nobody forces you to need SoCs with high geekbench scores or devices with large amounts of NAND. Some people don't need a fast SoC or more than 16GB NAND and that's perfectly fine. So if you're eyesight isn't good enough, or your usage pattern doesn't take advantage of it, then greater detail isn't something you need and you should be happy because devices have pretty much met your needs on that front.
For the record, according to research, most people cannot see improvements over around 500 dpi, though some do notice greater detail up to 600 dpi or so. At such high dpi the gains in detail are realized only on close inspection so for many usage scenarios they don't matter.
But you know, it's all good, because in a few years Apple's flagship phone will boast an even higher DPI, and then all the fanbois will proclaim that anything less is unusable and OMG their photos are so amazing with 500dpi they can see things they never seen before!
Read the forewords of the Display Mate's review: it is not a hand picked sample.
"And for those of you thinking of Emailing that we got hand-picked units, the iPhones were purchased retail from Verizon Wireless."
The display of my iPhone 7 is noticeably better than the display of my 6S: brighter with stunning colors.
Yes, the hot pink color she's wearing looks fabulous on the Note 7. The colors just pop!
I don't get it, is it so hard for Apple to do that? I could not believe it when I saw the iPhone 7 didn't have a basic wallpaper that it is heavily advertised with!!
My eyesight is just fine, better than 20/20. My issue you guys all take is calling everyone a "fanboy" if they disagree with your assessment that it isn't good unless it has X DPI or X CPUs or this or that. You just seem really bitter that some people prefer something you do not. Why? Is it really that big of an issue if someone does? Again, it just seems to me there are so many bitter people that just can't get over the fact that others don't find important what they find important.
The only thing I have seen the race for higher DPI improve is VR. The issue with that is most people don't care about VR at this point, who knows if they will down the road either, it may remain a niche industry. Once you pass a certain point on a smaller screen it just doesn't matter. Sure, Apple will push out a higher DPI down the road, that's how things progress. Apple doesn't seem to care to be in the technology arms race because obviously their customers for the most part don't see a benefit to it. Our phones perform just fine, look just fine and do all that we need them to do. I prefer that they wait and let things be ironed out before adopting the next thing without knowing if it will be useful or not. Perfect example is HTC with the Thunderbolt, released a front facing camera with not a single piece of software that supported its use. I, and many others do not "need" to be at the front of all things technology, there are many issues being there.
Like what you like, use what you like, calling people fanboys because they disagree with you just makes you seem bitter and small minded.