This effect (assuming I’m interpreting the description correctly) is caused by PWM dimming, which means that the panel flickers on and off to control screen brightness. A “feature” of current small-scale OLED panels (current OLED TVs don’t do this).
While this type of flicker can actually be used to reduce motion blur (plasma TVs with 60fps video, for example), the PWM frequency used on OLED panels does not match the frame rate and results in a sort of stutter/jitter effect in motion.
It is definitely a bad choice for a phone, tablet, or any device not primarily used for video viewing. A few try to point out the drawbacks now and then, but most people are so enthralled with the “OMG SHINY” effect of the saturation and black levels that they just don’t care.
This is coming from someone who’s still holding on to a plasma TV, and would never consider an LCD TV: LCD is better for phones and other productivity devices.
While this type of flicker can actually be used to reduce motion blur (plasma TVs with 60fps video, for example), the PWM frequency used on OLED panels does not match the frame rate and results in a sort of stutter/jitter effect in motion.
It is definitely a bad choice for a phone, tablet, or any device not primarily used for video viewing. A few try to point out the drawbacks now and then, but most people are so enthralled with the “OMG SHINY” effect of the saturation and black levels that they just don’t care.
This is coming from someone who’s still holding on to a plasma TV, and would never consider an LCD TV: LCD is better for phones and other productivity devices.