Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

iPhone X screen quality?

Simacca

Simacca

macrumors 65816
Original poster
Jul 31, 2008
1,438
772
UK, South East.
Just wondering if the screen is pentile, and if so, will you be able to see the individual pixels? The Quad HD oled screens are usually pentile, but you can’t really see the pixels because it’s such a hi res. I would be disappointed if the screen wasn’t as sharp as the plus models, even if the colours/contrast is better.

Not long to find out I suppose.
 
Huawei mate 10 has a LCD IPS display that uses pentile and subpixel technology as well and you can't see any pixels at all. Subpixel arrangements on OLED has completely changed what pentile displays use to be in the past especially with higher ppi's (Thank Samsung and their reseach/development team). If even IPS LCD displays are now using pentile with subpixel arrangements, it's clearly nothing to worry about in this present day.

Most mobile displays will all be using some form of pentile and subpixel technology soon since its able to replicate higher resolutions without even being truly at that resolution.

https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_10-review-1675p3.php
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Simacca
cannono said:
Allegedly, iPhone X is not quite as sharp as Plus screens due to the subpixel res being technically lower, but has much better brightness and color
Click to expand...

IPhone X has a lower than 500 ppi and may not be using Samsungs best display technology based on the perceived brightness and resolution from the looks of it but no one can doubt that the iphone display isnt beautiful because even I admit its a nice display just not the greatest.
 
  • Like
Reactions: woodekm, AdonisSMU and Simacca
Simacca said:
Just wondering if the screen is pentile, and if so, will you be able to see the individual pixels? The Quad HD oled screens are usually pentile, but you can’t really see the pixels because it’s such a hi res. I would be disappointed if the screen wasn’t as sharp as the plus models, even if the colours/contrast is better.

Not long to find out I suppose.
Click to expand...
Should be the same/similar screen tech as the S8, and I can't see any subpixels on that.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Simacca
Simacca said:
At my normal viewing distance I could. Nowadays I most probably couldn’t with my ageing eyes.
Click to expand...

At that time period, alot of web page pictures were pixelated so that could have been one factor but internet pictures have got so much better since then. Also, if the wallpaper resolution wasnt at the highest screen resolution, there was a chance for seeing pixelation as well. This occurred on IPS LCD displays too at that time.
 
Simacca said:
At my normal viewing distance I could. Nowadays I most probably couldn’t with my ageing eyes.
Click to expand...
I recall being able to see pixels (only just), when doing some display calibration apps on those phones back in the day. In the same regard, I can’t see anything like that on my Pixel 2 (non XL). This generation of AMOLED incorporates a more mature product from samsung’s display division. I would imagine that the X, which has a higher PPI will be even better.

Looking forward to comparing the two.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Vampire14, bchreng and Simacca
DaveOP said:
Should be the same/similar screen tech as the S8, and I can't see any subpixels on that.
Click to expand...

It'll probably be slightly worse than the S8 since Samsung Display doesn't sell their best OLED screens to anyone other than Samsung Mobile.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ABC5S
lazard said:
It'll probably be slightly worse than the S8 since Samsung Display doesn't sell their best OLED screens to anyone other than Samsung Mobile.
Click to expand...
Do you have a source for this? I bet Apple pays them more than Samsung Mobile does, and specified a lot of aspects of this display.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jax44
lazard said:
It'll probably be slightly worse than the S8 since Samsung Display doesn't sell their best OLED screens to anyone other than Samsung Mobile.
Click to expand...

Yeah I heard that too. I’ll be comparing it with my 8 plus on Friday. I expect it to be a more vibrant display, but don’t think it will be sharper.
 
lazard said:
It'll probably be slightly worse than the S8 since Samsung Display doesn't sell their best OLED screens to anyone other than Samsung Mobile.
Click to expand...

What!? Samsung doesn’t sell their best displays to Apple!? How dare they. Lol

Actually tho if you think about it, they should show off there best in any phone even if not there’s.
 
cannono said:
Allegedly, iPhone X is not quite as sharp as Plus screens due to the subpixel res being technically lower, but has much better brightness and color
Click to expand...

iPhone x has the same brightness as previous iPhones (625 cd/m2).
 
DaveOP said:
Do you have a source for this? I bet Apple pays them more than Samsung Mobile does, and specified a lot of aspects of this display.
Click to expand...
The display is also half as bright as the S8. I’ll compare the two as long as no one buys my S8 first.
 
I expected the screen to be more vibrant as its an oled. In the images it looks washed out.
 
lazard said:
It'll probably be slightly worse than the S8 since Samsung Display doesn't sell their best OLED screens to anyone other than Samsung Mobile.
Click to expand...

DaveOP said:
Do you have a source for this? I bet Apple pays them more than Samsung Mobile does, and specified a lot of aspects of this display.
Click to expand...

Only real way to compare is to look at specifications posted by the manufacturers. The resolution and PPI of the X is lower than that of the S8. While people won’t likely be able to see pixels on either model, the different resolution may impact some applications and such. Also, as some have reported, the Galaxy screens are listed as being brighter.

I think there is more into the image quality than just PPI though. I would argue their patented pixel layout has more to do with image quality, than the additional 112PPI in the S8. Honestly I prefer the Note 8 display to that of the S8, despite the bigger pixels (59 PPI less than the S8) I think the Note 8 produces a better image (IMO).

4ED0B192-FBEF-478E-98B3-47CFAA2E397C.jpeg

rafark said:
I expected the screen to be more vibrant as its an oled. In the images it looks washed out.
Click to expand...

Yeah but what cameras were used, and what color profiles are on those cameras? I think we should wait until some of the professional reviews are out, or, look at in person before we decide.
 
jamesrick80 said:
IPhone X has a lower than 500 ppi and may not be using Samsungs best display technology based on the perceived brightness and resolution from the looks of it but no one can doubt that the iphone display isnt beautiful because even I admit its a nice display just not the greatest.
Click to expand...
Apple will have the display calibrated without Samsung's oversaturation.
 
The display quality isn’t as good as it should’ve been tbqh. We all know this. Apple wanted to play it safe.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back