iPhones Expected to Have OLED Displays Starting in 2018

[AbSoluTc]

Actually you can adjust the saturation on flagship Samsung phones. There are 4 different screen modes on the s6 and note 5 where you can adjust the saturation to your liking. The basic mode gives about the same level of saturation as an iphone display. And the differences
Adaptive mode pushes the saturation to the limit.

Adaptive - The color saturation is maxed out. Looks good but it also looks unnatural.



Basic - This setting looks like the iPhone. Personally, it looks more natural.




With the basic mode activated, the screen is warmer. Whites are warmer and not pure white (shifted blue).

I would also like to ad that while I liked the screen of the S6 Edge + when I first saw it, next to the iPhone, there is a difference. I prefer the iPhone screen over the OLED one. Brightness is much better, it doesn't feel as "fake". The OLED screen is too blue. Being able to set the color temp. of the phone is a nice feature. I have it on Basic and it's much more pleasing than the blasted out color of Adaptive.

 

[duderman67]

For me it's a terrible idea, and I hope this rumor is wrong. Indeed, OLED displays could save battery life a bit, but they have darn burn-in issue, and I don't want to watch my screen become unusable in just one and a half years.

 

[Vanilla35]

Iphone 6S Plus (left) vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + (right), full brightness.


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No ambient light, FULL brightness.

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No ambient light, HALF brightness.

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You decide which one looks better.

Taken with a Canon EOS 7D Mark II

What's with the iPhone's garish orange tint?

 

[teslo]

OLED looks unnatural, this isn't great news for photo enthusiasts/pros who rely on a highly accurate representation.

 

[JGIGS]

Can't wait for 2018..

This rumor can't be real, why wait 2 years to use and old technology, pretty sure that Apple will use a newer tech in two years.

Display tech doesn't exactly move at blazing speeds. But 2.5 years to switch to oled makes little sense.

In time for iPhone 8s?

Subtract the "s" and your math is correct

I don't want OLED. My 6S plus screen is good enough and I prefer the longer lifespan.

Hadn't heard OLED has a significantly shorter life span but I'll take your word for it. Even if that is the case most people upgrade their phones after 2 to 3 years. Besides enclosed batteries will take a beating by that time anyway.

I would take my chances and for for OLED. Hopefully by that time it will be even better. I personally think it would look amazing on the iphone with how well apple calibrates their displays colour and contrast wise.

Give me more options to customize and as Arnold would say "I'll be back"

 

[JGIGS]

OLED looks unnatural, this isn't great news for photo enthusiasts/pros who rely on a highly accurate representation.

Wouldn't that be more about calibrating it properly? I have my S6 set to AMOLED photo and it look pretty natural to me. I think apple would be even better at calibrating it and the difference in black levels for me would probably trump the slight loss in accuracy.

 

[tevion5]

Samsung's AMOLED screens are a PWM nightmare..

I remember a while back Samsung had a commercial where two people were looking at their phones in the dark but only the Samsung one could see it due to better backlighting or something like that. Now I like Samsung's displays and processors, they are industry leaders in many ways, but their marketing in this instance was so off putting.

Basically it was narrated something like this:

"What your phone can't display that image in low lighting? Oh sorry, only Samsung phones have SUPERAMOLED screen..."

It was hilariously obnoxious. As if such a term could be so nonchalantly instead into conversation, it was like a Vault-Tec ad, satirising itself for comically inhuman advertising.

I think there must be some culture barrier between themselves and USA/EU markets, because their marketing can be just plain condescending and snarky. Maybe it reinforces current customers, but I can't imagine for the like of me it would entice any non Samsung customers to switch.

 

[JGIGS]

More vibrant colors, less eye-strain in the dark, and slightly more energy efficient due to the individual pixels shutting off when they're supposed to be the color black.

AMOLED is the way to go. LCD is just not as good.

100% agree. Allow flux as an app as well? drooool!

 

[nia820]

The burn in issues with OLED/AMOLED screens is over exaggerated. Early devices did have this issue but they have greatly improved over the years. It is obvious that most folks here haven't owned an OLED device in at least 4 years.

 

[GFLPraxis]

Just don't use PenTile, Apple.

I'd rather keep the current screen than go to a PenTile OLED.

 

[AleXXXa]

I think the LCD on the iPad Pro is fantastic. This is coming from a Pioneer Kuro owner

Legendary TV.
My Panny says hi: http://bit.ly/1OZKmQO

 

[teslo]

Wouldn't that be more about calibrating it properly? I have my S6 set to AMOLED photo and it look pretty natural to me. I think apple would be even better at calibrating it and the difference in black levels for me would probably trump the slight loss in accuracy.

i could see it going either way with apple - either better or more limited. given their recent trajectory, i could see them going 'we know better than you', so it makes me nervous. i absolutely need to be able to see whether a picture has barely visible white or black gradients - i'm talking 1-2% shifts. for some people's workflow (and a mobile phones' inherent convenience is often a part of that), this could be a negative 'feature'. time will tell

 

[Donoban]

Finally. Thank you Jesus!

 

[macduke]

So the iPhone 8? Got it…

A12 Octo-core 4GHz
OLED display @3x
8GB of RAM
24MP "dSLR-like" camera system
16GB of storage

/s

 

[nia820]

So the iPhone 8? Got it…

A12 Octo-core 4GHz
OLED display @3x
8GB of RAM
24MP "dSLR-like" camera system
16GB of storage

/s

8gb ram and 24mp camera? Lol. More like 4gb ram and 16gb ram. They just upgraded to 2gb ram and a 12mp camera. they are about 3 years behind other phone manufactures. So you can expect by 2018 to have a 4gbram phone and a 16mp camera.

And I wouldn't be surprised if Apple made the entry storage 8gb by that time because they'll claim everyone is using cloud storage.

 

[zooby]

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[Wolfpup]

I don't want OLED. My 6S plus screen is good enough and I prefer the longer lifespan.

I don't want OLED either. It uses more power, IMO it looks *WORSE* than a quality LCD panel-every OLED display I've seen looks *worse*, and of course they wear out. Even the black levels aren't as claimed. Maybe they're better if measured from an all-black screen LOL

I'm kind of surprised by this and doubt it, as it's just marketing BS that drives a lot of dumb decisions on the Android side, that Apple's been immune to.

 

[Wolfpup]

Wouldn't that be more about calibrating it properly? I have my S6 set to AMOLED photo and it look pretty natural to me. I think apple would be even better at calibrating it and the difference in black levels for me would probably trump the slight loss in accuracy.

Part of it is since OLED wears out, they have to overdo some colors so it still looks decent as they fade.

I don't know why anyone would choose OLED over a quality LCD panel. I haven't even seen the newest Apple phones, but I'd be shocked if they don't look better than OLED...they certainty have in the past.

 

[macduke]

8gb ram and 24mp camera? Lol. More like 4gb ram and 16gb ram. They just upgraded to 2gb ram and a 12mp camera. they are about 3 years behind other phone manufactures. So you can expect by 2018 to have a 4gbram phone and a 16mp camera.

And I wouldn't be surprised if Apple made the entry storage 8gb by that time because they'll claim everyone is using cloud storage.

Typically on the internet, "/s" means "end of sarcasm." By using the juxtaposition of exaggerated specs and the comical 16GB storage limit, I was attempting to make it seem even more ludicrous.

By the way, if Apple ends up using either dual-camera or OIS pixel-shifting technology, it would be pretty easy to pump out 24mp images with lower resolution sensors. And as recent technology acquisitions would seem to suggest, it would be possible to use the offset data between multiple cameras to create depth of field maps and create the illusion of creamy, tasty bokeh—much like a dSLR but in post.

 

[Bubba Satori]

The epicenter of innovation.
Up next, an iPhone with a stylus, er, pencil.

 

[domino67]

Uh the Nexus 4 uses a IPS LCD screen just like the iphone does.

 

[domino67]

Part of it is since OLED wears out, they have to overdo some colors so it still looks decent as they fade.

I don't know why anyone would choose OLED over a quality LCD panel. I haven't even seen the newest Apple phones, but I'd be shocked if they don't look better than OLED...they certainty have in the past.

Displaymate have determined that the Note 5, Galaxy S6 have the BEST displays bar none.

 

[domino67]

OLED looks unnatural, this isn't great news for photo enthusiasts/pros who rely on a highly accurate representation.

Yes because charcoal grey is more realistic than black pfffft

 

[domino67]

Adaptive - The color saturation is maxed out. Looks good but it also looks unnatural.

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Basic - This setting looks like the iPhone. Personally, it looks more natural.


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I prefer the iPhone screen over the OLED one. Brightness is much better,.

I guess you would be surprised to know that tested the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 have brighter screens as measured by "nits" Note 5 510 nits vs 6s plus at 498, and the Galaxy S6 536 nits vs the 6s 504 nits.

 

[domino67]

Screens described as LED are generally LED backlit LCD screens (newer technology).

Screens described as LED are LED.

I suspect the cost of the high quality display on the 6s+ is much higher than Apple likes, and they are looking toward OLED as a way to get that cost down.

I don't know of a better display on earth than the 6s plus. Is there one?

Well Displaymate have chosen the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 as the best displays.