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iPhone XR Is the XR Display Going To Look Like Garbage When Displaying Text?
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I’m waiting to see how the battery life plays out. This phone may just be perfect as-is! I am definitely glad for the a12 and definitely grateful for the lcd. I liked OLED but it didn’t like me.
That’s the point!
And if they had applied the same multiplier of the XS Max (3x) to the XR, the screen of the XR would have had HIGHER ppi than the pricier XS Max because it would have had the same resolution on a smaller display.
Point resolution:
XR ————————414 x 896
XS Max ——————414 x 896
Screen resolution:
XR ————-@2x ————828 x 1792
XS Max ——@3x ———-1242 x 2688
Both at 3x would have had the same resolution (1242x2688) thus the cheaper 6.1” XR having a HIGHER PPI than the pricier 6.5” XS Max
More info here:
https://www.paintcodeapp.com/news/ultimate-guide-to-iphone-resolutions
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But that would have made them introduce a new point resolution or having to do some scaling like they had to do on the Plus 1080p.
With non X models Apple had 2 point resolutions and they’ve tried to do the same with X models, instead of introducing a 3rd one.
They’ve just kept the horizontal points between non-Plus & X and Plus & XMac & XR, and on only increasing the vertical points due to the new screens being taller
https://www.paintcodeapp.com/news/ultimate-guide-to-iphone-resolutions
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Yes, I agree, and that's why I don't think Apple would do that. The math, ease of development, and economics all favour continuing on with a 326 ppi XR design that mirrors the XS Max design. And in fact, I think Apple may introduce another 326 ppi design, to mirror the XS design. That way there would be two x2 LCD models, and two x3 OLED models, but only two screen point resolutions, those being 414x896 (Max and XR) and 375x812 (XS and hypothetical new LCD model).
However, going to a 401 ppi XR design would remove that one remaining gripe I have with LCD iPhones.
Yes—I would have liked that, too, and it would have cost Apple little to have done it.
OLED is hands down the best. Anyone who brings up advantage of LCD over OLED is like saying how pyrite/fools gold has advantages over real gold. It’s really not worth comparing.
Well I have one of the best OLED displays around on my S9+ but I can still see some black crushing in dark scenes in videos when the ambient light is dim around me.
Some OLED displays just don’t look good. Off axis color shift and weird color gradients can look terrible.
That being said, my Max display was stunning. But it was not comfortable to read text on. So OLED is not hands down the best in every situation. All those mitigating circumstances, plus some others in video playback can affect the enjoyment of an OLED display.
However, a really excellent OLED display is definitely a thing of great beauty and I hope Apple and Samsung and LG put more resources into refining it into a pleasant experience for everyone...on the way to exploring and developing micro OLED.
Went to the Apple store and compared the XR screen to my Max. Made sure both were at max brightness and TrueTone was off. To my eyes, I could not notice which screen was sharper. Text on the XR looked just as crisp as my Max. I did prefer the slightly larger size of text on my Max, but it wasn't a huge difference. Whites were whiter on the XR.
I will trade in next fall and get the 2019 edition of the XR and save money.
I will trade in next fall and get the 2019 edition of the XR and save money.
By all means it’s crucial for app development to use same processor. Otherwise devs have to consider slower devices. I’m not totally against the XR but a slower processor would be a deal breaker.
Let’s not forget the priorities in choosing computers. Processor first.
For computers for me, CPU doesn't even make the top three. The top three are screen, memory, and SSD.
Yup really. My MacBook is a Retina Core m3 with 16 GB RAM.
My iMac is 5K iMac with second 2.5K iMac as a second screen, with i5-7600, 1 TB SSD, and 24 GB RAM.
I’m not into computers much but what’s important to me is a SSD, light and portable, easy to maintain and keep software up to date, fast boot up times.
I don’t really mind about the screen on a computer because I don’t use it often. Memory and screen are more important to me on devices like the iPhone and iPad because I use them all the time.
Do you have one? If you do can you post a photo of this blurry display.
I’ve not seen an Xr but I’m sure the screen is adequate. I doubt it’s blurry. I just don’t care for sub 1080p displays in 2018. The last time I used a sub 1080p display on a phone was in 2013.
Here is my comparison of the 8 and the 8 Plus. Our XR's screen looks like the 8, and slightly blurrier for small text than 7 Plus.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...than-plus-xs-max.2150051/page-2#post-26706681
OLED displays done right always look better than LCD. Going back to my analogy, it’s like someone takes gold and make a dirty look with it in a shape that doesn’t look as valuable as fake gold. There are plenty of fake jewelry that look much better than quality expensive jewelry.
You can’t use the bad quality OLEDs and say how bad they are because it is OLED technology. Technology wise OLED is the best and companies like LG make the best TVs with OLEDs. LCDs are technologically inherently limited compared to OLED.
LCD is the reason the Xr looks like a Chinese knock off. It needs a back light and can’t bend.
OLED is better in almost every way.
OLED is better in almost every way.
Rene explains nothing, he is apple trusty reviewer whom apple sends all invitations and pre release products... guess why? Certainly, not for his criticism of apple and apple products, right?
