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Just me or does the iPhone 6 screen look bad?
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Fine here. But, some apps aren't yet optimized for the bigger screen causing it look less sharp. A lot of people here have already mentioned this.
If I hold mine at an angle I can see a very small, very fine, honeycomb grid.
Sometimes I can see it straight on too.
It wasn't like that on my old 4S or rMini
Sometimes I can see it straight on too.
It wasn't like that on my old 4S or rMini
I did notice that when comparing my 5s to the display models at the AT&T store and at the Apple Store. My 5s display was sharper, crisper and more like that of the higher resolution Plus than the 6. I compared displays on Evernote and a few apps and the home screens.
I thought I'd matched display settings on both phones to get a fair comparison but another forum member remarked that the store phones I looked at might have had their displays zoomed. I can't say for sure. Comparing phones in a hectic crowded store is an imprecise undertaking. I was hoping this topic would come up here on the forum as I've been wondering about it ever since. I'm hoping the display on the 6 surpasses or matches that of my 5s in case the Plus I've ordered doesn't work out for me.
I thought I'd matched display settings on both phones to get a fair comparison but another forum member remarked that the store phones I looked at might have had their displays zoomed. I can't say for sure. Comparing phones in a hectic crowded store is an imprecise undertaking. I was hoping this topic would come up here on the forum as I've been wondering about it ever since. I'm hoping the display on the 6 surpasses or matches that of my 5s in case the Plus I've ordered doesn't work out for me.
Hmm..well, I don't see anything like that, aside from third-party apps. Maybe your screen is defective some how? There's no discernible difference between my 5s and 6. Well, maybe a tad bit; text seems "crisper".
I agree with OP. The home screen looks incredible and sharp, but even some first-part apps looks fuzzy. The Keyboard, and some text in Safari - I feel like I can see the pixels. I figured it was just apps not being optimized by third-parties, but then I noticed it in Apple's own apps.
This is almost like those threads where people claimed the non retina iPads looked better than the retina ones.
I just picked up my 6 this morning (I was in Europe on Friday and had them hold it at the UPS hub). I think the screen looks phenomenal. Brilliant contrast and color, and of course very sharp and the extra size is nice. The scaled apps don't look as good, but that will be fixed soon. (How is it possible that Facebook still hasn't updated yet?)
I upgraded from an IP5 to the IP6 and I think the screen looks phenomenal and much improved. Sure, apps that have not yet been optimized for iOS8 and the bigger real estate do look a little weird (zoomed in), but those that have been optimized look great.
