Pentile exists for two valid reasons: 1) its color emphasis is matched to the human eye, and 2) it allows for greater longevity of OLED panels.
I swear, when I retire I'm going to start a website dedicated to debunking common internet technical misinformation
For example, too many articles still state that LCDs use less power for white than black. BZZZT! That was true back in the day of TN displays whose crystal rest position let the backlight through, but phones these days (like the iPhone) use IPS displays, which are the opposite, and the default state is to block the backlight (black).
Thus the IPS display as used in the iPhone, acts the same as OLED panels, and uses MORE power to display brighter colors than it does to display dark colors.
A primary difference is that in most cases, the LCD's backlight stays full on even on a black (I mean greyish) page, while the OLED is totally off on a black page.
Fortunately for both, in real life most pages are not all black or white.
Actually Jobs was NOT the only one saying it. Tim Cook, when questioned whether Apple would do a larger screen said:
- "We've put a lot of thinking into screen size and we think we've picked the right one."
- Cook on 4" iPhone, dissing larger displays of competitors, Quarterly call, Jan 2013
Almost two years later, and after Samsung's sales skyrocketed during 2013, Cook's Apple did come out with the iPhone 6 and 6+.
Between fanboys yes. But business needs are business needs. Cook even shut down most of the lawsuits between them.
Fortunately for Apple, Samsung doesn't seem to hold a grudge.
If the situation was reversed, though, I wonder if Apple would sell parts to its competitors... or hold them hostage.