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Super AMOLED vs Retina
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I own both Iphone and Andoid phone with Amoled . It really depends what you prefer. I think Apple is smart to use Retina that beats Amoled in resolution whereas Super Amoled does excel in colors and sizes.
The only thing this "retina" display as apple called it, is pixels. But to be honest, all the latest and greatest phones don't have a fckiin problem with pixels. I mean let's be honest, are you really gonna zoom in that much to look at text? Or to look at your icons? I find it frustrating that they compare text zoomed into to the point you can see one letter at a time.
Who the **** zooms in or looks at there screen that close? Granted writing looks great on the iPhone, but then again it looks great on any of the latest phones as well.
I don't agree.
I love my iPhone 4, and would choose it overall anytime over Galaxy S. But when come to the screen, including its size, I would take SGS anytime. It is not like 3G, let's be fair.
I've noticed that the colors on many OLED screens look "off", but this isn't a fundamental technical issue. Apple should be able to correct for this via software calibration.
Keep in mind that AMOLED and RD are not mutually exclusive technologies. AMOLED is a screen technology and RD is a PPI specification. With minimal production improvements, Sammy should be able to produce an AMOLED Retina Display
Many people can't get past the pentile layout of the original SGS. Including me. I would also take the iP4 display over the SGS. The SGSII eliminates this issue.
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Why would I feel 'jealous' of a subpar imitation of what android has had since 1.0?
I honestly had no idea that Android, in its Google form, was a BB clone. Care to enlighten me?
All I'm saying is that Apple could have been slightly more original for their 'notification center'. Whatever happened to 'think different'?
Can you imagine how people on here would react if the next version of android adds a slide-up multitasking bar on the bottom of the screen a la iOS?
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Why would I feel 'jealous' of a subpar imitation of what android has had since 1.0?
I honestly had no idea that Android, in its Google form, was a BB clone. Care to enlighten me?
All I'm saying is that Apple could have been slightly more original for their 'notification center'. Whatever happened to 'think different'?
Can you imagine how people on here would react if the next version of android adds a slide-up multitasking bar on the bottom of the screen a la iOS?
I understand the sentiment, but look at it this way: If Apple gathered up and compared all of the ways notifications could be implemented and determined that one outperforms the others, why wouldn't they use that design? It would be silly to implement an inferior system.
Good UI isn't about being unique, it's about being intuitive.
Google's implementation is very good, but let's be honest; their implementation it not so ground brakingly original as to preclude Apple independently coming to the same conclusion. How many implementations could meet the following criteria: Must not close the current app, activate and close with a single/simple action, accessible while using one hand/finger, doesn't require additional physical button, minimally interferes with existing apps.
There are only so many distinct actions that you can make on a 3.5" screen. A down swipe from the previously untouchable menu bar is a logical choice.
I dont think Apple "stole" the idea any more than Google "stole" using a large touch screen. Both ideas are just natural evolutions of the technology.
Nobody wants to live in a world were every device functions completely uniquely just because the manufacturers don't want to use overlapping ideas.
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Both are excellent screens in what they excel at, logically. Retina is great with resolution, AMOLED is great with colors. But both screens are amazing, especially if you compare them to what we had 3 years ago. The smartphone industry is growing at such a fast pace people forget just how good stuff is!
Isnt Apple going to go to the SuperAMOLED? Could be wrong but thought i read that someplace.
I doubt Samsung would go to the Retina display. They make TV's and will use their own technology.
In the end, who cares who uses what!
Retina Display isn't a technology it's simply a high pixel count per square inch.
AMOLED is on the other hand is a Samsung technology and so it'd be easier for Samsung to have both Retina and AMOLED before Apple you feel.
In my opinion there's no contest between the *retina* display and the Super AMOLED screens. Something REALLY bothers me about the way AMOLED screens look. Yes, their black are VERY deep, but their whites look.... wrong.
And of course, the dpi isn't even in the same league.
For ME, dpi trumps contrast on a phone every time. It's not like the iPhone 4 has crap contrast or anything, anyway! I'm not watching movies etc on my iPhone 4, so I'll take the iPhone 4 screen any day of the week. Thank you.
I totally agree. I had a Nexus S (and a Galaxy S) for a while, and although their blacks were near perfectly black, whites always looked a bit wrong. They never looked pure, like LED LCDs do. My iPhone and MacBook Pro have similarly pure whites, so putting the Nexus next to either of them revealed how dirty-looking and yellow the Super AMOLED whites were.
I'd rather have decent blacks and pure-looking whites (iPhone 4) than deep blacks and dirty-looking whites (Super AMOLED).
Also, like you said, the density of the iPhone's display is hugely better. This outweighs contrast any day for me.
Nice. My iPhone whites look YELLOW. Like every single replacement phone that is out there. Only new ones or the occasional lucky replacement has a nice screen.
recently got sgs2 blacks cnt be better, whites are ****** and dull, and the banding on colour gradients is atrocious, that said next iphone needs a better screen, blacks are almost grey
Agreed, I mean the screen is nice but unless you got a launch day iPhone 4 then the whites don't even look white. Kinda sad but oh well.
I tried my hardest to like the SGS2 but I couldn't. Just gonna wait for the 5.
