The nature of burn in is static images. Can't see how Tapatalk would cause burn in unless that is all that is on the screen hours on end. And it takes hours for burn in to occur.
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Exactly, and actually it takes days, if not longer. Image retention can occur in hours with a bright , static image, but that will fade slowly regular use, as the pixels are "worked out" per-say.
Well Tapatalk itself doesn't cause but navy bar that is always on while you browse tapatalk.
That would be hours, if not days, of browsing taps tapatalk. Exiting the app would change the color of the pixels used by the nav bar, thus preventing burn in. Pixels being forced to display different colors is a way old plasma tvs would erase image retention. It's a not existent problem on smart phones today, except for a few isolated incidents. Same with iPhone blowing up....pretty rare.
Ok well, im using my nexus 6 and we will see how it goes, ill report if there any burn ins.
Also, on xda there is a plethora of reports of nexus 6 getting burn ins.
As I stated:
xda is a small sample size.
Image retention is not burn in. It's the precursor, but doesn't mean it will occur.
My old nexus 6, and families note 4s don't have burn in. Anecdotal is what it is.
That being said, fair enough and good luck.
xda is a small sample size.
Image retention is not burn in. It's the precursor, but doesn't mean it will occur.
My old nexus 6, and families note 4s don't have burn in. Anecdotal is what it is.
That being said, fair enough and good luck.
It all depends how often someone uses their phone. Some heavy users have way more 'screen on time' after three months than others do in two years.
You really, really must spend more time browsing Android forums. AMOLED displays look fantastic and they use less power, but burn-in is 100% guaranteed within the year if you're a heavy user.
I'm sorry, it's not.
I know personally, and I spent way too much time on android forums.
Your statement is incorrect, and oled continues to mature.
The Nexus 6 had a previous gen AMOLED even compared to the Note 4. So I can believe that it may have encountered burn in. The Ones used on Samsung flagships since the Note 4 onwards are way better. Can't say about the Nexus 6p. Samsung tends to keep the best for their models.
All of them? Funny. Does the Apple Watch have it or is that different because it is an apple product?
Wait until Apple changes to amoled and then it will be the best thing since sliced bread.
I had a note 4 which has one of the latest gen Amoled panels. The display is one of the best, but i had a veeeery slightly burn in after 1 year of heavy use. The Status Bar burned in a bit and on a total white image you can see a slightly shadow in that area. But not something severe. After 1 year of use i think thats ok for Amoled. I miss the Amoled on my 6s Plus but i love the battery life. After work my Note 4 was down to 30%, now my iPhone is down to 70%. Thats a nice improvement.
i dont own an apple watch but i would assume it has it also since its oled. being apple makes no difference
Decided to peek into this thread and I see that it has boiled down to a typical OLED versus LCD fanboy war.
I believe OLED is the future. I also believe Apple doesn't think it is time yet, but they are working in that direction. Otherwise why does the Apple Watch use OLED? And why is Japan Display working on mass producing OLED for Apple?
The industry is clearly trending towards OLED, so why continue to argue this point?
I believe OLED is the future. I also believe Apple doesn't think it is time yet, but they are working in that direction. Otherwise why does the Apple Watch use OLED? And why is Japan Display working on mass producing OLED for Apple?
The industry is clearly trending towards OLED, so why continue to argue this point?
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