Which is Really the better, Retina (+IPS?) or OLED?

[Saturnine]

Here are some pics of the iPhone screen magnified by a professional DSLR:

See, the problem with these photos is that I can still see the pixels and can't really tell the difference between the 3GS and the 4.

Of course, the pixels I'm seeing are on the screen of my laptop!

I think this is one of those times where you really do have to see it in person.

 

[gianly1985]

See, the problem with these photos is that I can still see the pixels and can't really tell the difference between the 3GS and the 4.

Of course, the pixels I'm seeing are on the screen of my laptop!

I think this is one of those times where you really do have to see it in person.

Take a look at this thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/934875/

 

[simulacra]

Hm, one is color corrected to ICC-profiles, and the other is brighter and oversaturated, it's not even a contest IMO.

OLED's in the way we see them on cell phones look like the demo-mode that electronics stores set their TV:s in to make people go "ooooh", I prefer a color corrected screen at all times...

 

[weeman]

If Kobe looked orange, then what does A-Rod look like?

Here's an extreme close-up on the iPhone 4's screen. (56K and possible DSL warning)

wow, i just pulled up the ny times website on my 3gs and the tabs at the top of the page (home page, todays paper, videos, most popular, etc...) arent even readable without zooming in and on the iPhone 4, there is no zooming required...pretty sick!

 

[lilo777]

I have not seen either screen but I suspect that Samsung Galaxy S (Super AMOLED) will have a better screen. And my logic is as follows. Apple does not have access to AMOLED panels right now. Their only choice for better panel was IPS. Samsung on the other hand can use whatever they want (they produce them) and they chose to go with Super AMOLED for their high end phons (even though AMOLED costs more than IPS).

 

[yezza]

Here are some pics of the iPhone screen magnified by a professional DSLR:

Holy crapballs, that is impressive!

 

[Vertigo50]

I don't understand the question. Steve said it was the best screen every designed for a smartphone. The End.

/sarcasm

Seriously, though. Everything I've hear about OLED is that it's tough to see in daylight and not quite ready for prime time. A friend who had an OLED on his phone remarked at how bright my 3G iPhone was in daylight. That should tell you something, and all accounts are that the retina display is possibly a bit brighter than previous screens.

 

[lilo777]

I don't understand the question. Steve said it was the best screen every designed for a smartphone. The End.

/sarcasm

Seriously, though. Everything I've hear about OLED is that it's tough to see in daylight and not quite ready for prime time. A friend who had an OLED on his phone remarked at how bright my 3G iPhone was in daylight. That should tell you something, and all accounts are that the retina display is possibly a bit brighter than previous screens.

That was OLED. Then came AMOLED and now Samsung has Super AMOLED which has 20% brighter screen than AMOLED, 80% less sunlight reflection and
20% reduced power consumption.

 

[dccorona]

Uh-oh! is that a dead pixel on the picture under the opinion section.

the pixels are so dense you wouldnt notice a single dead pixel, only a cluster

 

[Vertigo50]

By the way, that text is so freaking sharp I can almost read the smallest fonts just from this PICTURE!!! I can't wait.

This will make the Opera Mini browser even more painful than it already was, with its unreadable text. Of course, I deleted it after about 10 minutes anyway.

 

[tahoeroscoe]

Holy crapballs, that is impressive!

i agree. These hi res pics of the retina display really drive home how much better it really is. I'm stoked.

 

[kdarling]

the pixels are so dense you wouldnt notice a single dead pixel, only a cluster

It's not magic.

Pixels are visible once you get closer than the retinal boundary, which is about 11" in this case for people with perfect eyesight.

 

[Megalobyte]

Wow! That picture of the NYT is amazing, it looks like unpixelized print, as I look at it on my 3Gs!

 

[samven582]

OLED is inherently weak under the sun, we need to wait till the reviews are out to see how well iPhone4 fairs.

S-AMOLED fixes that problem

 

[ct2k7]

For another picture;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71518947@N00/4698968858/

 

[iMacDragon]

the pixels are so dense you wouldnt notice a single dead pixel, only a cluster

in any case, as I noted, that 'pixel' is clearly on the camera sensor, not the phone, if it were on the phone it would be totally blurred and out of focus, as the screen is there due to focus.

 

[hippo206]

Retina