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If you watch a lot of YouTube videos on your phone, then you might want to check YouTube’s newest list to see if your device supports the best possible viewing experience while you do.
When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 9 this week, they mentioned that the handset is a “Signature Device” for YouTube in 2019. They didn’t really offer up many details on what that meant, but it appears that it’s a brand new list of handsets that YouTube is keeping tabs on, confirming whether or not they offer up the best possible video watching experience.
There are plenty of handsets on the list, too, like the aforementioned Galaxy Note 9, to Google’s Pixel 2 XL, the OnePlus 6, and others. (For those who look at the list a couple times and don’t notice Apple on there, it’s because there isn’t a single iPhone that’s a Signature Device, apparently.)
More here: https://androidandme.com/2018/08/un...devices-that-offer-the-best-video-experience/
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Haha, I just compared the iPhone X to the Note 9 for 30 minutes using HDR YouTube videos. The Note 9 at 1440P and the X in 1080P HDR. The iPhone X is noticeably brighter and a bit punchier in its colors over the Note 9. It also makes the Note 9 look quite dim some side by side with manual brightness on a white browser page. The X is SO much brighter.

Once you go Samsung display AMOLED done on an iPhone it’s hard to go back haha. TrueTone is too good.

Can’t wait for the X Plus display review!
 
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Haha, I just compared the iPhone X to the Note 9 for 30 minutes using HDR YouTube videos. The Note 9 at 1440P and the X in 1080P HDR. The iPhone X is noticeably brighter and a bit punchier in its colors over the Note 9. It also makes the Note 9 look quite dim some side by side with manual brightness on a white browser page. The X is SO much brighter.

Once you go Samsung display AMOLED done on an iPhone it’s hard to go back haha. TrueTone is too good.

Can’t wait for the X Plus display review!
Lol...
Was that a Prerelease Note9?
 
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AT&T Store today. Same thing with the Galaxy S9 demo. Galaxy S9 can only hit around 400 nits in manual brightness, the iPhone X can hit 630.

AT&T Store today. Same thing with the Galaxy S9 demo. Galaxy S9 can only hit around 400 nits in manual brightness, the iPhone X can hit 630.

I think part of the criteria maybe around the immersiveness of the display or how well it can hide the notch if it has one, how well it adjusts videos to fit the display, size of display, resolution etc etc etc.... Who knows. I doubt Brightness is their only area of judgement, I'd be very worried if it was.
 
For those who look at the list a couple times and don’t notice Apple on there, it’s because there isn’t a single iPhone that’s a Signature Device, apparently.

Probably has to due with the fact that iPhones lack VP9 hardware decoding for YouTube. Even recent Macs/Macbooks with VP9 hardware decoding capable Intel CPUs or dGPUs lack the software component to utilize the hardware. Have never understood the resistance to a royalty free codec that allows for 4K HDR at lower CPU and power/battery consumption. Fortunately, other OS' don't have that brain dead policy.
 
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I think part of the criteria maybe around the immersiveness of the display or how well it can hide the notch if it has one, how well it adjusts videos to fit the display, size of display, resolution etc etc etc.... Who knows. I doubt Brightness is their only area of judgement, I'd be very worried if it was.

It must be. The LG G7 ThinQ has one of the most color inaccurate displays on the market.
 
Probably has to due with the fact that iPhones lack VP9 hardware decoding for YouTube. Even recent Macs/Macbooks with VP9 hardware decoding capable Intel CPUs or dGPUs lack the software component to utilize the hardware. Have never understood the resistance to a royalty free codec that allows for 4K HDR at lower CPU and power/battery consumption. Fortunately, other OS' don't have that brain dead policy.
Ahh! Now that explains a lot!
 
Haha, I just compared the iPhone X to the Note 9 for 30 minutes using HDR YouTube videos. The Note 9 at 1440P and the X in 1080P HDR. The iPhone X is noticeably brighter and a bit punchier in its colors over the Note 9. It also makes the Note 9 look quite dim some side by side with manual brightness on a white browser page. The X is SO much brighter.

Once you go Samsung display AMOLED done on an iPhone it’s hard to go back haha. TrueTone is too good.

Can’t wait for the X Plus display review!


Now try that without being on WIFI.

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Does iPhone still not let you adjust quality manually over cellular? (it was like this for years).
 
Haha, I just compared the iPhone X to the Note 9 for 30 minutes using HDR YouTube videos. The Note 9 at 1440P and the X in 1080P HDR. The iPhone X is noticeably brighter and a bit punchier in its colors over the Note 9. It also makes the Note 9 look quite dim some side by side with manual brightness on a white browser page. The X is SO much brighter.

Once you go Samsung display AMOLED done on an iPhone it’s hard to go back haha. TrueTone is too good.

Can’t wait for the X Plus display review!
Well I had the S9 plus recently and put it next to my iPhone X. I didn’t see what you are seeing. The S9 plus was slightly better, not much in it really but definitely wouldn’t say my iPhone X was leaps and bounds better.
 
Won’t let us have 1440p on any device iOS either.

As mentioned earlier that's an Apple limitation and not a Google restriction. Do you know why? If I play 1440p60, 2160p60 (4K) or 4320p60 (8K) YouTube in desktop Chrome and view 'Stats for nerds' it shows VP9 codec but install h264ify addon to disable VP9 then the same Chrome browser only gives 1080p60 AVC as option.
 
Given the tiny differences in display quality between the recent top phones I'd say the Note 9 should murder them all when it comes to video viewing given it's display size & format.
 
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YouTube-viewing in 1440p on the Galaxy S9 is absolutely stunning, almost like a mini Samsung TV in your pocket. Enable WQHD+ and enjoy!
Same on the Note8! :D

Have you got Video Enhancer enabled to? (most people do not even know that feature is there, it bumps up the Brightness and saturation)
Really takes the experience to a new level, love it :D
 
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