I'm thinking about buying the Galaxy S III, but the Pentile screen is really holding me back. I mean, why buy a device with a screen that looks bad and has to be looked at for several hours a week?
I've heard that at high resolution, Pentile screens don't matter. But I want some opinions from all you people out there.
And what would you expect to see looking at a poor quality entitle screen?
My s3 is probably the clearest looking screen I've looked upon
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I've read some of the older device reviews on tech websites and whenever the device had a Pentile screen, the review always criticized it.
I'll trust Samsung on this, since there pretty good at making screens.
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I've read some of the older device reviews on tech websites and whenever the device had a Pentile screen, the review always criticized it.
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Older AMOLED Pentile Display were bad because they have a low ppi (240ppi on the SGS1)
But SGS3 screen has a 306ppi and the "pentile effect" seems to be not there (at least I do not see it on my SGS3
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Older AMOLED Pentile Display were bad because they have a low ppi (240ppi on the SGS1)
But SGS3 screen has a 306ppi and the "pentile effect" seems to be not there (at least I do not see it on my SGS3
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No matter what? Even if you're holding it like a inch away from your phone? I usually use my iPod touch (I have a Blackberry phone, it sucks for web browsing) when in the mornings when I don't feel like getting out of my bed. I usually hold it just 6 inches away from my eyes.
My S3 has to be the clearest screen I have ever seen. Had it for a few days now and still doesn't fail to amaze me whenever I turn the screen on.
You don't have to worry about holding it 6 inches or even 2 inches away from your face.
Its really beautiful...much better then my Nexus...
The best way to solve your problem is to go the nearest store and have a look at the demo unit. Don't believe what you hear or read, believe what you see.
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Arsaw said:
The best way to solve your problem is to go the nearest store and have a look at the demo unit. Don't believe what you hear or read, believe what you see.
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This.
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This.
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I live in a semi-rural area. The closest store to me is a over a hour's drive away. My schedule for the next couple weeks is packed, I will not have enough time to go over to the closest store and look at the phones.
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I'm thinking about buying the Galaxy S III, but the Pentile screen is really holding me back. I mean, why buy a device with a screen that looks bad and has to be looked at for several hours a week?
I've heard that at high resolution, Pentile screens don't matter. But I want some opinions from all you people out there.
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I saw the Motorola Droid Razr before I knew what pentile was and I thought it looked weird and pixellated so it's certainely not placebo. At the ppi of the GS3 it doesn't matter imo. I do still notice it (but not like I can count the pixels.. but it just is a little bit different then normal rgb screens) but the screen is still somehow the best I've seen in a phone.
You shouldn't keep yourself from buying it because of this as it not even really noticable, it's the best screen there is imo and it even spares some battery.
I can notice the pentile effect if I stare hard at the screen from less than 10cm away. I've compared my S3 to the HOX and the HOX does indeed has a finer screen. But still the S3 has one amazing screen. The blacks are much better although the colours seems a little over saturated and slightly on the warm side.
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I live in a semi-rural area. The closest store to me is a over a hour's drive away. My schedule for the next couple weeks is packed, I will not have enough time to go over to the closest store and look at the phones.
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Well then I guess you have two options 1.) Wait two weeks and then go look at the phone 2.) Go with a different phone.
The only time I notice the pentile screen is whilst reading some text. It is barely recognisable but if and when you notice it you'll subconsciously start to look out for it. But it is very minor indeed, and changing the font of text helps to more or less eradicate it.
Aside from that minor quibble re text I have to say that this screen is absolutely awesome. Colours and contrast are absolutely amazing. I tend to set the screen mode to Natural as I think this gives the best colour effect.
I know this screen is awesome because when I switch from it to my iPad 3's retina screen I don't feel any degradation, if anything pictures and videos look better on it than on the iPad 3 - and that's saying something!
Does this screen have the same issues as the Galaxy Nexus screen? Purple tint at low bright setting and whites looking like old yellow newspaper?
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Does this screen have the same issues as the Galaxy Nexus screen? Purple tint at low bright setting and whites looking like old yellow newspaper?
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I didn't own the G Nexus, but there is no purple tint at low brightness. My S2 had a slight yet noticeable yellowing at low brightness - this does not
Yes, if you will use the phone under a magnifying glass
"Super Amoled Plus" will never work with High Resolution. They are not designed for that.
Move up dude
I my opinion It is noticeable, but only at ~3" away and I do have 20/20 vision but in any other situation It's fine, I have even fooled a few friends who own an s2 that it was a 'plus' display but as above you are best going to have a look
Its noticeable, coming from an Xperia S (which I gave to my wife for this phone) and having a G Note which died before the Xperia S, its the same for me as the G Note.
It's mainly around fonts and small icons which is more noticeable, definitely not in pictures unless you have super vision, but most of the time you're looking at fonts or small icons, so yes its there.
But FWIW I wouldn't trade it for the contrast, I've never owned a phone with such contrast (actually the Note was the same), but having said that in sunlight forget using this phone, side by side in sunlight with the Xperia S, the Sony wins hands down.
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Does anyone eleses yellows and Greens look off esp the yellows they seem to be very dull and off and almost orange
I agree, the market icon look Olive-colored on Atrix 4G
A lot of you were looking at the oversaturated SAMOLED screens for a long time... this is way more natural.
No qhd is just not as good as super amloed its facts.
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A lot of you were looking at the oversaturated SAMOLED screens for a long time... this is way more natural.
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But the color does not feel as good as my laptop screen...
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No qhd is just not as good as super amloed its facts.
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Qhd is not a screen technology, its a resolution.
And the problem with the colors isn't that they're dull or unsaturated compared to a super amoled., that's to be expexted. The problem is that the colors are just wrong compared to just about any screen you want to compare it too, load up some websites on the phone and a well calibrated desktop monitor and you'll easily see the difference.
Compared to my captivate im really happy. That thing made skin tones green or orange.
It has to be reiterated. The oled display technology OVERsaturates the colors. As in, the colors are overly vibrant. The atrix will more accurately display colors.
Ok, saying this again. We (at least I) am not saying this in comparison to a samoled screen, the colors on a regular LCD will obviously never look like that, the colors on the amoled are completely wrong. However that doesn't mean the atrix has them right, just look at the screen compared to a well calibrated computer monitor.
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It has to be reiterated. The oled display technology OVERsaturates the colors. As in, the colors are overly vibrant. The atrix will more accurately display colors.
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The problem is that the LCD on Atrix 4G is not accurate compare to other LCD screens...
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The problem is that the LCD on Atrix 4G is not accurate compare to other LCD screens...
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Bumping this to get some attention on this issue.
I'm considering returning my Atrix because of how bad yellows and blues look, compared to OTHER LCDs, not compared to Super AMOLED screens.
I lined up my Captivate, Atrix, iPod Touch 4, and my wife's HTC Evo Shift and fired up Words with Friends on all of them. While it's clear that the Captivate is oversaturated, if you take that out of the equation, the Atrix's colors just look bad compared to the other two LCDs. The yellow tiles look "dirty" like they have a brown or greenish tint to them. The light blues in the tabs on the home screen of Words with Friends look like they have a greenish tint as well.
I've seen a lot of people say that they think it's one of the greatest displays ever, up there on par with the iPhone 4. If that's true, I really hope mine and other people seeing this just have defective models that can be exchanged.
I'm going into my AT&T store sometime tonight or tomorrow in hopes of putting two or more Atrices side by side to compare.
If anyone else seeing this problem could do the same, it would be very helpful. Especially as it seems likely that a random one pulled out in store could have the same defect.
Scott, I have my atrix boxed up ready to go back for the same issues. I went to the at&t store and looked at their 3 demo units, all of them looked the same.
If you go to a verizon store and play with a motorola droid x you'll see that its screen looks the same as well, it's just whatever panel maker motorola is using. People that are saying "It's the greatest screen evar, just as good as the iphone 4" are suffering new gadget love and can't see the flaws. It's not the worst screen ever but it is a definite step down from other manufacturers screens.
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Scott, I have my atrix boxed up ready to go back for the same issues. I went to the at&t store and looked at their 3 demo units, all of them looked the same.
The screens also look just like the motorola droid x's screen, so it's just whatever panel maker motorola is using. People that are saying "It's the greatest screen evar, just as good as the iphone 4" are suffering new gadget love and can't see the flaws. It's not the worst screen ever but it is a definite step down from other manufacturers screens.
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Thanks for the reply, mjgunn, as sad as it makes me
Just compared it to my iPhone 4 - yellow is way way way off. Can they even fix that? iPhone 4 seems to have the best screen by a long shot...
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Just compared it to my iPhone 4 - yellow is way way way off. Can they even fix that? iPhone 4 seems to have the best screen by a long shot...
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I would have to agree, the iphone4 has a pretty good display. It is a bit oversaturated, but does look pleasing to the eye. The iphone is also much smoother when using the pinch to zoom feature. With the Atrix having a dual core processor, I thought it would at least be on par with the iphone, but for some reason it's definitely not as smooth.
Oh well... just my 2 cents.
So I went in to an AT&T store last night and compared my Atrix with their demo unit.
The colors seem a little bit better, but interestingly, the demo unit's display didn't seem as bright as my Atrix, and it may have had slightly higher contrast.
I got one of the associates to look at it and agree that mine had a slight color cast to it. They said they would do a replacement for me if I came back with my paperwork from my online order, so I said I would do that today or Saturday.
I went straight home and compared my Atrix again to my wife's HTC Evo Shift. In doing that, I still felt like the color on her screen was significantly better than on mine, and in seemed better than I remembered the store's demo unit, as well.
So, I think I need to get my phone and her phone both in there, side by side with the demo unit, and see if I could live with the screen if it was exactly the same as the demo unit. I think probably yes, given the other major advantages of this phone (qHD resolution, Tegra 2, 1GB RAM), but as a graphic designer, bad colors are hard for me to take. And colors that are off in the way the Atrix's screen is off are a graver sin to me than oversaturating a la Super AMOLED.
Bottom line, I'm still on the fence. Has anyone else done any other tests?
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I would have to agree, the iphone4 has a pretty good display. It is a bit oversaturated, but does look pleasing to the eye.
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Wait, so now the iPhone's IPS LCD is oversaturated too? Let's face it: Atrix is weak on colors -thanks to the RGBW PenTile display, where they tried to prolong its life by replacing some Blue tiles with White tiles -which makes colors pale.
It does look great with flesh tones though. Ill give it that.
People who complain about wrong colors have been looking at way oversaturated screens... as a semi advanced photographer, I can agree that the atrix screen is very very good color wise ...
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People who complain about wrong colors have been looking at way oversaturated screens... as a semi advanced photographer, I can agree that the atrix screen is very very good color wise ...
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Or they got an Atrix with a defective display, like me. Ony my Atrix, there's no getting around the fact that yellows look dirty and brown, and that certain shades of blue look greenish.
So I met up with a friend who has a Galaxy S II and when realized that I had a Rezound, he asked to see it. The first thing he said was "woah this screen is nice!"... I thought to myself "isn't the GSII screen, being true RGB, supposed to be nice?"... but apparently he liked my screen more then his.
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So I met up with a friend who has a Galaxy S II and when realized that I had a Rezound, he asked to see it. The first thing he said was "woah this screen is nice!"... I thought to myself "isn't the GSII screen, being true RGB, supposed to be nice?"... but apparently he liked my screen more then his.
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Well when you compare the Rezound screen 1280 x 720p it is also RGB. Not to mention the high pixel density count. Some say pixel density might not matter, but when you start getting to text close up, HD images and videos you will notice. The SII screen isn't bad by any standards.. Super AMOLED + is sexy and the viewing angles are superior vs SLCD. But the resolution on that screen is only what 800 x 480? Now if it was a super amoled + HD with no pentile submatrix like the Nexus is going to have (that + screen banding) I really don't see how the reviewers say it's a beautiful screen. But for now the Rezound does have one of the best screens on the market yes.
I'm sold on the rezounds screen. I really see a different between it and any other device. The pixels per inch really do matter, pics, hq videos, webpages... i don't know it all looks great!
i picked up my rezound on release day and i'll have to agree, this screen is Fing AMAZING well for a phone anyway.
also the camera and picture quality is top notch. even in low light indoors the video and pictures is so good.
so far i really haven't found anything to complain about. I do miss the thunderbolt kickstand but i'll manage.
We are praising this thing now, but watch, next year it will be 1080p and we will all feel like losers having this phone. lol
On a serious note, this screen is awesome! I love bragging to iPhone owners
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We are praising this thing now, but watch, next year it will be 1080p and we will all feel like losers having this phone. lol
On a serious note, this screen is awesome! I love bragging to iPhone owners
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Hmm I don't think they will jump that fast for resolution for phones. 800 x 480 has been the standard for awhile for phones. qhD is now just starting to be the "standard" with HD starting to trickle in on a few phones.
The screen is the best out so far, for any smart phone. So used to not being able to read text from far that I hold the rezound a lot closer to my face than I should. This phone can pack so much clearly readable text on 1 page, cause of the resolution. Videos?... pshhh. I've seen videos shot by horrible cams, turned into crisp playback. Any image you display on this device just seems nicer. No complaints on this screen whatsoever.
...just another unbiased review from a proud rezound owner
... lol, but seriously this screen rocks!
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Those people are not so bright. It might not matter after a certain point, but it matters my friend!
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Those people are not so bright. It might not matter after a certain point, but it matters my friend!
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They can't help it if their eyes are broken. I pity them.
Seriously at this point with the whole issue of contesting the SLCD 2 as "better", would you ever settle for a non-oled screen?
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Honestly, I think all the new screens look amazing. Ours especially, everyone I know with a smartphone they always get upset when they realize they don't have a Samsung with such a good screen.
This is my first Samsung phone, previously all i've had was HTC phones.. I'll say the last htc phone i had was the thunderbolt and sensation(yeah qHD.. not that great.), and they dont even come close..
YeH I came from an Atrix. The difference is ....astounding.
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I laugh at my Moto Backflip when I see it now and think "how the hell did I even use this thing" haha. I was so close to getting an HTC Inspire when ATT had the refurb GS2 for $10 and am sooooo glad I got it instead. One of the first times I'm not already anxious for my contract to run out to upgrade my phone.
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Before this phone I had the Inspire...I don't think I'll ever buy a phone without a superamoled screen
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YeH I came from an Atrix. The difference is ....astounding.
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That may be an understatement.
Sent from your mom's house.
I had the HTC inspire and it dropped calls restarted it ruined my want for any other HTC device
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I too came from the HTC Inspire to the SGS2...and the screen difference is just silly. However I can't knock the Inspire too badly...it was my first Android phone after owning iphones for 4 years straight and it was a pleasant experience. Lots of dev support too.
But no question I prefer Samsung now.
I love my G S II, and the vibrant screen. But, I haven't spent any time with the ONE X. Isn't that the first time any one (like a reviewer, professional etc, not a user here on xda) has claimed the SLCD 2 to be better than SAMOLED(+)? I've heard complaints that colors are oversaturated on the SAMOLED screens, but that's it. I prefer my screen over my wife's iPhone 4, but mostly because of size.
I have no loyalty to SAMOLED, I wouldn't let that drive my decision. I don't worry about technology details, I want to see and use it. The GS II has the best screen I've seen and used in person (I haven't had an opportunity to really play with the Galaxy Nexus either). I think I would prefer GS III over ONE X, but not because of the screen. If anything, the consensus is the ONE X screen takes the cake. I do have some loyalty to Samsung, though. Its been a long time since I've seen a really nice HTC, and I'm hesitant to jump on the first one.
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In the last two years I've had the Inspire, iPhone 4, Infuse, and SGS2.
The Inspire had the worst screen. I prefer the Infuse and SGS2 over the iPhone 4 screen despite the lower resolution.
I will not get a phone without SAMOLED unless the model has an engineering flaw (ie Galaxy S nonfunctional GPS). I love the deep black and vivid colors.
* I just wanted to add... The argument that a SAMOLED 1280x720 pentile screen doesn't look good is BS. Having played with a friend's Note, I can honestly say I cannot notice the pentile layout.
I recently checked out the galaxy nexus screen in person and wow, the pentile is no big deal! It's just so great seeing real blacks, especially in the dark.. Makes it look like things are floating
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I don't know why, but sammy's infuse samoled looks better than my I777.... The last one looks green-ish
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SAMOLED screens have true blacks... because those pixels are turned off... but the new SLCD2 screens have true whites where as SAMOLED whites have a blueish tint because they tend to run colder.
It depends on what you like.
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I don't know why, but sammy's infuse samoled looks better than my I777.... The last one looks green-ish
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Same here. My previous phone (Infuse) also had the trademark over-saturated popping out colors, but whites were very white and it was overall an amazing screen. For some reason, my SII's screen is a little bit dull and greenish as well, with whites not being quite as white, if not kind of yellowish.
Interestingly, I compared my SII's screen with my friend's (also SII) and they were very different. My friend's was more like my Infuse's, with crisp whites and the poppy colors. For some reason, it's just some SII units that seem to have a darkened/dulled out whites kind of screen. I don't know if it's a hardware issue or a software one, but regardless, it is the only thing right now that is preventing me from thinking my SII is flawless.
Someone else also told me that AMOLED screens can be a bit inconsistent and so the variation between even same units can be noticeable. That didn't really make me feel better because that just means I got the poopy screen while someone else got the nice one =_=
Went from a vibrant to a sensation. Blacks on SAMOLED are amazing, but I can totally live with LCD. One thing I could not live at all with is the burn in effect on AMOLED. This drove me crazy, as much as I loved the colors, I couldn't live with that.
I have a perfect screen luckily
I've never had the burn in effect
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Went from a vibrant to a sensation. Blacks on SAMOLED are amazing, but I can totally live with LCD. One thing I could not live at all with is the burn in effect on AMOLED. This drove me crazy, as much as I loved the colors, I couldn't live with that.
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I don't think the screen has actual burn in unless the screen is on an absurd amount of time, like a demo. If you are referring to what I think you are, its more like ghosting.
The captivate did this too. I could see what looked like burn in from the clock over certain colors. The xda app splash screen was an easy one to pick it out. Its worse on my GS II. The funny thing is the areas that are black in the notification shade cause a bigger effect than the areas lit up. I see the top bar being a little dulled, except the areas I would expect burn in, like the clock or signal. Because its reversed and black causes more discoloration I believe what I heard in the captivate days. It'd residual energy build up or something. They compared it to an e-ink screen. If the screen doesn't get a full refresh you see ghosts of images that look burned in. But you can clear them by refreshing the whole screen. A reboot for me almost always makes the effect go away. It then slowly accumulates and gets worse. The residual image also changes as I change ROMs or themes.
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Yeah, I love the sAMOLED+ on my i777.
But, I will say that while the blacks are deep and lovely, the whites have a very very slight tinge of coolness (blue) to them, which in certain conditions is annoying to me. I tend to only really notice when I look from my nice IPS computer monitor down to my phone.
Sometimes the colors are a little too saturated for me. I wish saturation was adjustable. Anyone know any tricks?
I had an Atrix with the pentile display before, and while the whites were a bit more neutral, the pentile-ness was definitely perceivable. There's a granularity that doesn't happen on my GS2.
I kinda miss that lapdock though.
Galaxy S 4 Active.
It looks AWESOME. (And I like hard buttons).
Anyone think it's coming to Verizon?
If so I'm ready to buy. Really ready. No more dead phone in the toilet.
Screen that works in the rain, camera takes pics underwater, etc. Awesome. Bonus: probably better pix thanks to smaller megapixel count.
Ya, I'm super excited about this too. I just bought my S4 last week full retail...but I'll probably end up selling it and buying this one when it comes out. Not having to keep a case on the phone and not having to worry about having plastic baggies with me when I go to a game when it might rain...completely worth it.
Plus it's not a pentile screen, so the screen should actually look *better* than the one on the stock S4.
I dare my asshole friends to push me in the pool again
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Ya, I'm super excited about this too. I just bought my S4 last week full retail...but I'll probably end up selling it and buying this one when it comes out. Not having to keep a case on the phone and not having to worry about having plastic baggies with me when I go to a game when it might rain...completely worth it.
Plus it's not a pentile screen, so the screen should actually look *better* than the one on the stock S4.
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I know I just got more excited, I just noticed it has an LCD screen. I've always hated AMOLED with a passion. PenTile more so.
Samsung screens are dim, plus they wear out, go yellow, burn in, have tint, blotches at night, colors are not accurate, and then there is pentile. Which is even a bit noticeable on S3 though not quite so bad. And to be fair Note 2 is pretty good, and S4 is too. The worst part is how incredibly dim the AMOLED is, it's nuts. However I have gotten used to the nice black levels, that's one thing I'll miss.
We need this on Verizon.
WOW This is BS I am an active runner and gym rat and this makes me grrrrr, I already got the s4 on a payment plan!!!! Dam it
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WOW This is BS I am an active runner and gym rat and this makes me grrrrr, I already got the s4 on a payment plan!!!! Dam it
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Yeah not to mention that they announce the HTC one is also coming out right after my 14 day return window closed!!
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I know I just got more excited, I just noticed it has an LCD screen. I've always hated AMOLED with a passion. PenTile more so.
Samsung screens are dim, plus they wear out, go yellow, burn in, have tint, blotches at night, colors are not accurate, and then there is pentile. Which is even a bit noticeable on S3 though not quite so bad. And to be fair Note 2 is pretty good, and S4 is too. The worst part is how incredibly dim the AMOLED is, it's nuts. However I have gotten used to the nice black levels, that's one thing I'll miss.
We need this on Verizon.
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The S4 doesn't have any of those oled issues.. You can't even tell it's pentile..
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The S4 doesn't have any of those oled issues.. You can't even tell it's pentile..
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Is it as bright as an HTC One LCD? I haven't compared but I'd imagine it's not even close.
PenTile used to be my main issue with AMOLED aside from dimness. Yes, I agree that is mostly fixed with higher resolution now, although if you look close you can still see it.
The rest of the issues are still valid, particularly how darn dim AMOLED is and how crappy whites look. Generally I feel LCD is still superior overall, and for all those reasons. And I didn't even mention the black crush/contrast issue which I expect still persists.
This is why Active with LCD has me SUPER EXCITED!!
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Is it as bright as an HTC One LCD? I haven't compared but I'd imagine it's not even close.
PenTile used to be my main issue with AMOLED aside from dimness. Yes, I agree that is mostly fixed with higher resolution now, although if you look close you can still see it.
The rest of the issues are still valid, particularly how darn dim AMOLED is and how crappy whites look. Generally I feel LCD is still superior overall, and for all those reasons. And I didn't even mention the black crush/contrast issue which I expect still persists.
This is why Active with LCD has me SUPER EXCITED!!
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It's still an issue. This phone is downright dark when outdoors in sunlight. I have to shield the phone if I want to be able to see anything at all on the screen. Next to the iPhone 5 or HTC One the difference is huge when in bright light.
I can't wait for the Active...it's pretty much the ideal phone, IMO. Tough, waterproof, and awesome specs.
Case and point:
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LCD FTW. I hope the LCD on the Active is just like the One
1. I can't work with one hand....well that's good thus the phone wont drop from my hand
2. The reaction of peeps..I have it few days ago.. when I walk ti work, in the elevator, in the office...all people are staring...one guy told me " Hey, why you dont you buy a TV Monitor (LCD he means) "
Are you proud ti show the Mega or you're like me prefer to fit it in your back pocket?
3. The hardware buttons...now i had s2, s3, note 1, note 2, even s4 for a few weeks.... I didnt have to seek the back button..I just move my hand to the lower right corner of the phone and voila the command is executed. ..but with the Mega I must center my hand and look fir the back button .. thats cz samsung kept the button at the same size as s3 s4 note 2...
4. The challenge is to get the bigger screen as possible in a smaller as possible frame.. the plastic around the screen I like it minimal...just like the LG G2
But afterall..its a great phone and this LCD screen is way better than other amoled on other samsung devices
I dont mind it, the mega is a different beast, with a lot of benefits that comes with a 6.3 screen & great battery. Look the bright side, and stop worrying about what closeminded people think about your choses, instead embrace that we think outside the box.
Peace out...
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My Mega reminds me of one of my favorite quotations..."You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same"!
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I showed my Mega to my class (I teach ICT) the other day and some thought its a Galaxy Note while some (Apple users) were put off by the size. I then pointed out that it's the trend of the smartphones nowadays and that Sony, Nokia, HTC, and ASUS have devices in similar size. I then used it as an opportunity to tell about the class requirement that they have to be able to suggest appropriately specced devices to different types of users. I will use my Mega next week for a demo on smartphones as computers by connecting it to the projector via MHL cable and use bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
This phablet is definitely NOT practical, its humongous and actually comedic in size, can't be used with one hand and probably we look like idiots when taking calls...
And you know what? Those reasons are EXACTLY why I love this phone!
I use mine just fine with one hand... since I have large hands the size is much better compared to other phones
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jzsidebott said:
I use mine just fine with one hand... since I have large hands the size is much better compared to other phones
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Same no problem holding it and typing with a thumb, well other than the usual spelling mistakes
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The LCD is pretty ****ty agains Samsung AMOLED:s
And i would have wanted a faster GPU. Heavy 3D games doesnt work that well.
Other then that i love the size and all.
robertsydbrink said:
The LCD is pretty ****ty agains Samsung AMOLED:s
And i would have wanted a faster GPU. Heavy 3D games doesnt work that well.
Other then that i love the size and all.
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How is the screen sh**ty against AMOLED? The Mega's SC LCD has purer whites, better sunlight legibility, more accurate colors, better viewing angles, more sub pixels (full RGB not pentile), and has longer lifespan. AMOLEDs have yellowish/bluish whites, over saturated colors, black clipping/crush, and the screen deteriorates after several months. This is very obvious when you look at them side by side.
Oh yeah .there is 1 important thing that is really bothering me about the Mega :
No AOSP ROM ??!!!!
Sure aosp will come ... Hope it comes for you guys before I get this device in next few weeks. If not I'll be waiting too ....good luck
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gx3k said:
How is the screen sh**ty against AMOLED? The Mega's SC LCD has purer whites, better sunlight legibility, more accurate colors, better viewing angles, more sub pixels (full RGB not pentile), and has longer lifespan. AMOLEDs have yellowish/bluish whites, over saturated colors, black clipping/crush, and the screen deteriorates after several months. This is very obvious when you look at them side by side.
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I agree with whiter whites, better sunlight legibility (due to LCD having brighter LED backlighting), more sub-pixels than only some models (e.g. Note 2 has full RGB AMOLED) and longer lifespan (although it lasts long enough for most). Mega's LCD is far brighter and is very crisp indeed. I don't miss the 1080p resolution one single bit that's for sure.
But... AMOLED has far better viewing angles. No LCD comes even close. I have my Note side by side with my Mega and AMOLED kills the Mega's LCD in viewing angles and color consistency. Oh, and AMOLED (as a technology especially) does not exhibit half the stuff you say. Default setting has over saturated colors / crushed blacks because Samsung decided to. But you can easily change it in the settings to have far more accurate colors as well as less saturation and no crushed blacks. (e.g. Movie mode or the Adobe RGB mode on the S4)
It's the same thing with a Samsung plasma TV. You have to change it to Movie mode for more accurate / natural colors and finer shades of black etc. (which I have it set to)
Have both (wife uses the mega) and as for outdoor viewing they are on par in visibility. Not sure where people are getting that the note 2 has poor outdoor visibility. Also, pictures and videos are cleaner/sharper on the note 2.
But, I love the size of the mega and am thinking of getting one to use for work and keeping the the note 2 for personal and general use. If I didn't have the note 2, I think I would take a mega as my first choice over just about any phone regardless of the 'mid-range' specs everyone likes to sight when knocking it. The phone is capable of almost everything a high end phone can do and on a larger scale.
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jakiman said:
I agree with whiter whites, better sunlight legibility (due to LCD having brighter LED backlighting), more sub-pixels than only some models (e.g. Note 2 has full RGB AMOLED) and longer lifespan (although it lasts long enough for most). Mega's LCD is far brighter and is very crisp indeed. I don't miss the 1080p resolution one single bit that's for sure.
But... AMOLED has far better viewing angles. No LCD comes even close. I have my Note side by side with my Mega and AMOLED kills the Mega's LCD in viewing angles and color consistency. Oh, and AMOLED (as a technology especially) does not exhibit half the stuff you say. Default setting has over saturated colors / crushed blacks because Samsung decided to. But you can easily change it in the settings to have far more accurate colors as well as less saturation and no crushed blacks. (e.g. Movie mode or the Adobe RGB mode on the S4)
It's the same thing with a Samsung plasma TV. You have to change it to Movie mode for more accurate / natural colors and finer shades of black etc. (which I have it set to)
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I had the original Note and it had black crush/clipping and yellowish/bluish whites no matter what setting you use. Try reading the forums, it's common. You can minimise it by tweaking the settings but it's still there. Screen deterioration is obvious after using it for several months. Some people even get burn ins and black dots on black background. I don't know about the Note 3, maybe the AMOLED tech has improved.
We have a Panasonic plasma and we get great shades of black no matter what the viewing mode is.
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I had the original Note and it had black crush/clipping and yellowish/bluish whites no matter what setting you use. Try reading the forums, it's common. You can minimise it by tweaking the settings but it's still there. Screen deterioration is obvious after using it for several months. Some people even get burn ins and black dots on black background. I don't know about the Note 3, maybe the AMOLED tech has improved.
We have a Panasonic plasma and we get great shades of black no matter what the viewing mode is.
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That was the original note. My note 1 had the issues you are describing about black crush but that was it. It is still going strong for 1.5 years with my son using it without any deterioration. My note 2 has none of the those issues and have seen very little mention of screen issues with it.
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Mad383Max said:
That was the original note. My note 1 had the issues you are describing about black crush but that was it. It is still going strong for 1.5 years with my son using it without any deterioration. My note 2 has none of the those issues and have seen very little mention of screen issues with it.
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Good on you if you have that experience. Unfortunately lots of people had the same problems I had:
Galaxy note 2 burn in --> LINK
Black spots on screen --> LINK
Yellowish screen --> LINK
More screen problems --> LINK
I'm sure they have improved on those issues but my experience still put me off getting a phone with an AMOLED screen.
Anyway, I'm happier with my Mega's screen. :good:
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Good on you if you have that experience. Unfortunately lots of people had the same problems I had:
Galaxy note 2 burn in --> LINK
Black spots on screen --> LINK
Yellowish screen --> LINK
More screen problems --> LINK
I'm sure they have improved on those issues but my experience still put me off getting a phone with an AMOLED screen.
Anyway, I'm happier with my Mega's screen. :good:
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Did you actually take the time to read the posts you linked?
All these except for 1 is about the note 1 or other older phones (s2) < mainly this.
First link only 1 mention of note 1, no note 2. All other mentions were S2s.
Link 2. More of the same , with the last concluding it was due to physical damage.
Link 3. Don't remember all of it but just the one person with the note 2 having issues.
Link 4: seems all note 1 related. I didn't read all 29 pages but what pages I read seemed like it was only a few people back and forth
My statement was that I had 1 of the note 1 issues (black crush) and that i didn't have any with the note 2. This is after a year's use. Pretty much inferring that the major issues were fixed with this iteration of the amoled screen and no need to speculate that it might be fixed with the N3. Who knows, it might have it's own set of issues. I am sure there are people out there who have had problems with the N2, but I just haven't seen as much mentioned.
Sorry that you had such a bad experience with your OG note. Have you tried/used a note 2? It was/is many levels above the original.
The Mega is a wonderful phone and I will probably end up with one of my own (besides my wife's). You seem to like the LCD panel better whilst I prefer sampled. All I can say is to each his own.
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Mad383Max said:
Did you actually take the time to read the posts you linked?
All these except for 1 is about the note 1 or other older phones (s2) < mainly this.
First link only 1 mention of note 1, no note 2. All other mentions were S2s.
Link 2. More of the same , with the last concluding it was due to physical damage.
Link 3. Don't remember all of it but just the one person with the note 2 having issues.
Link 4: seems all note 1 related. I didn't read all 29 pages but what pages I read seemed like it was only a few people back and forth
My statement was that I had 1 of the note 1 issues (black crush) and that i didn't have any with the note 2. This is after a year's use. Pretty much inferring that the major issues were fixed with this iteration of the amoled screen and no need to speculate that it might be fixed with the N3. Who knows, it might have it's own set of issues. I am sure there are people out there who have had problems with the N2, but I just haven't seen as much mentioned.
Sorry that you had such a bad experience with your OG note. Have you tried/used a note 2? It was/is many levels above the original.
The Mega is a wonderful phone and I will probably end up with one of my own (besides my wife's). You seem to like the LCD panel better whilst I prefer sampled. All I can say is to each his own.
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Sorry bout the links, I searched for them at a haste as I'm doing work at the same time. They are mostly about the Note 1 as that's the device I had. Anyway, I have been quite active in the Note forums when I had it so I know they are real issues. Like you said, to each his own.
The only thing I'm sorta getting annoyed about is I keep touching the bottom of the screen instead of the touch buttons. I guess there's a bit less room in that area compared to the Note 1. I'm fine with having more screen area. I'll get used to it.
Dude I have to say that I was surprised to read this post... you Knock the lcd screen which is probably the most gorgeous lcd I've ever seen with extremely bright whites, incredible depth of saturation, and brilliantly clear picture representation. As far the size your more worried about what people think than the benefits of what the 6 inch screen gives you? Maybe mega jsnt for you man. But I love mine so much I bought 3