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so now that some people have this device, how smooth does the text look? no more pentile pixel layout should mean a gorgeous superb looking screen. my mouth is watering at the thought of OLED pixels without the fuzzy text look of the super amoled screens.
how do web pages look? small text, and text in general? is it really noticeable over the first galaxy s and nexus s screen?
To me it looks great
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does the screen look more pixelated than on the original galaxy s
it should look LESS pixelated than the galaxy s, but i dont know. that's what i'd like to know though.
wish there was some way to show close up smoothness of the screen to others out on the web thru pics or something, but its hard to do. maybe some close up shots?
you can always put a tiny droplet of water on the screen to magnify the pixels and take a pic.
Hi,
I have asked this question in a few other threads as well but I have some gradient issues which however doesn't appear to be a generic issue as I've not seen anyone else complain about it.
Text is as sharp as you would expect a screen of this size to be (I'm coming from the 4" LCD of X10i). Its slightly less sharp than the LCD but nothing unexpected.
Contrast is superb as are the viewing angles!
My display however shows colour banding as you can see in the grey background of the NeuralNet WP snapshot I uploaded (Sorry for the quality, its my X10)
Anyone else with this issue?
let me just dig out my SLR and take a picture of my screen, I too have "banding" but it's no worse than any other LCD/LED screen I've used.
It's certainly not something I can say I've noticed without actually looking for.
UncleScar said:
let me just dig out my SLR and take a picture of my screen, I too have "banding" but it's no worse than any other LCD/LED screen I've used.
It's certainly not something I can say I've noticed without actually looking for.
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The banding is much worse than on my old Galaxy Spica (24bit LCD), but the overall screen quality is amazing and I don't notice the banding most of the time.
FPRobber said:
The banding is much worse than on my old Galaxy Spica (24bit LCD), but the overall screen quality is amazing and I don't notice the banding most of the time.
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Could it be that people coming from LCD displays are more sensitive to the banding effect?
When I compare the display with my X10i (LCD), the effect is apparent!
Aargh.. the display is so awesome .. why the doggone banding!!!
I played with a SGS2 for 20 minutes today. I was extremely bothered by the pentile on the original, so much that it's one of the main reasons I got rid of it.
Happy to report that there is NO pentile whatsoever on the new version and it looks exactly like a 4.3" 800x480 LCD does, but with SAMOLED Plus colors and contrast Pixels are pixels, like they should be.
I haven't had the Galaxy S, but my girlfriend uses the iphone 4, and I would say the Galaxy S 2 whups the iphone 4 on screen quality ( not resolution ) but over all clarity of images, web pages is alot better ( in my opinion. )
This screen is much better bcause of its real stripe matrix. Compared to a friends iPhone 4 a couple of nights back, particularly in terms of text in the browser. Text on the iPhone is definitely better with its pixel density, but the difference really is not that great at all - he was actually really surprised when I told him the actual resolution, because he thought they looked so close in terms of clarity!
NZtechfreak said:
This screen is much better bcause of its real stripe matrix. Compared to a friends iPhone 4 a couple of nights back, particularly in terms of text in the browser. Text on the iPhone is definitely better with its pixel density, but the difference really is not that great at all - he was actually really surprised when I told him the actual resolution, because he thought they looked so close in terms of clarity!
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The iphone 4 doesnt get colour banding... My SGS II screen looks like its only 16bit colour.....
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The iphone 4 doesnt get colour banding... My SGS II screen looks like its only 16bit colour.....
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I'd bet a lot of money that it IS only 16 bit color right now. Samsungs other amoled screens were only 16 bit color when they came out on the nexus one etc.
I had a Galaxy S and compared them side by side.
There's no question about it - the S II looks ten times better than the original. There's no more of the graininess, and despite the slightly lower pixel density it appears sharper as the fuzzy edges caused by PenTile are gone.
Colours are also smoother since the slight graininess is gone.
hey, just ran the following side by side...
both same file and HD 720p.
Xperia has a nice HD screen..
Both units are at full brightness.
angles on the samsung is much much better..
Blacks are better...
i will do a comparison with Iphone 4S later on...
but Super AMOLED plus still kicks Sony's ass..
anyone have this kind of results???
hexproject said:
but Super AMOLED plus still kicks Sony's ass..
anyone have this kind of results???
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No. I'm glad the Sony uses a more natural-colored LCD screen than the day-glo, turqoise-tinted AMOLED of Samsung.
any video footage of these phones running side by side?
haha I think my friend you're dreaming that Samsung Display kicks Sony's Ass, I compared the two displays and XPS Display is more vibrant in colours and it's very nice to look onto.
My opinion is...
Samsung Amoled Plus display on SGS2
Pros:
- Best contrast
- Beter viewing angles
- True black
Cons:
- Too much color saturation
- Yellow tinting problem
- Too low resolution for such a big display (217 ppi)
Sony Bravia HD display on Xperia S
Pros:
- More natural colors
- Razor sharp definition (342 ppi)
- Very good contrast
Cons:
- I feel whites are slightly on the yellow side
- Poor viewing angles (although better than many LCDs, but behind IPS displays)
Everyone just choose your poison
I still can't find the perfect LCD..... although for me IPS is the closest so far, if HTC One S had SLCD2 I'd probably have waited for it.
honestly, I don't understand why everyone is complaining about poor viewing angle, its your phone, think of the viewing angle as a benefit for more privacy.
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honestly, I don't understand why everyone is complaining about poor viewing angle, its your phone, think of the viewing angle as a benefit for more privacy.
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Maybe I don't have anything to hide in my phone, but it bothers me more the fact that tilting the phone a few degrees can change the colors than someone trying to watch my screen
super amoled is good but samsung is like a toy or cartoons and its UI..XPS is HD the best resolution display on market today besting iP4s and GNEX..sound quality is 100times better than on samsung especially when using headset its same level as beats audio.the UI is refined and it looks formal/professional like iphone has...viewing angle is not a big issue, im not using my phone at side ways anyway hehehe..Build quality is superb its not wide so it fits in hand comfortably not like other phones. NFC smart tags rocks and sony made a good one with this making the NFC useful in other ways..
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super amoled is good but samsung is like a toy or cartoons and its UI..XPS is HD the best resolution display on market today besting iP4s and GNEX..sound quality is 100times better than on samsung especially when using headset its same level as beats audio.the UI is refined and it looks formal/professional like iphone has...viewing angle is not a big issue, im not using my phone at side ways anyway hehehe..Build quality is superb its not wide so it fits in hand comfortably not like other phones. NFC smart tags rocks and sony made a good one with this making the NFC useful in other ways..
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Yeah! Me too, viewing angle isn't a big issue, we don't need it every time.
But now we can see the White Magic display on Xperia P is very good!
In future that'll come with all Sony's phones ?
Alien987 said:
Maybe I don't have anything to hide in my phone, but it bothers me more the fact that tilting the phone a few degrees can change the colors than someone trying to watch my screen
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Well after using the phone for a week now I find the discussion about viewing angles in my perspective a non issue...
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I dunno,
I don't ever look at my phone from an angle, nor do I have people gather around my phone to watch a video. We have TV's and movie theaters for that.
I couldn't care less about viewing my phone from the side.
I agree viewing angle is not an issue on the XS. My experience having both the galaxy s2 and XS is that the screen on the XS is significantly better than the galaxy. The clarity of fonts is exceptional, and the outdoor performance in sunlight is also much better. The S2 is terrible in sunlight, and only really came into it's own watching videos in a dimly lit room.
I think this video will have a clear view on which screen is better..
http://youtu.be/L7KPTYPpOVU
Arc S and SGS 2
View angle is not too bad in XS but i not fancy whether someone sitting next to me in the meeting, reading my confidencial mgs with my girlfriend " talking about last night " better if the viewing angle are not that great
Is it ?
I dont have an issue with viewing angels.
Besides that, i don't like the oversaturation on those AMOLED screens.
Colors are just way to vibrant.
And another thing, XS is alot better viewable in sunlight.
I like the deep blacks with an AMOLED display but aside fromt that i couldn't really give a monkeys toss about viewing angles. Have to say i'm impressed by how well the Xperia S screen fares out in the open and in direct sunlight.
This XPS is such a premium device,great built/design and at last a android phone which has better Display than that retina display of iPhone,superb camera,great audio output both on speaker and headset, and i think the best UI for android phone very impressive and smooth UI and animations..
Got the Samsung GS2 and Sony Xp S. strange that i see sony S screen beets S2 in many ways, even my friends agree with me , like if amoled not that big deal after all, cos LCD still can handel it !! Nd HTC Sensation Xe screen is no mach for the xperia S!!
I think ppl should see both in real eyes not from recording via youtube !!!
try to take some sampels and post them !
Today I was at an at&t store so I compared the screens of mega and my note 2 side by side. I played the same YouTube video on both devices. Boy how come I've never realized how yellow the whites look on my note 2, and yet it's pure white on the mega. I just don't get it. Isn't the note 2 supposed to be a high end flagship?
That fact is related to the phisical type of the screen: while it's an amoled on your Note 2, like my Razr, it's an LCD on the Mega. This means that whites are a lot better on the Mega, but blacks are better on amoled phones, because an amoled screen shows blacks by turning off every single pixel. People love LCDs for their color accuracy (for example, SuperLCDs mounted on HTCs), or prefer amoleds for their rich colors and high contrast ratio. Modern Samsungs have a tool for adjusting color temperature and saturation, and even Nokias have the same tool, to help you find screen colors that fits you and prevent over saturation!
Hope this explaination helps!
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Today I was at an at&t store so I compared the screens of mega and my note 2 side by side. I played the same YouTube video on both devices. Boy how come I've never realized how yellow the whites look on my note 2, and yet it's pure white on the mega. I just don't get it. Isn't the note 2 supposed to be a high end flagship?
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I knew about the green/blueish tint on my original Note but I never realized that it was that bad. Same goes with the black clipping/crushed.
I knew of course about them too as with almost all other "problems" but boy, playing the same clips with the Mega or the Note on top or and the other one below, what a difference.
You guys can download a bunch of High quality clips beloew. But also any quality 1080p trailer will do(e.g Transformers). Also Sintel, Big buck bunny etc.
http://www.hfrmovies.com/high-frame-rate-example-videos/
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That fact is related to the phisical type of the screen: while it's an amoled on your Note 2, like my Razr, it's an LCD on the Mega. This means that whites are a lot better on the Mega, but blacks are better on amoled phones, because an amoled screen shows blacks by turning off every single pixel. People love LCDs for their color accuracy (for example, SuperLCDs mounted on HTCs), or prefer amoleds for their rich colors and high contrast ratio. Modern Samsungs have a tool for adjusting color temperature and saturation, and even Nokias have the same tool, to help you find screen colors that fits you and prevent over saturation!
Hope this explaination helps!
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True. The difference is obvious between them(Note 1 vs Mega) but I'm really satisfied with the Mega's screen.
I'm a huge fan of Amoled's, but I can say that my first ownership experience with a quality LCD is going quite well so far. More than well actually.
AMOLED is great but it needs more development to work out the problems it has (yellowish/bluish whites, black clipping/crush, screen deterioration, real rgb subpixels, etc). These problems are very obvious when you compare screens side by side specially with the Mega's SC LCD (super clear).
Guys, i know the Z ultra has a big screen but i just compared the same stream on a galaxy s3 and honestly the colours and picture looked sooooooooo much better on the s3, i know its a smaller screen but im not talking about clarity im talking about colours, i was quite sad actually haha as that phones as 720p screen...
why is this happening? i don't believe its to do with colours looking "natural" lol.. or isit?
Having come from many previous Sammy devices there is a difference. The Samsung screens I think blow out the colors and are over saturated. The Sony screens are more true to life. I must admit it took me a few days to get used to it, but now I much prefer the Sony over the Samsung screen.
This is true with any luck vs led. The led will have over saturation, the lcd has realistic coloring. I don't know which I like more lol. But I'm very happy with my xzu
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Yeah, AMOLED is crazy oversaturated, and it's not realistic at all. A lot of people like the oversaturation, and i liked it myself when i had the Note, but i found the Ultra's LCD panel to be much much better on the eyes. AMOLED is one step from burning through people's retinas. People look normal on LCD, while they look like carrots, straight from Jersey Shore on AMOLED.
- AMOLED: Deep blacks, crazy oversaturated
- LCD: Blacks are not as deep, but colors are much more realistic
It comes down to preferences. Some like AMOLED and some like LCD. End of story.
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Yeah, AMOLED is crazy oversaturated, and it's not realistic at all. A lot of people like the oversaturation, and i liked it myself when i had the Note, but i found the Ultra's LCD panel to be much much better on the eyes. AMOLED is one step from burning through people's retinas. People look normal on LCD, while they look like carrots, straight from Jersey Shore on AMOLED.
- AMOLED: Deep blacks, crazy oversaturated
- LCD: Blacks are not as deep, but colors are much more realistic
It comes down to preferences. Some like AMOLED and some like LCD. End of story.
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I see..
Thank you.
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This is true with any luck vs led. The led will have over saturation, the lcd has realistic coloring. I don't know which I like more lol. But I'm very happy with my xzu
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Everytime I activate the clear plus audio my phone makes some weird BuZing noise I'm thinking to complain.
That seems to be a known issue, a lot of people having it. I use an aosp rom, so I couldn't tell you if mine does it or not, sorry
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I really don't understand why people love amoled displays, yea it has the best blacks, but the colors are punchy, uncomfortable to the eye and not even close to natural,
On the the other side there is LCD IPS displays which brings a very natural colors, a pleasant to see and not so bad blacks after all especially on The G5, for me AMOLED displays are considered as a disadvantage cuz i prefer natural colors, believe it or not this is one of the reasons i skipped the S7
Many people love them because Samsung told them to
AMOLED is good for the blacks, but mainly battery efficiency too!
Screen Burn-in could be a bad thing though...
I agree though that IPS has more natural colours.
I just wished G5's IPS wasn't this cool... ugh, and I experience kinda bad image retention...
When I was buying a new phone I had in front of me LG G5 and S7 Edge. I had many IPS display phones but I just hate it when they have blueish black tint, and even though that G5 doesn't have a aggressive blueish tint, it still has a lot worse display than S7 Edge does. Watching videos is painful all colours look inaccurate and kind of washed out. For average user LG G5 display will be fine. But if someone wants a really stunning display they will go for the Amoled.
Not trying to offend anyone, I think that LG G5 is a great device, I was considering it over S7 Edge for the camera angle but when I found out that there is no root then I just bought S7 Edge other than that many people were complaining about the battery life. I also really like LG System UI.
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When I was buying a new phone I had in front of me LG G5 and S7 Edge. I had many IPS display phones but I just hate it when they have blueish black tint, and even though that G5 doesn't have a aggressive blueish tint, it still has a lot worse display than S7 Edge does. Watching videos is painful all colours look inaccurate and kind of washed out. For average user LG G5 display will be fine. But if someone wants a really stunning display they will go for the Amoled.
Not trying to offend anyone, I think that LG G5 is a great device, I was considering it over S7 Edge for the camera angle but when I found out that there is no root then I just bought S7 Edge other than that many people were complaining about the battery life. I also really like LG System UI.
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I found watching videos on the G5 a joy, iam not a fan boy or anything simply saying the truth, i had a galaxy s4, s6 and a nexus 5 before, right now i am using the G5, in my persepctive the G5's display is way better than the one found on the S6, i just hate how the colors look unreal and oversaturated, the moment i held the G5 i was stunned by the brilliant color accuracy and how natural it looked.
For the record i have the international G5 and its rooted????
In my opinion I prefer the IPS Quantum Display which also featured in my LG G4, not like over-saturated colours and light bleed by the LED backlits.
When viewing on the G4 it's fantastic to look at the IPS Quantum Display which feels so close to AMOLED.
If you compare orange screen in IPS Quantum Display versus AMOLED, it clearly shows that orange on the AMOLED looks really red. IPS Quantum Display wins here.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/at...g-s-ips-quantum-samsung-s-samoled-g4-s6-6.jpg
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I found watching videos on the G5 a joy, iam not a fan boy or anything simply saying the truth, i had a galaxy s4, s6 and a nexus 5 before, right now i am using the G5, in my persepctive the G5's display is way better than the one found on the S6, i just hate how the colors look unreal and oversaturated, the moment i held the G5 i was stunned by the brilliant color accuracy and how natural it looked.
For the record i have the international G5 and its rooted????
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When I was looking for a new phone there was no root for G5.
And I guess You're right . Some people like extreme saturation (me) and some prefer slightly more natural tones. Honestly I think that S7 Edge could be even more saturated but yeah.. I'm addicted to extreme saturation
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but the colors are punchy, uncomfortable to the eye and not even close to natural
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Do you just repeat stuff or measure it or do you just state things as a fact? Can you provide hard facts?
Fact is, the AMOLED on the S7 used in Basic mode has a very good color accuracy and the Note 5 won the shootout against the iphone 6.
Even the first amoled werent that bad after all. People just thought it was punchy because the other phones were worse in color reproduction and therefore thought it is too punchy.
I switched after 6 years from AMOLED to IPS on the G5, honestly I think both are good with only few disadvantages.
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Do you just repeat stuff or measure it or do you just state things as a fact? Can you provide hard facts?
Fact is, the AMOLED on the S7 used in Basic mode has a very good color accuracy and the Note 5 won the shootout against the iphone 6.
Even the first amoled werent that bad after all. People just thought it was punchy because the other phones were worse in color reproduction and therefore thought it is too punchy.
I switched after 6 years from AMOLED to IPS on the G5, honestly I think both are good with only few disadvantages.
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I'm not repeating anything I'm just saying my opinion, Allready adressed it
I PREFER QUANTUM IPS QHD OVER AMOLED
I love OLEDs, but am not a fan of AMOLEDs due to their stupid pentile structure. This makes the resolution of the display to 66% of what they've advertised and makes everything look kind of zig-zaggy (if you look at it closely).
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I love OLEDs, but am not a fan of AMOLEDs due to their stupid pentile structure. This makes the resolution of the display to 66% of what they've advertised and makes everything look kind of zig-zaggy (if you look at it closely).
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I agree I have the s7 and g5 and although the s7 display looks better the g5 seems sharper and if I'm honest in most videos just as good (apart from the super contrast and colors of course )
For the record i have the international G5 and its rooted????[/QUOTE said:
How did u get it rooted?
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Daydream, battery, contrast, and apps like active display