The screen on the X is incredible, took me a week or so t realise how much I love it.
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iPhone X iPhone X users, are you sold on AMOLED?
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I couldn't disagree with this statement more. I picked up my 6+ today and I thought I was holding a piece of technology from 1982. The X screen is massively more advanced than the LCD screen of any iPhone. Especially in screen sharpness, color brightness, clarity. etc. I couldn't be more impressed with this OLED screen vs the iPhone LCD screens.
The only time I noticed a difference is when the all the lights are off and I don't see the blacks anymore.
Otherwise, it doesn't change anything for me. My other phone right now has got an LCD and it's working just fine.
Otherwise, it doesn't change anything for me. My other phone right now has got an LCD and it's working just fine.
I like the new screen and the fact that it isn’t over color saturated.
Agreed. I keep marveling at the camera quality but maybe it’s also that the screen is so much better rendering colors. I love looking at my phone! It’s not that the previous phones were duds, just that this one is much better!
What about reading MR forum on the different screens? There's some very tiny text (often in gray) that looks sharper to me on the X.
I don’t. Sounds more an issue with your particular X & that you need to replace it.
It’s not necessarily the display tech, but it’s the resolution that really has an impact. Everything pops! UI is more beautiful. I know I know, all the Galaxy flagships have more PPI, but their UI doesn’t feel sharp and like a digital ink. I’ve used many Android phones, I only recently switched to iPhone. I’m very happy with it.
This isn't about a screen working or not, it's about the merits of OLED vs LCD and the benefits they bring. Not saying LCDs aren't good and can't have accurate colours (they can) but the way they achieve it is a way that will never be as pleasing to the eye as OLED. I setup my daughters iPhone 8 the other day, and was shocked at how obviously backlit the screen was. Didn't look crap, looked good, but just not the same. iPhone X has a very well calibrated panel which set to normal levels looks like it's painted on the surface.
On mine there is a yellow ish hue to it (which is fine), but when tilting the phone 5-10° In either direction, the screen shifts a pinky blue, as you tilt further it’s more a pinky green
In settings
Tilting Roughly 45° Away from me, the top half of has a pinker cast
Tilting roughly 65-70° away from me, top half has a light blue cast, bottom a pinker cast
Roughly 80°, top half has a Pinker cast
85°, has a light blue cast top half
90° Top half looks clear, bottom blueish.
Rocking between 75-90 is horrible, but even tilting a few degrees towards me I can see the bottom shift to blue.
I thought at first it was because I still have the protective plastic on the screen, but even when lifted off the display, it still does it. Attached a video of it
I love the contrast and inky blacks. Absolutely don’t like the terrible way that text scrolls (e.g. scrolling through even this forum’s text is so ugly). Reminds me of an interlaced TV.
And let’s not even get into the off-axis color shift.
And let’s not even get into the off-axis color shift.
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I don’t have an X, but the screens I’ve seen on the X in stores seemed to be noticeably better than the LCD. I do like the more natural colors over the more saturated colors of Samsung’s device displays. The most important thing to me about OLED is the contrast. I absolutely hate how light the blacks are on the LCD screens. Being able to have true black is a huge win for me. Not to mention, it’s a more efficient technology.
Was expecting something spectacular. But got worst viewing angle and very little difference. The blacks are great. When I look back at the 6s plus lcd, I found that screen to be equally as pleasing.
Oled screen is completely uniform. No more edge backlighting unevenness where top is brighter than bottom or vice versa. So users with glue yellowing issues, save yourself the headache and get the oled.
Scrolling is quite blurry. Not sure why this is because oled is supposed to have much faster response time than lcd. I can make out some text while scrolling on the 6s plus but not the X. Not a deal breaker. Got used to it.
Was it worth the $$$ to upgrade to oled, I personally say no.
Oled screen is completely uniform. No more edge backlighting unevenness where top is brighter than bottom or vice versa. So users with glue yellowing issues, save yourself the headache and get the oled.
Scrolling is quite blurry. Not sure why this is because oled is supposed to have much faster response time than lcd. I can make out some text while scrolling on the 6s plus but not the X. Not a deal breaker. Got used to it.
Was it worth the $$$ to upgrade to oled, I personally say no.
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Wrong. The refresh rate of the iPhone X display is the same as the LCD iPhone. OLED panels are not able to push anything higher than a 60Hz refresh rate currently. The Razer Phone is the only phone available in higher than 60Hz (120Hz) and it uses and LCD panel.
I made a mistake. I meant response time. Was expecting the performance of a crt without the ghosting since oled is 1000x faster than lcd in that regard. Wonder if Apple is using motion blur.
Had the s7 and Then s8.Both with absolutely gorgeous displays. However,have the iPhone 8 now and my eyes are back to normal. No more strain,and the lcd looks gorgeous.
Its like the AMOLED panels on the Samsung looks not as dense as the lcd on the iPhone. The iPhone makers apps and iconen look sharper,more dense if that makes sense.
Its like the AMOLED panels on the Samsung looks not as dense as the lcd on the iPhone. The iPhone makers apps and iconen look sharper,more dense if that makes sense.
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There’s no question that in direct sunlight, it is far more usable than the screen of the iPhone 7 Plus.
Yes. I was always of the opinion that oled was better because I’d used it on Samsung devices before. However the lcd on the iPhone plus was good enough because I didn’t want to use a Samsung phone. The screen on the X is gorgeous. The screen on my 7 plus looked washed out in comparison.
I’m not sold on OLED being better than LCD, but perhaps the advantages (e.g., less battery drain) are not easily seen. My iPhone X display has a very slight pink cast to it that I notice when viewing white backgrounds in a dark room on the dimmest setting. Even at brighter settings it’s still there but not as noticeable. So I’d say the LCDs of my iPad Pro and iPhone 6 are more consistent throughout the brightness range.
I’m a photographer and quite picky about displays. Apple does an excellent job with color calibration, but if you compare the iPhone X against an LCD iPhone or iPad (with Trutone off and brightness at same level) you can spot subtle differences in some colors. I’m not going to say one is objectively better than the other, but I prefer the LCD on my 9.7 inch iPad Pro when it comes to color. When it comes to text and some fine details, the iPhone X is slightly sharper to my eyes.
The iPhone X definitely has a beautiful display, but if I could pick either option I’d probably go with the IPS LCD technology of the other iPhones unless Apple could show that LCD would significantly reduce battery life. That said I’m happy with the iPhone X display. So far it has been a comfortable display that is easy to read and looks beautiful. As I go back and forth between the iPhone X and iPad Pro, I’m not finding that one makes me miss the other. I don’t really think about it the way I would if one were clearly better.
I’m a photographer and quite picky about displays. Apple does an excellent job with color calibration, but if you compare the iPhone X against an LCD iPhone or iPad (with Trutone off and brightness at same level) you can spot subtle differences in some colors. I’m not going to say one is objectively better than the other, but I prefer the LCD on my 9.7 inch iPad Pro when it comes to color. When it comes to text and some fine details, the iPhone X is slightly sharper to my eyes.
The iPhone X definitely has a beautiful display, but if I could pick either option I’d probably go with the IPS LCD technology of the other iPhones unless Apple could show that LCD would significantly reduce battery life. That said I’m happy with the iPhone X display. So far it has been a comfortable display that is easy to read and looks beautiful. As I go back and forth between the iPhone X and iPad Pro, I’m not finding that one makes me miss the other. I don’t really think about it the way I would if one were clearly better.
I have an iPhone SE set to max brightness and iPhone X set to max also with True Tone off.
The SE is brighter.
I tried it again on medium brightness and the SE is brighter
I went with the lowest brightness setting and the X is slightly better and brighter.
I don’t know, but It seems iPhone X display seems dim. I’m not really surprise by it because Retina is a tried and tested display retina is in it’s prime while the X oled display is new for Apple iPhone
I really wanted to wait for the iPhone X-2 or next years iPhone X model but so far I’m satisfied with this year’s iPhone X even though it’s s freaking beta phone with a lot of refinements needed
The SE is brighter.
I tried it again on medium brightness and the SE is brighter
I went with the lowest brightness setting and the X is slightly better and brighter.
I don’t know, but It seems iPhone X display seems dim. I’m not really surprise by it because Retina is a tried and tested display retina is in it’s prime while the X oled display is new for Apple iPhone
I really wanted to wait for the iPhone X-2 or next years iPhone X model but so far I’m satisfied with this year’s iPhone X even though it’s s freaking beta phone with a lot of refinements needed
X is considerably brighter than SE. You need to turn auto-brightness off on the X.
Can concur, that until you turn off auto brightness that the screen won’t go as bright as the phone can go.
Yep, it will slowly fade up to the real maximum as soon as auto brightness is switched off. It will reach the hardware maximum brightness with Auto Brightness enabled but only in bright situations where the phone deems it necessary to go that high. In other situations, iOS will skew the brightness slider so that maximum is not quite maximum, but should be more than good enough in the situation you're in unless you're trying to benchmark it against an LCD device (which is not the intended use of the device or feature).
You're getting the maximum range of brightness with auto brightness on, but you're also getting burn in protection/management that tries to limit how much you're using it at full burn. With it off, you have access to the full range immediately but as the toggle switch says, it may affect the display in the long run to constantly keep it bright.