I actually sold it for more than I paid..... Once in a while the ledger swings on the positive
Lol, more fuel for the next purchase so
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My iPhone 6 Plus is jealous of Note 4 plasma screen
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Lol, more fuel for the next purchase so
Its to the point where these premium smartphones screens are so good, that's its hard to tell them apart. I saw a Note 4 in person, and the screen was nice -- but to say its WAY better than the 6 Plus is pushing it! The colors on the Note 4 popped out more, but Samsung displays are notorious for that.
I'll be happy probably with anywhere around 400-500 nits, but yeah the droid turbo screen is supposed to be very dim. Like 270 or something.
This ^^^^^^
Comparing Apple to the competition isn't a good thing to do. Apple might not be the best at anyone thing, but they are the best overall. Just don't overanalyze.
Sure it's the best oled display with regards to saturation, but the iPhone 6 is still better (see Anandtechs review).
Nope. Display mate says otherwise and the guy there has a phd and is regarded as a display expert. He says the note 4 is the best display they've ever measured on a smartphone. The iphone isn't as good.
Sure it's better overall, I was speaking in regards to saturation only. Measurements don't lie.
No. Go read displaymates review. In basic mode the note 4 exhibits extremely accurate colors, full SRGB. You also have the option of the full Adobe RGB as well.
I've had a good long look at both these in stores over a couple of days and for me they are pretty much equal, with slightly different strengths.
The 6 Plus has that eerie thing with the image feeling almost projected on top of the glass which is very nice when typing and generally tapping and swiping around the UI. Especially in combination with the rounded edges of the glass melting seamlessly into the chassi.
The Note 4 on the other hand has that tiny bit extra definition and contrast which makes movies and games with fancy graphics come alive a bit more.
In terms of pure resolution I guess I do notice the difference if I look very closely at a busy webpage like phonearena.com fully zoomed out in desktop mode and really make an effort to see the difference. But for most day to day situations like reading using a more normal degree of zoom, at least for me the QHD res of the Note 4 won't really make a difference.
Of course I compared these with the Note in 'Basic' display mode where it reproduces real life colours the best and the screens are as similar as possible.
TL;DR - for my uses both these displays are outstanding and equal enough that I won't base my choice of phone on either screen being better. IF I knew that I would do really a TON of media consumption using my phone and this was the most important aspect of it for me, I'd choose the Note 4 because of the screen. (Same if I preferred Samsung's other, more oversaturated display modes of course, but that kinda goes without saying.) As it stands however, I'd be extremely happy with both these screens and ultimately my choice between Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus will come down to other factors.
The 6 Plus has that eerie thing with the image feeling almost projected on top of the glass which is very nice when typing and generally tapping and swiping around the UI. Especially in combination with the rounded edges of the glass melting seamlessly into the chassi.
The Note 4 on the other hand has that tiny bit extra definition and contrast which makes movies and games with fancy graphics come alive a bit more.
In terms of pure resolution I guess I do notice the difference if I look very closely at a busy webpage like phonearena.com fully zoomed out in desktop mode and really make an effort to see the difference. But for most day to day situations like reading using a more normal degree of zoom, at least for me the QHD res of the Note 4 won't really make a difference.
Of course I compared these with the Note in 'Basic' display mode where it reproduces real life colours the best and the screens are as similar as possible.
TL;DR - for my uses both these displays are outstanding and equal enough that I won't base my choice of phone on either screen being better. IF I knew that I would do really a TON of media consumption using my phone and this was the most important aspect of it for me, I'd choose the Note 4 because of the screen. (Same if I preferred Samsung's other, more oversaturated display modes of course, but that kinda goes without saying.) As it stands however, I'd be extremely happy with both these screens and ultimately my choice between Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus will come down to other factors.
I'm not saying that the note 4 doesn't have accurate colors. I'm saying that if someone says that the iPhone 6 has washed out colors in comparison, they are wrong. Or are you saying the iPhone 6 has less accurate colors? (again I'm only talking about color accuracy, the note 4 screen is better in other aspects).
Dear god go read the review, the note 4 in basic has more accurate colors than the iphone. Go read the displaymate review.
The iphone also has accurate colors I will add but the note 4 is better. If memory serves they are fairly close with the note 4 in basic mode but the note is still better.
I've read it. Again, I'm not saying that the note 4 display isn't good. Can't see where they compare it to the iPhone 6 though? Are you saying Anandtechs measurements are fake? http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph8613/68406.png
I see no mention of what mode the note 4 was in in that graph, could have easily been in adaptive and not basic or adobe RGB.
All you have to do is open the display mate iphone 6 review and the note 4 one and compare, that is if he doesn't already have an article dedicated to that particular comparison.
Gotta agree with the OP. I checked out the Note 4 in person at a Verizon store yesterday, and man the screen is a beauty. It was the best in the store. The design of the N4 is also pretty decent. That said, TouchWiz is still damn ugly.
If English isn't your primary language let me quote it for you.
Absolute Color Accuracy
Note 4
Excellent Color Accuracy
iPhone 6+ and 6
Very Good
Excellent > Very Good. You can't achieve excellence if it's saturated but there are options to make it more or less saturated.
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Anandtech is biased since he now works for Apple.
