Samsung Galaxy S6 and Note 4 tied for best smartphone display

11 March, 2015
DisplayMate has rated the display in the latest Samsung flagships as the best on a smartphone yet.

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  • 24 Mar 2015

Btw future is about amoleds

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    • Anonymous
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    • 13 Mar 2015

    ithehappy, 11 Mar 2015Wrong. I love AMOLED displays to core but saying AMOLED dis... moreSo you have no clue what you are talking about in other words...
    To say Amoled has more accurate colors is not true? Obviously the results speak the truth.
    And color accuracy is dependent on calibration.

    And these world leading Amoled displays are best for mobiles only because we have to deal with the fact with that supposedly is because is much better and this is all there is to offer in mobiles??????
    Lmfao!!!!!!
    Tell me.... What other display is dwarfing these Amoled ones across the board?

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      • Anonymous
      • q8Q
      • 13 Mar 2015

      puremind, 13 Mar 2015It is not true. OLED has better power efficiency only for c... moreMeanwhile when while browsing the Note 4 matches and beats most other devices. Even those of 5 1080p variety.
      On top of having much better efficiency for everything else.

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        • 13 Mar 2015

        p-chan, 11 Mar 2015Lol, you're so ignorant. Amoled = true to color, crisper, b... moreIt is not true. OLED has better power efficiency only for content that has an Average Picture Level of 65% or lower (i.e. video, pictures, gaming) but is less efficient above 65% APL, where whites dominate (Web Browsing, Navigation, Whatsapp, most other apps).

        So it really depends. Gamers and film addicts will have better display Efficient on AMOLED, while people who do Web Browsing and a lot of whatsapp will have better battery life with an LCD (all other parameters remaining equal).

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          • Anonymous
          • XMF
          • 12 Mar 2015

          samsung haters goin mad in here.... biglol....

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            • v@H
            • 12 Mar 2015

            Viewing Angel?

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              • ute
              • 11 Mar 2015

              Anonymous, 11 Mar 2015IPhone actually had 500 or nearby... Note 4 had 750 nits in... moreMy source was android authority, in an article of displaymate tests.

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                • jgold
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                • 11 Mar 2015

                I have the galaxy 5 and love it. I will not buy the galaxy 6 because i want to be able to use my microchip on my tab. I also want to be able to replace my battery. I dont care if my galaxy 5 is made with plastic back. Jgold

                  mas39, 11 Mar 2015Oh what a joke, they have the worst displays, the ugliest i... moreYour comment will go nicely if you could kindly change your username to 'mad39' instead of what you have now.

                    p-chan, 11 Mar 2015Lol, you're so ignorant. Amoled = true to color, crisper, b... moreWrong. I love AMOLED displays to core but saying AMOLED displays are true to colour and IPS are not is simply not true. There are a lot of premium and high quality IPS panels out there (mainly from manufacturers like NEC and Eizo etc.) and they are exceptional, I mean they are even better than AMOLED panels in my opinion. But its irrelevant as they don't make mobile displays, so we will have to make do with what we have and in that regards Samsung is MILES ahead than any other.

                    And comparing a LG made display is just humorous, LG is an average display maker, as I have said multiple times already, I have a Dell U2412M which is a Dell monitor with LG's panel, and this IPS monitor is plainly garbage, I had no idea that IPS panels could be this much over saturated.

                    LG is brand, be it for mobile phones or displays or anything basically which are meant for people who can NOT afford high end products, some can't afford because of money, and some can but can't because of their brains, however you want to put it.

                    End of discussion. Stop comparing Apples and Oranges.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 11 Mar 2015

                      AnonD-312360, 11 Mar 2015FYI Note 4 has a peak brightness of 740 cd/m2 (nits). galax... moreIPhone actually had 500 or nearby... Note 4 had 750 nits in auto mode else 500 nits as per many sites...

                        Akira, 11 Mar 2015"I mean who uses a phone for more than three years any... moreWell you are a little bit exception there. When I said who I meant us nerds, who actually waste money behind these new toys. Of course there are actual people with real lives who use phones for more than five years, my mom has used a Nokia 1200 for over six years.

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                          • 11 Mar 2015

                          the 2 best display of the year

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                            • AnonD-312360
                            • ute
                            • 11 Mar 2015

                            vrvly, 11 Mar 2015To watch scans/movies with black 0cd/m2 is great. And u can... moreFYI Note 4 has a peak brightness of 740 cd/m2 (nits). galaxy s6 has a peak brightness of 784 cd/m2 (nits)

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                              • 11 Mar 2015

                              The most significant stat in these tests I think is the measure of display power efficiency. In a comparison , at 50% brightness levels the Galaxy s5 consumes 0.82 watts , the note4 0.85 watts and the galaxy s6 0.65 watts. Given that in present high resolution display smartphones the display is the prominent power hungry component and that the battery size of the s6 is limited, this is good news.
                              People often bash Samsung and their oled displays for oversaturation. This however can no longer be said. A measurement of colour accuracy by absolute color error for galaxy s6 gives a figure of 1.6 .

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                                • Anonymous
                                • fuN
                                • 11 Mar 2015

                                I still prefer the note 4..... for the bigger display,expandable SD card slot,removable battery and the S spen + the note 4 would get some of the software updates of the S6 later :) but the S 6 is simply gorgeous

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                                  • 11 Mar 2015

                                  mas39, 11 Mar 2015Oh what a joke, they have the worst displays, the ugliest i... moreman, please check your eyes and your brain, I love sony too but that Z ultra is a "little" behind regarding displays

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                                    • 11 Mar 2015

                                    mas39, 11 Mar 2015Oh what a joke, they have the worst displays, the ugliest i... moreWorst?? Lol pls stop, am died laughing here, such a troll, very entertaining, u need to get your eyes check btw :)))))

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                                      • 11 Mar 2015

                                      PKC, 11 Mar 2015+1. So true. I seen him in every topic and he tried to show... moreNow I understand, and I believe in you. I'm gonna loving this guy ;)

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                                        • 11 Mar 2015

                                        mas39, 11 Mar 2015Oh what a joke, they have the worst displays, the ugliest i... moreWow.. That's a first. You definitely need to have your eyes checked Lol And it's not an award you troll, displaymate is the MOST recognized display technician/analyst//reviewer site in the world, so if they say something about a certain display, people listen. Very entertaining of you, though :D