Top 10 phones of 2017: Best screens

09 December 2017
The screen is the foundation stone of a smartphone – you can’t frame a photo without it and the powerful chipset needs it to show the cool graphics.

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  • Daany
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  • 10 Dec 2017

Well well well... What heppened to display mate result?

Display Mate says samsungs always had best displays... All Samsung guys including GSMA defends Display mate still on this site.

Now Display Mate says Iphone has the best display and GSMA comes out with their own result? I thought Display Mate was the almighty Screen police. Whatever happened to "display mate is the most credible screen test company" Huh?

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    • TAha tran
    • G{E
    • 10 Dec 2017

    what do you thinks for lg g6? i want buy it

      Be Nice To Others, 10 Dec 2017Unimpressive, says the one with an OLED screen that shifts ... moreYes, i have experience by using Z5 Premium but i never owned that garbage. I don't really get why you're lying about that crappy screen as if it's great.
      I know what phone that you're using right now, you should buy Z5 Premium and compare it with your sister's iPhone, and you'll be amazed how crappy Z5 Premium is. And XZ Premium is just slighty better than Z5 Premium.

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        • Anonymous
        • f}x
        • 10 Dec 2017

        Be Nice To Others, 10 Dec 2017OLEDs are incapable of reaching refresh rates higher than 6... moreIf it's capable of that, why not enable it?

          Cassy O, 10 Dec 2017So good luck with your unimpressive HDR screen, and OLED us... moreUnimpressive, says the one with an OLED screen that shifts color at a very slight angle. How good is that green tint, huh?
          XZ1's screen is nearly identical to the XZ Premium, just a 1080p but still high grade HDR display. Anyway, XZ Premium or XZ1, no OLED could even match them in terms of pure picture quality (how cool is it, the reds of the XZ Premium and XZ1 are even more vibrant than any other HDR OLEDs?)
          Z5 Premium had a peak brightness of 800 nits, and that's all across the whole screen. In comparison, the Note 5 only had 800 nits on a single portion of the screen, while the rest are dimmer. And you aren't telling me you are serious. My friend has got the J3 2016 with OLED screen and its maximum brightness is a serious joke in the direct sunlight, neither do I believe the high end OLEDs from Samsung do any better.
          You experienced using a Z5 Premium before? Lol I don't think so. Sorry, you ain't kidding anyone.

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            • Anonymous
            • 7Ac
            • 10 Dec 2017

            Anonymous, 10 Dec 2017The XZP has improved over the crappy Z5 screen. I know beca... moreZ5 Premium, that is.

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              • Anonymous
              • 7Ac
              • 10 Dec 2017

              Cassy O, 10 Dec 2017So good luck with your unimpressive HDR screen, and OLED us... moreThe XZP has improved over the crappy Z5 screen. I know because I use to own it and now I have the XZP and the difference is night and day. I advise you to take a look at it in person before you make such claims.

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                • Anonymous
                • LkC
                • 10 Dec 2017

                I have heard ppl say LCD is useless for VR because of refresh rate.
                But some LCD have 120Hz, oled phones do not.

                  Be Nice To Others, 10 Dec 2017I'd rather watch HDR videos with 1200:1 ratio than with bur... moreSo good luck with your unimpressive HDR screen, and OLED users can avoid the burn in issue.
                  I'm talking about the XZ Premium and you've just answered it with XZ1, well done smart!
                  I ain't talking about YouTube videos but if you use Z5 Premium under sunlight, the Z5 Premium's screen feels like cheap low end smartphone and the XZ Premium feels like mid ranger (even Samsung's mid ranger phones can do better). i didn't lie but i'm talking about what i've experienced.

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                    • thv
                    • 10 Dec 2017

                    They use the same screen,only size that differs

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                      • Marek
                      • 8ux
                      • 10 Dec 2017

                      why is there no Htc U11 or Htc U11+ ??

                        Be Nice To Others, 10 Dec 2017The reason is that OLEDs aren't capable of reaching refresh... moreYep, but they never enable it. They will probably, in the near future

                          [deleted post]Oh damn!

                            Anonymous, 10 Dec 2017XA1+ has LCD, smaller battery than Z Play. CPU is equiva... moreIt's mostly about optimization, but also the fact that IPS LCDs are still more power efficient than OLEDs in many ways.
                            Sure, OLEDs beat them in blacks (because of no light being emitted at all) but whites is where they fall out shortly. Heck, even all other colors are still more energy-friendly on IPS LCDs than OLEDs.

                            In terms of efficiency:
                            Blacks - OLED
                            Whites/RGB - IPS LCD

                              Anonymous, 10 Dec 2017Only iPad has 120Hz screen. Iphones do not. Smartphones... moreOLEDs are incapable of reaching refresh rates higher than 60Hz. It pretty much explains why we still don't have high end gaming laptops with OLED screen.

                              And yep, the XZ Premium is actually capable of 120Hz refresh rate in 1080p. But then again people would love to ignore that because it is a Sony.

                                Cassy O, 10 Dec 2017Xperia XZ Premium just only resolution, everything else is ... moreI'd rather watch HDR videos with 1200:1 ratio than with burn in LMAO.
                                Color can be adjusted to accurate (XZ1's 1080p HDR screen almost has below 2 Average DeltaE).
                                Brightness is really bright, and I did not find any issues about it even in brightly lit areas, but I guess you're the type of person who wants a screen that would blind his own eyes.
                                Z5 Premium had one of the brightest peak brightness back in 2015 as Android Authority have said in their "Best of Android" 2015 series. XZ Premium improves upon it by making it 40% brighter.
                                If it's one of the worst, I wonder why it's considered to be among the top 10, heck even Erica Griffin, one of the most honest YouTube tech reviewer, confirms that her favorite screen of 2017 so far is the XZ Premium.

                                Defending? Lol what if I tell you that almost everything you have said are all pure lies and extremely false?

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                                  • nahid070
                                  • X{X
                                  • 10 Dec 2017

                                  Kangal, 09 Dec 2017...well, the surprise is that Samsung didn't win. Apple wo... moreIt clearly shows you don't know about phone screen much:vvv

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                                    • AJr
                                    • 10 Dec 2017

                                    I'm interested in even brightness distribution. You might have a great screen in principle but if the quality control is off and some units have areas that are brighter or darker than others then it's a lemon.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Yde
                                      • 10 Dec 2017

                                      Cassy O, 10 Dec 2017Xperia XZ Premium just only resolution, everything else is ... moreBet you never seen the actual screen in person

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                                        • AnonD-308261
                                        • sxr
                                        • 10 Dec 2017

                                        For me best budget option with stock Android experience is Xiaomi Mi A1 which is much better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro.