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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Cassy O, 10 Dec 2017Xperia XZ Premium just only resolution, everything else is ... moreBecause the 4K uses more power already. Then brightness has to be limited.
This value is for standard mode. Not X Reality or Super Vivid.

RGB on S8 is set 255, on Sony phones it comes 0 by default. You change if you want.

XZ1 has lower ppi and higher brightness than Premium. The Compact even more.
Same on Z5P, lower values than Z5 and Z5c.

S8 pass 1000 nits only under very bright light, at home the user cant even set 500. Barely pass 440 nits.

It is about battery

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    • 10 Dec 2017

    Kangal, 09 Dec 2017...well, the surprise is that Samsung didn't win. Apple wo... moreOnly iPad has 120Hz screen. Iphones do not.

    Smartphones with 120Hz are Razer, Sharp Aquos R and XZ Premium ( I discovered that you can enable 120Hz@1080p or 4K@60Hz if you go to developers mode) .

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      • 10 Dec 2017

      Imperator Neubaticus, 09 Dec 2017The more practical choice will always be amoled. Incomparab... moreGo to reddit.. You will find ppl that say their note 8 has burn - in.

        Xperia XZ Premium just only resolution, everything else is garbage. Watching HDR content with 1200:1 contrast ratio? LOL!
        Brighteness isn't that bright.
        Sunlight legibilty is the worst than the other. (This reminds me about how poor Z5 Premium is.)
        Color isn't that acurate.
        But i know their fans gonna justify and defend this phone is the best! LOL.

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          • 10 Dec 2017

          Imperator Neubaticus, 09 Dec 2017The more practical choice will always be amoled. Incomparab... moreXA1+ has LCD, smaller battery than Z Play. CPU is equivalent but Helio P20 has four 2.4GHz cores .
          XA1+ has better battery life than Z Play.

            Kangal, 09 Dec 2017...well, the surprise is that Samsung didn't win. Apple wo... moreThe reason is that OLEDs aren't capable of reaching refresh rates higher than 60Hz. If you would inspect in the settings, the XZ Premium is actually capable of 120Hz in 1080p.

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              • 10 Dec 2017

              No LG on the list. I do not hate on LG, but I do not feel surprised.

              G6 looks awful. It does not look an hdr/dolby screen. Everything is kinda dark.
              V30 with issues reported by some tech sites. When brightness is low.

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                AnonD-446869, 09 Dec 2017Wow low ppi got to be best screeen? Lol this article such a... moreDon't know about g6, but v30 had noticeable color shifting and slight glow when displaying black, it maybe a pass for lcd but oled panel supposed to have infinite contrast ratio, hence true black

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                  • 10 Dec 2017

                  Where is the iPhone 8 plus? it's one of the brightest displays around yet you only mentioned the iPhone X, it's a superb LCD panel, if not the best.

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                    • 10 Dec 2017

                    So the winner here is the mi mix 2, not the other phones. Wow, oled getting beaten by an lcd.

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                      • 10 Dec 2017

                      Imperator Neubaticus, 09 Dec 2017The more practical choice will always be amoled. Incomparab... moreWell, other than Burn Out issues, it is known to have better color accuracy (or less vivid and more nature colors) and higher brightness ,especially for actual TVs.
                      So maybe these are reasons behind LCD fans.

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                        • 10 Dec 2017

                        Anonymous, 09 Dec 2017Without even clicking on the article I thought "I bet a Sam... moreMe too,i tought was the s8

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                          • 10 Dec 2017

                          Give best smartphone base on creative innovation, exampe Fujitsu arrows first iris sensor, LG G2 first knock code, motorola mod

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                            Anonymous, 09 Dec 2017Without even clicking on the article I thought "I bet a Sam... more...well, the surprise is that Samsung didn't win.
                            Apple won with the iPhone X's brighter screen, with a much more accurate screen and one that's slightly better to view in sunlight as well. Not to mention a more responsive touch-panel at 120Hz (which Apple has had for years btw).

                            In comparison, the S8/S8+/Note8 screens are less visible under sunlight, a lot less accurate/more saturated, run at the standard 60Hz for touch-panel and display, and have less brightness.

                            It just sucks that Apple didn't introduce their 120Hz refresh rate for the display as well, like they did on their previous iPads. That would set the new high-bar. However, I think its because power drain was too high at that rate for this OLED display, so they might introduce it in a couple years later.

                              The more practical choice will always be amoled. Incomparable sunlight legibility, infinite contrast, better battery life, and so on. Why people advocate lcd is beyond logic. The only real argument for it is the burn-in non-issue, which newer gen amoleds have already taken care of. Well, maybe except lg screens.

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                                • 09 Dec 2017

                                Without even clicking on the article I thought "I bet a Samsung product wins". No surprise there then!

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                                  • 09 Dec 2017

                                  What about nokia 8??

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                                    • 09 Dec 2017

                                    Love my XZP screen. Sunlight legibility isn't bad either when I'm in the sun

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                                      • 09 Dec 2017

                                      DisplayMate: "iPhone X has the most colour accurate display ever"

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                                        • 09 Dec 2017

                                        Wow low ppi got to be best screeen? Lol this article such a crap make me laugh. Unfair review no v30?? No g6??