Sunday debate: Saturated vs accurate screens
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- Vikky
- XQC
- 04 Jul 2022
Ionix, 16 Jan 2018I experience the same things! I immediately switch to basic... moreExactly I'm also htc user
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- Vikky
- XQC
- 04 Jul 2022
Ionix, 16 Jan 2018I experience the same things! I immediately switch to basic... moreI'm also htc user exactly
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- Vikky
- XQC
- 04 Jul 2022
NeonHD, 20 Mar 2022I wholeheartedly agree. I used to simp for OLED, but after ... moreExactly brother
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- sfx
- 20 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 17 Jan 2021As a colorblind person who just got enchroma glasses I can ... moreI wholeheartedly agree. I used to simp for OLED, but after owning several OLED phones (LG V30, OP7Pro) I am really not a fan of its color reproduction.
I find that the whites on phones with good IPS displays such as LG G7 are much more cleaner. In comparison, whites on OLED look much dirtier.
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- Anonymous
- 3SI
- 17 Jan 2021
As a colorblind person who just got enchroma glasses I can tell you that even though without glasses OLED screens look great, once you put on the glasses you can see how the whites are actually yellow-orange, but LCD still looks the way it's supposed to look with the glasses. If you need to work with colors and be sure that what you are seeing is the real thing, stick to LCD. If you just want to enjoy content that looks great, probably go for OLED, anyway, this is all subjective. And of course, if you are colorblind and have or are planning to get enchroma glasses, go for LCD.
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- L337
- LcH
- 14 Feb 2018
I voted for color-accurate screens for a simple reason: a friend of yours sends you a picture. You say that it looks kinda weird, to which he replies, after looking at it: "That's not what it's supposed to look like".
Same thing with faces.
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- Anonymous
- thf
- 18 Jan 2018
Scamsung king of tinted screen.
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- AnonD-716404
- 3Dv
- 16 Jan 2018
So, more people prefer accurate colours? I wonder how many of them were shouting about Pixels's muted colours just recently... I think it's best if you have a choice. Give me poping Colorado as standard, so it makes good impression. But if I want, give me a choice to change it.
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- Ionix
- Nvc
- 16 Jan 2018
DonAlduck, 15 Jan 2018I'm all for colour accuracy. I've used the saturated colour... moreI experience the same things! I immediately switch to basic on Samsung OLED screens. The saturated settings make the colours look fluorescent & burn my eyes.
I don't have such problems with well calibrated LCDs like Apple's or HTC's!
It's extremely annoying that oled screens can't display true white colour & yet display reviewers praise them. Talk about bribes!
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- Anonymous
- IW@
- 16 Jan 2018
I am for nothing less than true color accuracy. Accurate, true-to-life colors are the most pleasant viewing experience one can achieve in a mobile phone as they show you exactly what it is like to see the object or person or scene in real life. Beautiful things, people and scenes look exactly like they do on an accurate phone screen. Not so with screens which are oversaturated. Color oversaturation destroys fine detail. It renders sceneries looking like they never were, people like they are sunburned or wearing heavy make up all the time, and food and things look like they are newly painted with strong saturated colors reminiscent of a kiddie room, a new toy or a doll house. Pleasing at first, but downright ugly with extended and repeated viewing. Not so with accurate color displays - pastel colors remain as they really are: pastel, strong saturated colors remain strong and saturated without loss of detail; old, worn out faded things look just like they do in real life, old and faded, and most of all, people and kids faces look real, with freckles, blemishes and all - not like someone had sunburn or someone wearing heavy makeup when there is none.
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- KiV
- sxs
- 16 Jan 2018
I prefer amoleds, you can choose either boosted color screen or basic (in samsung phones atleast, i dont know the others) than lcd (produce more accurate colors), it looks like dull and sometimes lifeless and use more battery
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- Anonymous
- xja
- 16 Jan 2018
Simon, 15 Jan 2018I'm all 100% with Ivan on this one. I remember my first OLE... moreI hope you have used your 10 account to up vote the saturation option! Because it better than using those multiple accounts in spewing the same rubbish in the comments section
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- Simon
- 0xI
- 15 Jan 2018
I'm all 100% with Ivan on this one. I remember my first OLED phone - the Samsung Wave. I was mindblown and starstruck, and loved using it every single day. Then I bought the S6, and immediately noticed the colors were more muted, even when changing the display mode. I don't edit photos on a phone either. I do that on my desktop. I love when the colors pop on the phone's display. Still that doesn't mean not accurate - to me it just means it's more like I wish things were - they're showing everything as prettier, while still mostly preserving the natural feel of things.
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- Vegetaholic
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- 15 Jan 2018
I am on the Ivan side all the way. Oleds with beautiful colorfull and high contrast screens is must, when I see some lame LCD screen with lifeless colour I just want to cry and ask people how can they even look at their phone screens :) I remember I try "basic" mode on Samsung phone for like half an hour. And couldn't stand anymore. It was like looking at old Nokia TFT screens, where you can barely distinguish colour shades and between colours itself, it took entire life from YouTube videos or browsing. NOPE, never LCD in my life again, saturation for the best!
- DonAlduck
- m5R
- 15 Jan 2018
I'm all for colour accuracy. I've used the saturated colours before and they give me eye strain and a really bad headache after a few minutes of use - no matter if it's at night time or during day time. When it's set to colour accuracy, the content looks amazing and more lifelike, and it doesn't give me headaches.
I know it's a personal opinion and everyone has a different taste, but if you suffer from headaches and eye strain, i recommend you to change the settings if you can - it may help.
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- Anonymous
- JpF
- 15 Jan 2018
Surficial, 15 Jan 2018If you raise them all equally then the colour doesn't chang... moreS8 is set by default 255 for all three.
Still look a bit red.
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- Anonymous
- JpF
- 15 Jan 2018
AnonD-368020, 15 Jan 2018No, this Bifurcation of screens is completely wrong. A prop... moreScreen of S7 Edge and Pixel XL is the same.
Just need to curve the sides.
There is not exclusive screen...
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- Anonymous
- JpF
- 15 Jan 2018
I wonder how some tech site complain about LCD having low visibility when you spin 50, 70 or 90°.
I can see well even in lower brightness, no matter if I turn phone 80°.
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- LG superfan
- sSy
- 15 Jan 2018
Iskander, 15 Jan 2018IIRC, that's just the digitizer registering 120 touches per... moreDid'nt knew about that
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- AnonD-368020
- XQh
- 15 Jan 2018
No, this Bifurcation of screens is completely wrong. A proper categorization should be ....
1. Normal LCD with accurate colors (budget phones)
2. Normal LCD with boosted colors (budget phones)
3. Normal AMOLED with accurate colors ( mid-range phones)
4. Normal AMOLED with boosted colors ( mid-range phones)
5. Samsung flagship grade AMOLED ( best screen available)
There are also Sony 4K or normal HDR screen but those are not available to masses or sold in high numbers so not considering that.