Weekly poll results: Dark themes really are all the rage

12 May 2019
They have many advantages, both practical and aesthetic, over the default themes of Android and iOS.

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A smart Shooter, 12 May 2019Stop misleading people! The white theme is all the way just... moreOnly in the daytime. The minute you hit the night, that white blasts your eyes. Not to mention if you make it too dim, the white becomes difficult to read. And that's not even talking about the fact that holes and notches become super hidden with dark mode

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    • Anonymous
    • Q5x
    • 12 May 2019

    A smart Shooter, 12 May 2019Stop misleading people! The white theme is all the way just... moreIf i lower the brightness it still brighter than using dark theme, also i have no issues reading on a black background, you just need to make the text more thicker maybe, but i can still read them on their normal size.

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      • Danny
      • 0Uu
      • 12 May 2019

      GSMArena dark mode when????

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        • Finophile
        • 7tp
        • 12 May 2019

        It depends, some apps actually do better in sunlight with a light theme ... wouldn't it be nice if we could choose on app by app on situation by situation?

        Oh, wait, then we wouldn't be able to be fanboys.

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          • Robbie
          • nFH
          • 12 May 2019

          Personally, I use completely black themes.
          Not just because I use amoled screens but because I find it easier on the eye.
          I mean white text on black backgrounds, even on the browser.

            Stop misleading people! The white theme is all the way just have a nice display to tune down brightness for comfy reading or watching. Dark theme isn't nice when reading is a bit difficult than white theme. Especially the browser color is better and beautiful match with white theme, the dark theme is awful because the color is not matched.
            Smartphone display just like a paper so basically white theme is better.

              time to go dark mode @gsmarena

                amoled + dark mode = bliss

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                  • Tom.
                  • kw$
                  • 12 May 2019

                  Have not Blackberry done this for years already, better late then never I guess.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Q5x
                    • 12 May 2019

                    Add dark theme for GSMarena please!

                      I have used windows phone and sailfish for a long time. Black theme and Gestures in android never amuses me

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                        • AnonD-816568
                        • t@g
                        • 12 May 2019

                        I prefer red that's why i use red theme and solid red wallpaper on my phone

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                          • Gg bruh
                          • KZ8
                          • 12 May 2019

                          Another reason, it looks dope...

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                            • iPhone user
                            • IHx
                            • 12 May 2019

                            Some have dark themes and some have no themes at all

                              There should be more choices in the next Android like a very dark gray / graphite / carbon

                                For Windows users, it's an ancient thing

                                  AnonD-124847, 12 May 2019:) before material design 5.0+.. was holo design from honey... moreYeh. I remember that my Xperia S back in days had system wide dark theme.

                                    i feel this is an unfinished article...like they should write more after saying dark mode is wasted on LCD screen. some deeper elaboration maybe

                                      The title was "Weekly poll: Do you use dark themes?" and then above voting selections was the question "Which is better?". These are two totally diferent questions: maybe I consider better the dark because of less energy cosumption etc but maybe I use light theme because white text on black background is hurting my eyes. I hope next poll doesn't confuse different things

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • ptP
                                        • 12 May 2019

                                        Blast, 12 May 2019Now that 87% prefers dark themes, can GSMArena add a dark t... moreBut make it optional, because I prefer a light theme at day.