Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Sony Xperia Z display shootout appears

14 March, 2013
The Galaxy S IV Super AMOLED display was reviewed in detail ahead of its announcement.

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  • 14 Mar 2013

rcl4444, 14 Mar 2013I agree with most here that the Exp Z screen looks better o... moreS4 would have 330 PPI. Why would you want more, have you found yourself holding your phone closer than 10 inches? Any higher resolution is a burden to your batter and GPU, w/t any true benefit to sharpness. I agree amoled sucks due to its dimness but s4 resolution is perfect, not too high, not too low.

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    • Anonymous
    • vaN
    • 14 Mar 2013

    A clear win for XZ. The last pic, of the child, the hair is just a black thing on the S4 while Z has lots and lots of details and it actually looks like, hair.

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      • AnonD-91164
      • nDQ
      • 14 Mar 2013

      I'm a HTC One X user and between these I'd sincerely go with the Xperia Z.The S4's screenshots are too dark.That's why I'll always stay with The LCD display!

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        • myeyes
        • YTc
        • 14 Mar 2013

        i find Xperia Z is far better

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          • Ludovic From France
          • Ia{
          • 14 Mar 2013

          Disappointing. HTC One is still on top for screen quality.

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            • Faria
            • A1H
            • 14 Mar 2013

            Actually i thought Sony Xperia Z screen is better?!

            Or is it just me?
            S4 seems darker and unnatural colors...

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              • Anonymous
              • Q5x
              • 14 Mar 2013

              AnonD-123936, 14 Mar 2013Absoltuly stupid of Samsung to make the siV as the previous... morewell if you take good care of your phone it will not happen to your s3

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                • rcl4444
                • P%n
                • 14 Mar 2013

                I agree with most here that the Exp Z screen looks better overall. And I'm also not impressed with Pentile either.

                However, Pentile1080 does NOT equal RGB720 - it's closer to 1/4 the way between 720 and 1080. So more like 810 (just to be pedantic :-) )

                Anyway, it's not 1080 and though it may not matter much at this level of resolution, the point is the competition is able to provide true 1080p so Samsung have little excuse not to offer similar (or better).

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 0TL
                  • 14 Mar 2013

                  eli577, 14 Mar 2013Wow....welcome pentile matrix....again. FAIL!!!It's actually Genius, any added sharpness is useless in that high resolutions... Pen tile is cheap on battery and GPU. I like it

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                    • AnonD-60230
                    • 7tL
                    • 14 Mar 2013

                    S IV screen was only dark! Nothing inspiring... S IV's screen and future both r in dark!
                    Samsung your golden period ends here.
                    Sony, get to the centre stage

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Xu4
                      • 14 Mar 2013

                      This is not Samoled screen its confirmed as pholed hyper bright display with new matrix arrangement

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                        • AnonD-56946
                        • U@6
                        • 14 Mar 2013

                        I think all leaks of Galaxy S IV is false.

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                          • AnonD-3744
                          • 6{e
                          • 14 Mar 2013

                          That site doesn't know that viewing angels are the most important in our life. :D

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                            • rodpe
                            • Jkx
                            • 14 Mar 2013

                            Fail, too dark!

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                              • narakibis
                              • YQL
                              • 14 Mar 2013

                              I feel xperia z picture is better than s4... S4 seems to be darker...

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                                • eli577
                                • GNi
                                • 14 Mar 2013

                                Wow....welcome pentile matrix....again. FAIL!!!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • KIC
                                  • 14 Mar 2013

                                  Xperia Z wins. Much much better screen.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 0TL
                                    • 14 Mar 2013

                                    Anonymous, 14 Mar 2013Even the black on Super Amoled it's inky black not even pur... moreTo be fair s4 has twice the pixel density compared to S3 so it's unlike to see any pixelation. Plus I find the use of low resolution genius, as any added sharpness will only make the battery last lest w/t making things usefully sharper. 720p is the best that small screens can use. Low battery consumption,sharp as sharp can be...

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                                      • AnonD-123943
                                      • YcX
                                      • 14 Mar 2013

                                      AnonD-95874, 14 Mar 2013And then they said xperia z has the worst displayGuess it's for people who only read the conclusion of a review. :p

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Xu4
                                        • 14 Mar 2013

                                        AnonD-76890, 14 Mar 2013Clearly xperia Z wins ,,,,S4 has nothing to offer new ...10... moreare you high? XPERIA Z has a horrible display