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Final thoughts on the screen

I'm a graduate student, and as a result I do a lot of pdf reading on my phone. When I first got the phone, I thought the screen looked amazing....a day later I think amazing doesn't even describe it.
A lot of the reviewers constantly state they are disappointed by the resolution. As a matter of principle, it is disappointing that samsung did not up the resolution....but in reality maybe samsung just realized there was not need to..and more functionality comes from this resolution (in terms of apps) and the trade off was not worth it.
I decided to run a side by side test of my epc touch and my evo 3d. I loaded several stem cell papers in the form of pdfs (us stem cell researchers love put pictures in our pdfs). Here is the breakdown.
PDF zoomed completely out, so that it displays the whole page: Winner, Evo 3d. The text is not blurry, but is slight on the epic touch. No one is going to read at this level of zoom....its too small.
Mid level zoom: Winner is epic touch. Both have real clear text, but the contrast on the touch wins out. One nice thing about the touch is, no matter what your brightness, the text looks great...which is nice. One can turn down the brightness, still have well defined text, and avoid eye fatigue.
100% Zoom: Winner again is epic touch. The 3d may have a better resolution, but I am not seeing the gain here. The contrast on the epic really makes for some percise text. The super amloed + screen really signs.
Amont of text on the screen: Wiiner 3d
Quality and readability of text: Epic touch
Quality of pictures and graphs: detail is everything (if you are like me and looking at pictures of flourescent cells in culture, the smallest detial matter). Winner, by far and wide is the epic touch 4g. Let's just put it this way...the detail on the epic touch screen is preferable over ink and paper.
That is my take on the screen. Honestly I don't know where the reviewers get the idea that the text looks pixelated. It just looks bigger....but in no way is it more pixelated than the other phones on the market.
Oh well, that is everything. I am off now. Being a graduate student has its perks....such as having season tickets to the football games.
CHEER CHEER THE FIGHTSING IRISH OF NOTRE DAME!!!
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Thanks for the insight. I was getting a little scared after reading the reviews, even then they weren't that bad.
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Excellent review BlueGoldAce, I feel the same way.

I am just bumping this one time.
I feel it is useful for someone debating whether to get this or not (the more people we have the better).
Also, I typed this whole review on my epic touch, using the hp touchpad keyboard. The touchpad keyboard pairs flawlessly with the touch!

Thank you, I feel the resolution gets some negative reviews but i think you really have to be picky to have a problem with it.
I have tv projector that uses 480x800 and eliminating the pixelation comes down to the type of screen you use and the focus. Its called screen door effect, basically if you do it right it can still look nice and it sounds like samsung did a great job.

not being a schmuck.. just thought it was funny.. the misspelling of "detial".. in the context..
I agree with you about the screen as well.. and if people harass me about the screen res.. I'll just say.. "lets do a side by side with yours" ...... the sad fact is I am the only person I know that would even have a clue on the screen res of a cell phone.

tri0xinn said:
not being a schmuck.. just thought it was funny.. the misspelling of "detial".. in the context..
I agree with you about the screen as well.. and if people harass me about the screen res.. I'll just say.. "lets do a side by side with yours" ...... the sad fact is I am the only person I know that would even have a clue on the screen res of a cell phone.
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Lol same here
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This just makes me wonder how ICS will look on this phone.

grayshade said:
This just makes me wonder how ICS will look on this phone.
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What do you mean?
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I mean the display resolution..

It will be on par with all currently available phones.
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No complaints here! I agree with your assessment.

Did your PDFs have a white background? how did the white compare on the two? My ET's screen has a blue tint when showing white compared to other devices
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bspec said:
Did your PDFs have a white background? how did the white compare on the two? My ET's screen has a blue tint when showing white compared to other devices
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if you change the color of the screen in the settings that should be fixed

drksilenc said:
if you change the color of the screen in the settings that should be fixed
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Yep. The whites are not as white, but screen adjustments can fix that. That is just the nature of this screen tec so far.
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SLCD2 vs Super Amoled HD

I thought I might start a discussion. I have a One X on pre order and will give my Gnex to my wife.
After reading Paul O'briens review of the One X I must say that the screen sounds amazing. Is LCD the future? Is Amoled no longer the best?

Was it ever the best? Some people prefer OLED screens some prefer LCD.

robt772000 said:
I thought I might start a discussion. I have a One X on pre order and will give my Gnex to my wife.
After reading Paul O'briens review of the One X I must say that the screen sounds amazing. Is LCD the future? Is Amoled no longer the best?
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Where did you read his review please?
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jameslfc5 said:
Where did you read his review please?
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This??

knightrocker said:
This??
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Thanks, I'd found that but want sure if he meant that one as it doesn't really seem like a review
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robt772000 said:
I thought I might start a discussion. I have a One X on pre order and will give my Gnex to my wife.
After reading Paul O'briens review of the One X I must say that the screen sounds amazing. Is LCD the future? Is Amoled no longer the best?
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No, Amoled is still the future. However, right now LCD currently is the best, since LCD has best battery life and non-pentile with ultra-high resolution. Why I say Amoled is the future it is because amoled has not require back-light which means you saw dark is completely dark, high colour saturation, 100% viewing angle and thinner. However, it has poor battery life when display white images(almost 3x higher power consumption than IPS-LCD display), too high contrast, too high colour saturation but already solved by now and high cost. That is why everyone right now prefer IPS/S.LCD 2 over HD S.Amoled. If Samsung solve this problem should be 1 year or 2. Then, LCD will be dead.

w1nter456 said:
No, Amoled is still the future. However, right now LCD currently is the best, since LCD has best battery life and non-pentile with ultra-high resolution. Why I say Amoled is the future it is because amoled has not require back-light which means you saw dark is completely dark, high colour saturation, 100% viewing angle and thinner. However, it has poor battery life when display white images(almost 3x higher power consumption than IPS-LCD display), too high contrast, too high colour saturation but already solved by now and high cost. That is why everyone right now prefer IPS/S.LCD 2 over HD S.Amoled. If Samsung solve this problem should be 1 year or 2. Then, LCD will be dead.
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HTC announced that the SLCD2 that they are using has been modified by HTC.
To give fantastic contrast levels & to improve the contrast levels.

chrisjcks said:
HTC announced that the SLCD2 that they are using has been modified by HTC.
To give fantastic contrast levels & to improve the contrast levels.
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Ya, may be up to 1500 contrast, but not quite as Super amoled which is 50,000.

w1nter456 said:
Ya, may be up to 1500 contrast, but not quite as Super amoled which is 50,000.
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lol, just realised i said contrast twice.
i meant modified to improve viewing angles and contrast levels.

samoled have unnatural colors. They are too intense

From the copious amount of videos I've seen the viewing angle is great (same as any other LCD like my desire z) and the blacks look very black, nearly the same as the black bezel around it.
It all comes down to personal preferences. I think after a few hours most people are happy with what they see, I'm still happy with my standard SLCD
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This is the review http://android.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/htc-announce-one-series-with-one-x-r344?st=30

I was never convinced of LCD but the SLCD2 is a great one and surely better than AMOLED.
Who needs SGS3?

robt772000 said:
This is the review http://android.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/htc-announce-one-series-with-one-x-r344?st=30
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Gotta love this...
The screen is, frankly, insane. Compared to my Galaxy Nexus it was embarrassing ( I had a GN and loved the screen so if he says this, I am reassured )
This means a beats headset in box and beats enhanced audio right across the device. ( This might of answered the speculation as to whether it includes beats in the box)
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You still won't get pure blacks on the One X like on the Nexus, however, the screen would be crystal clear and the colors would be natural.
I prefer Smoled.

imho, the colors are not natural on amoled's.
And who needs a green colored withe? I tested some amoled devices and this was the case..

The blacks are good enough on LCD. What I need is my whites to be white and colors to look natural. amoled screens give me a headache. They just aren't there yet. Also the LCD screens seem brighter which helps on sunny days. If you like the current set of AMOLED screens better, that's fine but I'm tired of hearing that it's better when I look at it and my eyes say NO.

i don't know if anybody noticed but color gradation is horrible on the SGSII screen, you can see the color steps very clearly in 2D games for example

Most Highres OLED Screen have Pentile screens (e.g. Galaxy Nexus). They can look pretty awful depending one the picture displayed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenTile_matrix_family

Yes, pentile displays are awful..

Samsung & PenTile Displays

So I see lots of threads/posts about PenTile. Found this to be interesting, sharing it. It's mainly in regards to Samsung Galaxy S3 but as we know, Galaxy Nexus uses PenTile as well. So it would apply for our phones as well.
Samsung's Philip Berne explained to me that the blue subpixels on AMOLED displays actually degrade the fastest - quicker than the red or green subpixels. With a PenTile layout, the subpixels are arranged RGBG (red, green, blue, green), so they feature more green subpixels and fewer red or blue subpixels than an RGB stripe layout with the same resolution. Because of this, AMOLED displays that have the PenTile layout tend to have a longer lifespan than those with RGB layouts. Since Samsung is selling its phones to users that usually keep them for 18 months or longer, it has to be sure that the display will still offer peak performance at that time. According to the company, PenTile AMOLED displays have proven to be more reliable than those with RGB layouts.
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Source: http://www.mobileburn.com/19548/new...ed-displays-last-longer-thats-why-we-use-them

Thanks. Saw a few links to this. I don't really see what the issue is with PenTile. In normal use, its next to impossibile to see.
I think what people have bigger issues with are banding/discoloring/streaking, not necessarily the PenTile arrangement. Its just a nice 1-word "catch all" for not liking a display.

Motorola gave PenTile a bad name using rbgw arrangements. Now everyone assumes they will get screendoor effects.

adrynalyne said:
Motorola gave PenTile a bad name using rbgw arrangements. Noe everyone assumes they will get screendoor effects.
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The RAZR coming out ~same time as the Nexus with that god-awful display definitely gave a negative connotation to "PenTile".

Pentile was somewhat noticeable on the first SAMOLED display that they had in the SGS lineup, but only when it was text on a solid background. With SAMOLED HD, the pixel density is so high that I have yet to be able to see a jagged edge on text anywhere. I wonder what people would think if Apple used a Pentile matrix on an iProduct. Probably be the best thing in display technology rather than the most hated if it happened.

I love my galaxy nexus and my friend got a htc one x and it does look really good but I prefer my nexus maybe cause I like dark colors
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Yeah I agree with Motorola giving PenTile a bad name. When I first saw the Galaxy Nexus screen, I didn't even notice any differences. I don't know the technical terms on why it's different but compared to my previous phones, Nexus S / Galaxy S1 (Vibrant).. I don't really see any difference, in fact the GN looks even better but that might just be Super AMOLED HD. But whatever it is, it looks amazing.
The people criticizing about PenTile without even looking at the phone or trying it for a week or two need to re-evaluate themselves.

Ya, but Samsung still has not found a good enough manufacturing process to make regular "Super AMOLED+ HD" Screens at 4.6inch+ (hence the pen tile). That's why the screen's pen tile.
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imnuts said:
I wonder what people would think if Apple used a Pentile matrix on an iProduct. Probably be the best thing in display technology rather than the most hated if it happened.
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Hopefully apple wont make a mistake like that.

nohcho said:
Hopefully apple wont make a mistake like that.
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I doubt apple would I still remember that first iphone and the screen was amazing phone kind of suck tho
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Y'know, I always thought that PenTile would bother me too much to ever use a phone. I'd seen some devices that used older or low-end versions of it, and they looked terrible.
I was apprehensive at best of getting the Galaxy Nexus. PenTile and the lack of an SD card slot bothered me, to say the least. Over time, I've grown to love the phone. Much of that is because while there are some issues with the PenTile display, such as some banding and purplish greys at very low or lowest brightness settings, these issues aren't noticed even at a slightly raised brightness settings. Otherwise, the display is one of the best performing displays I've ever had the pleasure of using. The colors are bright and vibrant, the blacks are black, there are no light bleeds common with backlit displays and the outdoor performance, while not the best, is still excellent.
Super AMOLED HD isn't perfect, but it's certainly a good step forward in the evolution of display technology.

nohcho said:
Hopefully apple wont make a mistake like that.
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Didn't you know? Apple never makes mistakes
When I was looking at new phones, Pentile bugged the hell out of me every time I saw it. I swore I'd never buy a phone that used it. After Google started selling the Galaxy Nexus, I took a look at the VZW model just for kicks, and I honestly couldn't tell the difference unless I held it point-blank.

jgalan14 said:
I love my galaxy nexus and my friend got a htc one x and it does look really good but I prefer my nexus maybe cause I like dark colors
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Owning both devices, I actually prefer the one X screen over the nexus. Not by
a drastic margin though. Pentile displays are pretty atrocious on smaller resolution
screens (qhD or below).
It's a non-issue on the nexus.

I can tell occasionally but the high Res far outweighs the small nuance of seeing it in certain situations and being HD it still looks great. :thumbup::thumbup: for HD rgbg pen tile.
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I thought the issues of the blue sub-pixels degrading faster than the red and green ones had been, basically, sorted - at least in as much that the degradation, whilst still faster than the other sub-pixels, was now slow enough that it was not particularly perceptible over the lifespan of the device (at least for the likes of phones, which are replaced much quicker than most consumer electronics devices).
I mean, according to Wikipedia the typical time for blue sub-pixels to degrade to half their original brightness is 14,000 hours - or 8 hours a day for 5 years.
Now I don't know about the rest of you but I don't have my handset's screen on for anywhere near 8 hours a day nor do I expect to still be using it in 5 years time.
And on top of that, it talks about 'experimental' blue OLED panels which can sustain 400 cd/m2 for over 62,000 hours - and that was in 2007.

Smokeey said:
Ya, but Samsung still has not found a good enough manufacturing process to make regular "Super AMOLED+ HD" Screens at 4.6inch+ (hence the pen tile). That's why the screen's pen tile.
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Wrong. Galaxy tab 7.7 . If Samsung put samoled HD plus in sgs3 the price for the phone would be too damn high and the difference between screens quality is not that big as people who haven't even used it or used sgs1 with small resolution are trying to tell.
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beeboss said:
Wrong. Galaxy tab 7.7 . If Samsung put samoled HD plus in sgs3 the price for the phone would be too damn high and the difference between screens quality is not that big as people who haven't even used it or used sgs1 with small resolution are trying to tell.
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The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is using a SAMOLED+ screen that is ~7". It is not a SAMOLED HD screen despite having an HD resolution. At least they do not advertise it as SAMOLED HD, it is listed as an HD resolution SAMOLED+ display.

When the g nex first came out all I say was the horrible screen. So I bought the t mo gs2 which had the ugliest screen resolution ever so I got a nexus. The screen on the phone is awesome dark blacks deep colors this is a great screen. The super LCD 2 is nice but I prefer this

beeboss said:
Wrong. Galaxy tab 7.7 . If Samsung put samoled HD plus in sgs3 the price for the phone would be too damn high and the difference between screens quality is not that big as people who haven't even used it or used sgs1 with small resolution are trying to tell.
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Bingo. I think Samsung is just trying to get the most value out of their current process-level.
The panel in my (oft mentioned) ET4G SGS2 is roughly the same exact dimensions as the GNex screen....though if you multiply 800x640x12 (subpixels) you come up with the same exact number you would if you multiplied 1280x720x5 .....and that 5 is where the damning "Pentile" moniker comes from.
So, that means these two (oft compared) panels have the same amount of subpixels arranged in the same amount of space in a slightly (or vastly, depending on how you looked at it) configuration.
So, for solid colors--aside from calibration differences and luminance (brightness) differences--the panels are effectively identical. I know I simplified a lot of the dynamics away with those qualifications, but, in this scenario we have the same amount of subpixels in the same exact density making the same exact color...
Before I decided to swap up to the GNex I marched down to the Sprint store and did the nerdiest side-by-side comparison I could and there wasn't a single moment where I had any question which screen I'd rather be looking at all the time....It's the GNex. The only thing I noticed was that it wasn't as cornea scarringly bright....big deal....after 30 seconds of screen-on maxed out the SGS2 screen turns itself down to prevent damage or something.....and then it's dimmer than the GNex anyway.

nohcho said:
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Apple is anal. They do alot more testing than Samsung because people will actually use + buy there phones well past its 18 month life span.

Galaxy nexus' screen makes me incredible dizzy :/

You might laugh but its true, i can't use my galaxy nexus while I'm on a moving car, and no I'm not the one driving, when I use it I get incredible dizzy, I wanna throw up, I'm blaming the pentile screen, I had a galaxy s ii which is super amoled plus and an inspire 4g which is super LCD and I had no troubles whatsoever, does anyone else has the same issue?
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It probably has to do with you focusing on the text when you're moving, you get motion sickness. just take medicine for it

I did notice that effect when staring down at the screen with a certain pattern of floor tile in my peripheral vision.
Immediately got dizzy and no matter how much I told myself out was just a visual effect and that I don't experience this type of vertigo, ever... It continued
I've had several smart phones and other devices that should have caused this if I had this type of problem, but this is the first screen that had ever done this to me
So yes, I believe you are correct
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derekwilkinson said:
It probably has to do with you focusing on the text when you're moving, you get motion sickness. just take medicine for it
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Bingo. Same as reading in the car, some can do it and some can't!

derekwilkinson said:
It probably has to do with you focusing on the text when you're moving, you get motion sickness. just take medicine for it
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As much as I doubt the pentile display is the cause for the dizziness, I found this hilarious.
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It may be.
I personally can't watch DLP TVs or Projectors. I see very vivid flashing rainbows that make me extremely sick.
LED backlight LCD screens make me sick too. When the brightness is dimmed I start seeing the flicker from the LEDs. Hence why I've had AMOLED phones for almost 2 years.
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Try not looking in the downward direction while your using it in the car, it helps

LancerEVA06 said:
It may be.
I personally can't watch DLP TVs or Projectors. I see very vivid flashing rainbows that make me extremely sick.
LED backlight LCD screens make me sick too. When the brightness is dimmed I start seeing the flicker from the LEDs. Hence why I've had AMOLED phones for almost 2 years.
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Your eyes probably run at a higher fps than the rest of us! :-O

Its because your brain thinks you're still and the liquid in your ears (forgot the word) is being moved around since you're in the car. If you look out the window then you won't feel sick.
Its motion sickness.

All of you are missing the point-obviously from his post he's had other phones and didn't experience the same issue, it's not simple motion sickness, it's somewhat device specific. Not that the Galaxy Nexus is the only device that can cause it by any means
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ingenious247 said:
All of you are missing the point-obviously from his post he's had other phones and didn't experience the same issue, it's not simple motion sickness, it's somewhat device specific. Not that the Galaxy Nexus is the only device that can cause it by any means
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because of the font, gamma settings, etc, he is having a harder time focussing when on this display. this is causing car sickness.

derekwilkinson said:
because of the font, gamma settings, etc, he is having a harder time focussing when on this display. this is causing car sickness.
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Could be, my personal feeling is the resolution has a LOT to do with it.
That's yet another reason the Galaxy S2 is pretty much the best phone every produced to date IMO. The lower resolution looks more stunning than anything I've ever seen on a smart phone and minimizes/eliminates the problems that come with a tighter pixel density
Still love my nexus though, more than the GS2
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Chad_Petree said:
You might laugh but its true, i can't use my galaxy nexus while I'm on a moving car, and no I'm not the one driving, when I use it I get incredible dizzy, I wanna throw up, I'm blaming the pentile screen, I had a galaxy s ii which is super amoled plus and an inspire 4g which is super LCD and I had no troubles whatsoever, does anyone else has the same issue?
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Sometimes when I play call of duty MW3 I get dizzy when I get a text and look at my nexus cause of the pentile....

The only logical explanation for his dizziness is that he loves his gnex so much, that everytime he touches it he gets an erection, causing more blood flow to other parts than the brain

Yeah I found the screen a little to look at coming from a super LCD device as well. Didn't make me sick just the samoled has a funny hue to it. I'm hoping the next nexus will be super ips, the one x has an amazing screen it's just a shame about the software.
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I knew Pentile isn't the best, but that's a bit harsh to say that cause motion sickness.
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I'm hoping the next nexus will be super ips, the one x has an amazing screen it's just a shame about the software.
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For the next Nexus, you'll have 5 different brands to choose from.

You should see your doctor.Dont forget to take your phone with you as this will help in your diagnosis

Ya I can't do anything on my phone while in a car or on a boat. I get nausea and such. I've always been like that with phones though.
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I wouldn't blame it on the pen tile. You have to realise that this is a 720dpi screen compared to the sgs2 with a lower Res screen. The additional sharpness leads to slow slightly smaller font and the clarity makes your eyes focus on words and pictures more.
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I'm afraid its bad news..... you caught eye aids from your phone and the prognosis isn't good.
Within 6 months you'll have full blown nexitis and maybe 6 months after that you will have to have your eyes replaced with two 5mp sensors from a gnex (irony) due to the eye aids.
In all seriousness tho there isn't much you can do, changing the gamma settings or a dev changing the frame rate or something like that may help you.
Other than that your only option is to not look at your phone when you're using it.

Which screen mode do you use and why

Which screen display mode do you use and why. I have been using auto but would like to play around with the different modes. I don't know which one gives best battery life or best picture etc
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I've just been using auto as well. The movie one looks the best to me but I haven't made the switch to using that all the time just yet
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Dynamic. Because if I wanted a dull, lifeless display with subdued color i'd buy some junker with a conventional LCD and call it a day. Super AMOLED is half the reason i'm loyal to Samsung, but color me not happy with the new, less vibrant calibrations on the N3 and S4. They definitely listened to the folks who've moaned ad nauseum over the past few years about wanting more "natural" color, obviously those people do a lot of very important photo editing and web design on their phones.
Luckily there's still a good amount (relative to LCD) of color saturation in dynamic mode which is especially excellent for games, something people actually do on a device like the N3.

Professional photo. Colors on the screen look amazing now!
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kgbeezr1 said:
Dynamic. Because if I wanted a dull, lifeless display with subdued color i'd buy some junker with a conventional LCD and call it a day. Super AMOLED is half the reason i'm loyal to Samsung, but color me not happy with the new, less vibrant calibrations on the N3 and S4. They definitely listened to the folks who've moaned ad nauseum over the past few years about wanting more "natural" color, obviously those people do a lot of very important photo editing and web design on their phones.
Luckily there's still a good amount (relative to LCD) of color saturation in dynamic mode which is especially excellent for games, something people actually do on a device like the N3.
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Yeah AMD your screen is gonna look like crap from the psychedelic ad nauseum. Your oled sub pixels are going to burn out much quicker and then you're gonna wonder why your videos and games look like a washed out LCD. Not to mention your phone will use more juice for the extra saturation causing more heat and potential burnout of your CPU/GPU.
Btw, op it is best to use movie for accuracy and battery life. The professional photo mode is a second good option.
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Granted i'm not a electronics engineer, but i'm not sure if saturation plays a part in burn-out as much as brightness. It would be interesting to know though whether or not higher saturation actually draws more power and causes accelerated dimming of pixels given identical overall light output - Displaymate didn't cover that in their review.
@rbiter said:
Yeah AMD your screen is gonna look like crap from the psychedelic ad nauseum. Your oled sub pixels are going to burn out much quicker and then you're gonna wonder why your videos and games look like a washed out LCD. Not to mention your phone will use more juice for the extra saturation causing more heat and potential burnout of your CPU/GPU.
Btw, op it is best to use movie for accuracy and battery life. The professional photo mode is a second good option.
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Dynamic, because thats the whole point of a SAMOLED screen.

Standard seems a happy medium. Prefer movie myself, do a lot reading and it doesnt strain my eyes in dark room.

I had it on auto mode, just changed to dynamic. Not worried too much about the screen burning. Jump program... N4!!! I never keep phones that long anyway, might as well get the most out of them while you have them.
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