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[Q] Screen

hey guys i was thinking about getting a galaxy but my only concern is the screen i have like an ocd thing about pixelation and i heard their hardly isnt any on the galaxy note 2 although it has less pixel density as well, well maybe at least compared to the gs3. how are you guys liking the new screen?

I came from the high ppi iPhone 4, from 326 to 267, and I'm very happy.
I'm not as OCD as you, but I'm still OCD, and with all the features of the Note 2, and humongous battery, I am definitely pleased.
1280x720 > 960x640 anyday, albeit lower ppi.

If you mean, clarity of small text. I can read full page pdf docs with smallish writing, in portrait mode. Dont have to zoom in. Iphone would be just a blur. The massive screen more than compensates for effectively tiny ppi differences. Wait till we have 1080p on 5inch displays then it will be more noticeable.
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No problems here either. I've owned all of At&T's recent top end phones (iPhone 4, Note 1, One X, and S3 to name a few) , and I think it's the best screen on a mobile device to date. PPI isn't the end all be all. The bigger the device the greater the viewing distance is. The greater the distance the less PPI really matters. Can't really compare a 4" and 5.5" device on PPI alone.
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That's great. I've been debating on getting one but now that I have opinions I might go buy one now
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/runevenes/sets/72157631743373121/with/8076319286/
Photos of Note 2 and the Galaxy S2.
Play Store (marked) is the S2
Chrome is the Note 2
Click on the pic to get a bigger pic, then rightclick and select orginal for the big pic.

Quality of Note 2 screen, how about your?

Quality of my Note 2 screen is too bad, until there is a newest screen technology but the sharpness and brightness is worse than my NOTE 1 too much, so disappointed. how about your?

Find my screen a total joy to look at, no issues at all, what more can I say?
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ianford10 said:
Find my screen a total joy to look at, no issues at all, what more can I say?
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You have note 1 to compare?, i compared about 5 note 2 from my friends, but there are same result

Yes, acturally the screen of Note II is worst than Note I. Compared 4 times with friends. The wording in Note II is blur.
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there is no feedback from samsung about this bug

Ever heard about ClearType?
Now to the real problem.
Turn down your screen brightness.
Go in to a dark room.
Install Screen Filter from Google Play.
Make screen display gray color.
????
nJoy drops like patern on your screen.
Cry.
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not at all note 2 screen is clear like crystal..i think iphone user made this forum

thekid1982 said:
You have note 1 to compare?, i compared about 5 note 2 from my friends, but there are same result
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I have compared it to my sisters and also my brother in law, so yes I can compare.
I still prefer the note 2 screen over the note 1. If its that much of a pisser then get the note 1, simples!!!
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My pRon looks great on my Note II..just kidding.
Put your Note 2 display settings to "Natural"...it looks more....well, natural.
Watch the pre-installed Samsung sample movie and tell me the screen is blurred and washed out. It's truly magnificent.

My screen looks perfect, not sure what you are on about to be honest.

I think it's not perfect, but much better than the blurry pentile Note 1. The "natural" setting seems the most......natural indeed, but I would like a setting between "natural" and "normal". Normal is too saturated and natural too much washed out..... Samsung, do you hear me? :highfive:

I give it a tie to Note1.
I see advantages. But Note1 was a nice screen.
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I think the OP is right. Today I went to T mobile and finally had a chance to compare my Note 1 to new Note 2, set all settings same, and the result was very dissapointing, the brightness is really bad on Note 2 vs Note 1, colors not as rich as Note 1. I like saturated colors of Amoled screenns. Anybody else has same observation? Please don't tell me that it is better than S3, I don't care about that. Even test from GSM arena put the brightness way behind Note 1. wtf Samsung, why?

carlitos66 said:
I think the OP is right. Today I went to T mobile and finally had a chance to compare my Note 1 to new Note 2, set all settings same, and the result was very dissapointing, the brightness is really bad on Note 2 vs Note 1, colors not as rich as Note 1. I like saturated colors of Amoled screenns. Anybody else has same observation? Please don't tell me that it is better than S3, I don't care about that. Even test from GSM arena put the brightness way behind Note 1. wtf Samsung, why?
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if you want a nice screen , keep note 1 and wait for Jelly Bean.

My screen looks beautiful even in a dark room with the lights out and the screen on black or Grey I see no marks
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My screen is fine. No issues with brightness at all. I have compared it to my dad's note 1 screen and I would say they are about the same. No noticable difference.
The brightness and sharpness is nowhere near that of my HOX, but it does well enough

[Q] Possible to make the screen more detailed/sharper?

I didn't think a DPI of 285 (Note 1) vs a DPI of 265 (Note 2) would be noticeable to the eye... And I know about the different pixel arrangements in the two phones...
But I have been comparing the screens of my Note 1 and Note 2 and I notice that the screen of the Note 1 shows better details and that it is slightly brighter.
One of the many things I did was to play the video "Wonders of Nature" (included in Note 2 as a sample video) on both devices and there was no contest, the Note 1 showed more details and the Note 2 was a bit blurry. The Note 1 also had better whites while the Note 2 seemed a bit darker.
Is there anything I can do to make the screen of the Note 2 better or is it not possible? Is this an issue caused by the DPI which can't be fixed?
Thanks for any help I can get!

Screen protection and rgb vs pentile question

I have a note 2 3g and i love it,when i today took a benchmark, the sgs 3 was a bit faster at 3d, other then that the note 2 was faster, not by much but faster then my sgs 3.
What i noticed was the sgs 3 has a sharper screen and i thought wtf (surprised mee) the note 2 has a non pentile screen, rgb screen (that's surpose to be superior to a pentile screen).
What's you experience about the screens,sgs 3 vs sgs note 2, pentile vs rgb? (is the sgs 3 screen sharper then a note 2?)
I use a copter screenproctor on both my sgs 3 and note 2, i noticed a lot of very tiny red dots between the screen and the screen protection on my note 2 (started using my phone before the 12 hours they say i have to wait, before using my phone), most noticible on a bright bagground as if theres still some microscopic leftovers of the aplication fluid, that i used when i applied the screen protection (can't remember if i had the problem with my htc legend,sgs 1 and sgs 2 where i used an invisible shield to protect my screen for scratches)
Is there any way i can make those tiny red dots go away?

The screen on the Note II has a slightly lower PPI compared to the S III (267 vs. 306, respectively) which is why it may look slightly less sharp, however the RGB matrix on the Note II should make things look clearer overall.
The red dots that your seeing sound like a side effect of your screen protector in my opinion, with those kind of screen protectors it can take up to a week for the application fluid to completely dry and for any "micro" air bubbles to work their way out.
For more information on the differences between the Note II and S III's displays and the PenTile vs. RGB matrices, see this article: http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-2-vs-galaxy-s3-display-comparison-rgb-pentile-121182/

Is there a point to 1080p screens?

With all the talks about Note 3 having 1080p screens - made me wonder, would there be that much a difference between 1080p and 720p screens when it comes to such small screens? I'm not talking of the screen quality, which is a whole different topic. Obviously it requires much more battery power, so is it worth it, really?

Makes no difference to me. I think my note 2 screen is good enough as is. Would choose battery life over pixel density any day.
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thomasshiow said:
Makes no difference to me. I think my note 2 screen is good enough as is. Would choose battery life over pixel density any day.
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Me too.I looked at the Note 2 and HTC One screens with the same image at the same time and i don't noticed any difference except the Note 2 being a little bit more saturated.And I like that saturation

The difference between 720p and 1080p screens is nearly not noticable for the human eye unless you realy blow up the image .

1080p is pointless on a phone sized screen. The only reason they made that jump is for marketing purposes. To the ignorant masses 1080p must be better because it's a higher resolution. The note 2 screen is already amazing and while I may upgrade to the note 3, which is almost certain to be 1080p, it would be for reasons which aren't the screen.
Sent from the mighty Note II.

Coming from an S3 to a Note 2 I did notice the Note 2 screen looked more "grainy" due to the larger pixels. However now I'm used to it I can't tell the difference.
I'll have to see the 1080p screen before I make a definitive judgement but I suspect you will be able to see the difference on a 5.5"+ screen. And bear in mind that the note 3 may well have a larger screen.

baileyjr said:
Coming from an S3 to a Note 2 I did notice the Note 2 screen looked more "grainy" due to the larger pixels. However now I'm used to it I can't tell the difference.
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Same here, the S3 screen was so sharp and vivid I was slightly dissapointed when I had both in my hand to compare but on it's own merit I now love the Note II's screen and the phone as a whole, and would much prefer a little more battery life v a 1080p screen.
In fact, I don't even have the urge to upgrade anytime soon to any other phone as the Note II ticks all the boxes for me :good:

On a 5 or 6" screen the difference is not noticable by the naked eye.
I rather have a 5" 6mm thick Note 3 with no bezel, 120 grams and 3 days of battery life.
But Samsung seems to take it into a different direction which will ultimately result (I think, this is my thought) in loosing customers that prefer a thin, light and slick device over a feature bloated brick. So I will NOT update to the note three but either go 'back' (in screen size) to the S4 or switch to another brand altogeter. The HTC one seems nice if they fix that camera...

It's just a thing that looks good on a spec sheet. The only jump from 720p would be to 4k to see a difference. A few years back when I was looking for a tv everyone said unless your having a tv over 32" the difference between 720p and 1080p is negligible. So to see a difference on a 5" screen, doubt it.

It will be noticeable even with a naked eye, we just like to say it doesn't to keep ourselves satisfied with what we already own.
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bushako said:
It will be noticeable even with a naked eye, we just like to say it doesn't to keep ourselves satisfied with what we already own.
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To say you can only notice on tvs over 32 inches I dont know how you could notice it on a 5 inch phon3
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