I love the colors and look of the OLED screens. But I’m in the ultra minority sensitive to them. So while I prefer them, I’m thankful Apple has produced some pretty solid LCD screens. Unfortunately, that seems to have hit the end of the road.
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iPhone X Anyone else prefer LCD screens to OLED?
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The same is my experience. I own OLED-TV and the viewieng angles are just superb, but I tried 12 mini and they were really poor. iPhone 11 LCD was superior in that regard. Maybe a faulty display on the 12? It was yellowish as well and not as touch-responsive as my 11.
Contrast was better on the OLED, better details in images.
I am betting yours is defective. Tell me what happens when you disable Auto Brightness.
Don’t you get sick of saying that lololol
Stop telling people their phones are defective, you have no clue. Go watch the cricket your about to get flogged again lol.
For me it really depends on the usage case of the specific device:
On my TV where I mainly watch movies and play video games, I‘d never ever buy an LCD anymore. My LG OLED really spoiled me here.
On the iPad, where I sometimes watch movies but mainly browse the Internet, edit photos and watch YouTube, I‘d prefer an OLED but am also fine with LCD.
On the iPhone, where I do not watch any movies whatsoever, I really don’t mind the IPS panel at all and actually like it.
On my TV where I mainly watch movies and play video games, I‘d never ever buy an LCD anymore. My LG OLED really spoiled me here.
On the iPad, where I sometimes watch movies but mainly browse the Internet, edit photos and watch YouTube, I‘d prefer an OLED but am also fine with LCD.
On the iPhone, where I do not watch any movies whatsoever, I really don’t mind the IPS panel at all and actually like it.
I use an X. I prefer the OLED, but it’s a little unfair comparison because all of the LCD screens are much lower resolution to the OLEDs in iPhone. I can see the difference when held next to a 8+ or Xr.
Still, I find the colors to be more vibrant on OLED. Seems to me that HDR content stands out better on OLED.
Plus I like using Dark Mode and OLED is good at saving a bit of battery that way.
Still, I find the colors to be more vibrant on OLED. Seems to me that HDR content stands out better on OLED.
Plus I like using Dark Mode and OLED is good at saving a bit of battery that way.
The iPhone X has 458 ppi compared to the 401 ppi on the iPhone 8 Plus, so they are not far apart, but I agree with you compared to the XR which has 326ppi. It’s not apples to apples comparison as OLED screens have pen tile displays so use 2 sub pixels compared to LCD IPS displays which use 3 sub pixels, so technically the lcd panels have a higher resolution. In terms of aesthetics the OLED screens have richer colours like you said and more vibrancy, but not overly saturated than the Samsung Galaxy screens which is a good thing in my opinion.
Exactly this on my Mini the display seems less quality than on my 7 I think that maybe due to pandemic apple did screw it up in the production. But in no way I’m going to keep this I will return and later in January or so maybe I will buy it again if they fix it or maybe I get lucky with better unit.
This isn’t normal. The Mini should have a fantastic display like every Apple OLED (that’s not out of spec).
Yeah but it is how it is, I fit notice that when I disable auto brightness the display do go brighter a little bit more brighter than my IPhone 7 with AB-on but with both phones in AB-on the Mini is dimmer and just looking at this web the greys are not the same the Mini greys look a bit yellow/green. I do like this phone but I’m not sure that it can be fixed vi Software. Also some people don’t know if they are trolling or not but do have better displays on their phones so definitely there is different quality pannels in circulation.
If that happens it is defective. Exchange it. You’ll eventually get a great display.
Same here. Using my brand new iPhone 12 mini i can say yes, Apple’s lcd are better. I had an original iPhone SE, never experienced headhache or eyes strain. it’s a pity, I love my new iPhone... but this is a problem for me. I can‘t decide if returned it o or give it a second chance
I’m in the same boat as you with mi Mini and I’m returning mine on Wednesday and I’ll wait till they fix it or maybe later there will be better units on sale.
resolution isn’t counted in sub pixels.
You can spit specs all day and it doesn’t matter. I see a clear difference between my 8+ and X. It’s probably a combination of factors, but it comes down to my subjective opinion and that’s the OLED appears more crisp and with better colors.
I agree with both of you, as much as that is possible. It’s true that comparing LCD PPI and OLED PPI is not apples-to-apples.
I was huge fan of the 401 PPI LCD screens of the iPhones Plus. However, IMO, Apple’s OLED panels have taken it to a new level. Vibrant colors and true blacks are, to me, the most obvious examples of this.
I definitely prefer Apple's OLED to LCD and would choose OLED every time. My 11 Pro and old X's screens were far nicer to look at (IMO) than any recent LCD I've looked at.
However what I don't get at all and don't care about is refresh rate.. 60Hz vs 90Hz vs 120Hz etc. I've used both a 60Hz handset and a 120Hz handset and noticed no difference whatsoever, not even a slight change.
However what I don't get at all and don't care about is refresh rate.. 60Hz vs 90Hz vs 120Hz etc. I've used both a 60Hz handset and a 120Hz handset and noticed no difference whatsoever, not even a slight change.
I notice the difference mostly in scrolling. My iPhone is 60Hz, iPad Pro is 120Hz. When I scroll on my X, everything gets blurred. When I scroll on my iPad it’s significantly less so.
If you play games, you may also notice (depending on the game).
Personally, I much prefer OLED, ever since I bought my first OLED TV, years ago, I patiently waited on Apple making the switch - Though the comparison between several grands worth of TV screen and an iPhone screen is hardly a fair comparison.
I’m fortunate that I don’t suffer from any PWM effects, though I appreciate that many people do. I do prefer the true black of an OLED to the grey of an LCD, something I do notice a lot.
Apple use some of the best LCD panels around, and I never had cause to complain about them. But given the choice, I’d always plump for OLED. Yes, blurring can be noticeable in fast scrolling, but I can say the same for every iPhone with a 60Hz screen I’ve ever owned. The variable 120Hz of my iPad Pro is nice by comparison. And I will welcome variable 120Hz displays on an iPhone, when they get around the obvious battery impact - something much less of an issue on an iPad, which has a significantly larger battery.
I’m fortunate that I don’t suffer from any PWM effects, though I appreciate that many people do. I do prefer the true black of an OLED to the grey of an LCD, something I do notice a lot.
Apple use some of the best LCD panels around, and I never had cause to complain about them. But given the choice, I’d always plump for OLED. Yes, blurring can be noticeable in fast scrolling, but I can say the same for every iPhone with a 60Hz screen I’ve ever owned. The variable 120Hz of my iPad Pro is nice by comparison. And I will welcome variable 120Hz displays on an iPhone, when they get around the obvious battery impact - something much less of an issue on an iPad, which has a significantly larger battery.
I honestly have never noticed a difference. Used a Xs for 2 years, traded it in to Apple for a gift card on Halloween, and used my iPhone 7 for 2 weeks while I waited for my iPhone 12 mini. Forgot that it was a different screen until I happened upon this post. Watched 10 minutes of a 4K/HDR movie when the 12 arrived, just to try out that spatial awareness sound feature, but honestly, I couldn’t discern how the image quality was different from my MacBook Air or my tv