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Mobile LCD and OLED Display Shoot-Outs
In-Depth Testing, Measurements, and Analysis of Smartphone, Smart Watch, and Tablet Displays
Display Spectra
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Color Gamuts
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Color Accuracy
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Intensity Scales
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Display Reflectance
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Written for Consumers and Reviewers,
this set of public articles provides expert in-depth display tests,
measurements, comparisons, evaluations, and analysis
of LCD and OLED mobile displays in Smartphones, Smart Watches, and Tablets.
They are based on in-depth laboratory measurements with advanced
scientific data analysis using
proprietary diagnostic Test Patterns in our
DisplayMate Multimedia Editions
with proprietary instrumentation in our world-class DisplayMate Test Lab.
The articles are written by DisplayMate Technologies President,
Dr. Raymond Soneira.
They have been published in dozens of Consumer, Video,
Computer, Professional Audio-Video, and Research publications worldwide,
with an extensive readership that ranges between 300,000 and 1.2 million
readers for each article.
Advanced Display Testing and Optimization for Display and Device Manufacturers
DisplayMate Technologies
specializes in advanced display Lab testing
with our proprietary instrumentation and
sophisticated scientific and mathematical display analysis
for state-of-the-art strategic comparisons and
display performance optimizations in our world-class DisplayMate Test Lab.
These public articles are a lite introductory analysis for general consumer audiences.
For Manufacturers we provide very technically advanced display testing,
objective comparisons with competing products,
and our expert analysis and recommendations for improving and optimizing
prototype and production display performance
on a confidential NDA basis for manufacturers for
product engineering and marketing.
If you are a display or product manufacturer and want to
improve display performance to out-perform your competition then
Contact DisplayMate Technologies.
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Mobile Display Topics
Display Technology News
Display Technology Updates and News Commentary and Analysis
DisplayMate Technologies President Dr. Raymond Soneira
covers short but interesting and timely topics and issues
in Display Technology together with unique commentary and analysis.
Supplements our comprehensive Display Technology article series.
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for the latest Display News, Display Shoot-Outs,
articles and developments for displays and display technologies in
LCD and OLED Smartphones, Tablets, Smart Watches, Curved and Flexible Displays,
Automobile Displays, TVs, Computer and Video Monitors, Projectors,
and Multimedia displays.
Innovative Displays and Display Technologies Smartphones - Tablets - TVs - Wearable Displays
In this article we cover the major innovative display and display technology
developments, predictions, and trends that you'll see in the near future
for Smartphones, Tablets, TVs, and Wearable displays.
Display Color Accuracy Shoot-Out Amazon - Apple - Microsoft - Samsung
This article provides in-depth scientific measurements and analysis for the
Absolute Color Accuracy of six flagship mobile displays
for the Entire Color Gamut, and for several other important Color Accuracy
categories including Facial Skin Tones, Organic Colors,
Blue Regions, and White Points.
Watching Displays At Night Smartphones - Tablets - Laptops - Monitors - TVs
An in-depth scientific analysis on the issues affecting
watching displays at night, how their blue light spectra can affect sleep,
and how to improve display viewing comfort and performance,
including our detailed recommendations for both consumers and manufacturers.
Display Color Gamuts Shoot-Out NTSC - sRGB / Rec.709 - Adobe RGB - DCI-P3 - Rec.2020
An in-depth scientific comparison of Display Color Gamuts from
NTSC to the latest DCI-P3 and Rec.2020,
including Accurately Colorized Color Gamuts for visual comparisons between
the current Gamuts so you can visually see for yourself how they differ
and compare.
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Latest Mobile and TV Multimedia Display Shoot-Outs
Display Technology Articles
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Innovative Displays and Display Technologies Smartphones - Tablets - TVs - Wearable Displays
In this article we cover the major innovative display and display technology
developments, predictions, and trends that you'll see in the near future
for Smartphones, Tablets, TVs, and Wearable displays.
Display Color Accuracy Shoot-Out Amazon - Apple - Microsoft - Samsung
This article provides in-depth scientific measurements and analysis for the
Absolute Color Accuracy of six flagship mobile displays
for the Entire Color Gamut, and for several other important Color Accuracy
categories including Facial Skin Tones, Organic Colors,
Blue Regions, and White Points.
Tablet Displays in High Ambient Light Galaxy Note II - Optimus G Pro - Nexus 7 - iPad Retina Display
An invited feature article on Tablet displays written for the
Society for Information Display
that examines the progressive decrease
in the performance of four high-end Tablet displays with increasing levels
of ambient light.
Tablet Display Trends Better, Bigger, and Brighter
An invited feature article on Tablet displays written for the
Society for Information Display
that examines the most important current trends
for Tablet displays including Full Color Gamuts,
improved Absolute Color Accuracy, LTPS, IGZO and Metal-Oxide Backplanes.
Watching Displays At Night Smartphones - Tablets - Laptops - Monitors - TVs
An in-depth scientific analysis on the issues affecting
watching displays at night, how their blue light spectra can affect sleep,
and how to improve display viewing comfort and performance,
including our detailed recommendations for both consumers and manufacturers.
We analyze Apple's Night Shift and examine how new display technologies
including LCDs with Quantum Dots can improve watching displays at night.
Display Color Gamuts Shoot-Out NTSC - sRGB / Rec.709 - Adobe RGB - DCI-P3 - Rec.2020
An in-depth scientific comparison of Display Color Gamuts from
NTSC to the latest DCI-P3 and Rec.2020,
including Accurately Colorized Color Gamuts for visual comparisons between
the current Gamuts so you can visually see for yourself how they differ
and compare.
The latest displays and TVs will need to support the newest DCI-P3 Gamut
in addition to the traditional sRGB/Rec.709 that is now found on most current
Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, Monitors and HDTVs.
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Smart Watch Display Shoot-Outs
Curved and Flexible Displays
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Curved and Flexible Displays Samsung Galaxy Round
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of curved and flexible OLED displays.
Curved screens are a very important and major innovation in display technology.
This article explains why.
Curved OLED TV Shoot-Out LG 55 inch Curved Screen OLED TV
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of a curved screen OLED TV.
Curved screens are a very important and major innovation in display technology.
This article explains why.
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Automobile Displays and Aircraft Displays
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Coming Soon
Our in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis
of console displays that are being used in Automobiles and Aircraft.
Automotive displays and Aircraft displays are the most challenging displays
because the positions of the viewer (driver or pilot) and the display
are both fixed and are not adjustable like on all other displays,
they must be readable inspite of being unadjustable in high ambient light
including direct sunlight, and operate with
large viewing angles that affect brightness, contrast, and color.
Follow
DisplayMate on Twitter
to learn more about our upcoming Automobile Displays and Aircraft Displays coverage.
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Tablet Display Shoot-Outs
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iPad Pro 9.7 Display Shoot-Out iPad Air 2 - iPad Pro 9.7
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis of the
iPad Pro 9.7 compared to the iPad Air 2.
iPad Display Shoot-Out iPad mini 4 - iPad Air 2 - iPad Pro 12.9
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis of the
iPad mini 4, the iPad Air 2, and the iPad Pro 12.9.
Surface Pro Display Shoot-Out Microsoft Surface Pro 4
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis of the
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Tablet.
Surface Display Shoot-Out Microsoft Surface 3
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis of
the Microsoft Surface 3,
the most Color Accurate Display under real world indoor ambient lighting
viewing conditions.
All other current displays are only accurate in total darkness.
OLED Tablet Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis of the
Samsung Flagship OLED Galaxy S Tablets.
iPad Display Shoot-Out iPad mini 3 - iPad Air 2
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis of the
iPad mini 3 and iPad Air 2.
Surface Pro Display Shoot-Out Microsoft Surface Pro 3
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis of the
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet.
Windows Tablet Display Shoot-Out Microsoft Surface 2 - Nokia Lumia 2520
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the Microsoft Surface 2 and Nokia Lumia 2520 Windows Tablets.
Mini Tablet Display Shoot-Out Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 - iPad mini Retina Display - Google Nexus 7
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, Apple iPad mini Retina Display,
and Google Nexus 10 Mini Tablets.
Flagship Tablet Display Shoot-Out Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 - Apple iPad Air - Google Nexus 10
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the top-of-the-line Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, Apple iPad Air,
and Google Nexus 10 Flagship full size Tablets.
SID Tablet Display Shoot-Out Galaxy Note II - Optimus G Pro - Nexus 7 - iPad Retina Display
An invited feature article on Tablet displays written for the
Society for Information Display that examines the performance of
four high-end Tablet displays in ambient light, demonstrating how they
progressively degrade with increasing ambient light, and then showing
how to accurately compensate and correct the on-screen images for these effects
by dynamically modifying the Color Gamut and Intensity Scale.
Surface RT Display Shoot-Out Microsoft Surface RT - Apple iPad 3 - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis
of the new Microsoft Surface RT Tablet together with a comparison of
the Apple iPad 3, iPad 2, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
as the best performing 1280x800 10 inch Android Tablet.
iPad Retina Display Shoot-Out new iPad 3 - iPad 2 - iPhone 4
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis
of the new iPad Retina Display together with a comparison of
the iPad 2 and iPhone 4.
We'll cover the new iPad in-depth like our other Tablet Shoot-Outs below
and discuss often misunderstood topics like IGZO, IPS, PenTile,
screen reflectance, color gamut, viewing angles, display power, LCD versus OLED,
light and power efficiency, and what's coming next in mobile displays.
iPad mini Display Shoot-Out iPad mini - Amazon Kindle Fire HD - Google Nexus 7
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis
of the new iPad mini together with a comparison of
the Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Google Nexus 7,
and the full size iPad 2 and new iPad 3.
Tablet Display Shoot-Out Apple iPad 2 - Motorola Xoom - Asus Transformer - Acer Iconia - Samsung Galaxy Tab
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the most interesting new Tablet displays.
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Smartphone and Phablet Display Shoot-Outs
OLED Galaxy S9 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy S9
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Smartphone
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Cinema, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes,
and including the DCI-P3 Digital Cinema Mode, HDR High Dynamic Range Mode,
Blue Light Filter Mode, and Always On Display Mode.
iPhone X Display Shoot-Out Apple iPhone X
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the iPhone X OLED Smartphone with extensive Lab tests and measurements
including the new DCI-P3 Color Gamut Digital Cinema Mode for 4K UHD TVs and video content.
OLED Galaxy Note8 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy Note8
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy Note8 Smartphone
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Cinema, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes,
and including the DCI-P3 Digital Cinema Mode, HDR High Dynamic Range Mode,
Blue Light Filter Mode, and Always On Display Mode.
OLED Galaxy S8 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy S8
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Smartphone
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Cinema, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes,
and including the DCI-P3 Digital Cinema Mode, HDR High Dynamic Range Mode,
Blue Light Filter Mode, and Always On Display Mode.
OLED 2017 Flagship Smartphones Samsung Galaxy - Google Pixel - Apple iPhone
The top-tier OLED Smartphones for 2017 will all be using similar
OLED Smartphone displays made by Samsung Display.
This article covers them individually and also discusses
how they will differentiate their similar OLED display hardware.
iPhone 7 Display Shoot-Out iPhone 6 - iPhone 7
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Apple iPhone 7 Smartphone with the iPhone 6
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
including the new DCI-P3 Color Gamut Digital Cinema Mode for 4K UHD TVs and video content.
OLED Galaxy Note7 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy Note7
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 Smartphone
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Cinema, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes,
and including the DCI-P3 Digital Cinema Mode, HDR High Dynamic Range Mode,
Blue Light Filter Mode, and Always On Display Mode.
OLED Galaxy S7 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy S7 - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Smartphones
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes.
OLED Galaxy Note 5 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy Note 5 - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ Smartphones
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes.
OLED Galaxy S6 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy S6 - Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge Smartphones
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Display Shoot-Out iPhone 5 - iPhone 6 - iPhone 6 Plus
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus,
with extensive Lab tests and measurements.
OLED Galaxy Round Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy Round - Curved and Flexible Displays
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of curved and flexible OLED displays.
Curved screens are a very important and major innovation in Smartphone display
technology - very far from being a marketing gimmick as has
been widely reported.
OLED Galaxy Note 4 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge Smartphones
with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for the Adaptive Display, OLED Photo, and Basic Screen Modes.
OLED Galaxy S5 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy S5 Smartphone
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Smartphone with extensive Lab tests and measurements
for its Adapt Display, Professional Photo, and Cinema Modes,
including comparisons with the OLED Galaxy S4 and OLED Galaxy Note 3.
Full HD Flagship Display Shoot-Out HTC One - Huawei Ascend D2 - Sony Xperia Z
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the HTC One, Huawei Ascend D2, and the Sony Xperia Z
to examine how the Full HD 1920x1080 displays on these Flagship
Smartphones compare. We also compare them to the Apple iPhone 5
and Samsung Galaxy S4.
OLED Galaxy Note 3 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - Galaxy Note II
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note II.
We included the Galaxy Note II to see where OLED display technology
has been improved.
OLED Galaxy S4 Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy S4 - iPhone 5 - Galaxy S III
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the Samsung Galaxy S4, the Apple iPhone 5,
and the Galaxy S III to
examine how the displays on these Flagship Smartphones compare.
We included the Galaxy S III to see where OLED display technology
has been improved.
Flagship Smartphone Display Shoot-Out iPhone 5 - Galaxy S III - iPhone 4
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III to
examine how the displays on these Flagship Apple IPS LCD
and Samsung OLED Smartphones compare.
We also include the iPhone 4 to see where the iPhone 5 display performance
has been improved.
OLED Smartphone Display Shoot-Out Samsung Galaxy S I - Galaxy S II - Galaxy S III
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the Samsung Galaxy S series of OLED Smartphones to examine how they
have improved and to compare them to high performance LCDs like the iPhone 4.
Smartphone Display Shoot-Out iPhone 4 - Samsung Galaxy S - Motorola Droid - iPhone 3GS - Google Nexus One
An in-depth objective scientific display performance analysis and comparison
between the Apple iPhone 4 Retina Display, Samsung Galaxy S Super OLED,
Motorola Droid IPS LCD, Apple iPhone 3GS LCD, and the Google Nexus One OLED.
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High Ambient Light Display Shoot-Outs and Automatic Brightness
Mobile Brightness Shoot-Out 4 Tablets and 5 Smartphones Viewed in 0 to 40,000 lux Ambient Lighting
Tablet Brightness Shoot-Out 4 Tablets Tested in 0 to 40,000 lux Ambient Lighting
Smartphone Brightness Shoot-Out 4 Smartphones Tested in 0 to 40,000 lux Ambient Lighting
Tablets and Smartphones are all used under a very wide range of
ambient lighting conditions that are frequently much brighter than for other
displays - like laptops, desktops, and TVs.
The screens reflect a considerable amount of the surrounding light,
which washes out the images you are trying to see.
These articles explain the issues and have a large number of high ambient light
screen shots to demonstrate the differences.
Auto Brightness Shoot-Out BrightnessGate for the iPhone & Android Smartphones and TVs
The Automatic Brightness controls and Light Sensors
have a major impact on battery run time for Smartphones and US power consumption
for TVs, in addition to image and picture quality, screen readability,
viewing comfort, and preventing eye strain.
We demonstrate with extensive data that existing Controls and Light Sensors
are effectively useless due to bad design and engineering.
Tablet Displays in High Ambient Light Galaxy Note II - Optimus G Pro - Nexus 7 - iPad Retina Display
An invited feature article on Tablet displays written for the
Society for Information Display that examines the performance of
four high-end Tablet displays in ambient light, demonstrating how they
progressively degrade with increasing ambient light, and then showing
how to accurately compensate and correct the on-screen images for these effects
by dynamically modifying the Color Gamut and Intensity Scale.
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Detailed Review Articles for some Tablets
Apple iPad 2 Tablet LCD Display
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 LCD Display
Motorola Xoom Tablet LCD Display
Asus Transformer Tablet LCD Display
Acer Iconia Tablet LCD Display
Detailed Review Articles for some Smartphones
Apple iPhone 4 LCD Retina Display
Samsung Galaxy S Super OLED Display
Motorola Droid LCD Display
Apple iPhone 3GS LCD Display
Google Nexus One OLED Display
The First Mobile Display Shoot-Out from 2006
Compare and see below how much mobile displays have changed since 2006.
MP3 and Portable Video Players Display Shoot-Out
Analyzes and compares the
Apple iPod, Creative Zen Vision:M, Epson P-4000, Cowon A2, and Archos 604.
Smart Phone Display Shoot-Out
Analyzes and compares the
Motorola Q, Nokia N80, Palm Treo 700p, and RIM BlackBerry 8700.
Sony PSP and Nintendo DS Lite Display Shoot-Out
Analyzes and compares the
Sony PSP PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS Lite.
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