Monday, September 24, 2012

iPhone 5, Galaxy S III displays go head to head, iPhone's wins


iPhone 5's display: "it's not perfect...but it is the best Smartphone display we have seen to date," said DisplayMate.


(Credit: Apple)

Apple's iPhone 5 beat Samsung's Galaxy S III in a display tech "shoot-out" at screen testing firm DisplayMate Technologies.


The iPhone 5's Retina screen is the best smartphone display that DisplayMate has tested to date, according to results the firm posted today.


iPhone 5: "It is a significant improvement over the display in the iPhone 4," said DisplayMate's Raymond Soneira, who cited much lower screen reflections, much higher image contrast and screen readability in high ambient lighting -- the latter, the highest he's ever tested.


DisplayMate -- which gave the display an "A" -- also cited improved color gamut and factory calibration that "delivers very accurate colors and very good picture quality." The Retina iPad is the only thing that beats it in accuracy, according to Soneira.


Galaxy S III: While DisplayMate said the OELD display is "very good" and gave it a "B+," it fell short of the iPhone 5.


The problem, comparatively, as Soneira sees it, is that the Galaxy S III's OLED technology is still on steep development curve. OELD is "a new technology that has not yet been refined to the same degree ... [Read more]



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