Hi everyone, I've written another post in the usable smartphone thread but thought I'd introduce myself here too.
Location: London, UK
Occupation: Entertainment industry
Age: 36
First identified: Purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S21 in November 2021
I think I only discovered that I had this issue very recently, in the last week or so with the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S21. I've used many phones in the past, all with basically no issue at all - with a mix of amoled and lcd panels. The last 5 years I have been using a Oneplus 3 with no issues at all, despite its amoled panel.
At home I have a Pcspecialist laptop from 2017 with an IPS LCD panel that gives me no issues, and an Acer monitor that's a similar sort of age that also no issues. My work laptop is an old lenovo I can use with no issues. TV is a Sony from 2015, again gives no issues. Tablet is an amazon one from I think 2018, no issues. All of these have the caveat that probably comes with any display that using it for too long will give some discomfort, but nothing even remotely like the issues I had with the Samsung within only a few minutes.
The Samsung S21 I boutht the other day however, wow. This was giving me eye strain, piercing headaches, dizziness and nausea. Someone described a sensation in another thread that rang true with me too, that there was almost a feeling of not being able to focus or concentrate on the display properly.
So that's where I am now, in search of a new smartphone that hopefully won't give these issues. I know staring at a light source generally is just not good for your eyes so no device can be 100% problem free, but this really felt next level. It's good to feel not alone, although it's sad we are all in this position.