Usable Smartphones?

I had the chance to use the Nokia G42 again, for a solid 2 hours undisturbed. It's recently been updated to Android 14.

Odd eye strain/uncomfortable symptoms developed after 30 mins, especially using it at a lower brightness.

The symptoms are not as instant and obvious as they are when I've used am/oled devices. These symptoms were subdued, and progressively got worse the longer I used the device, but not as intense as my symptoms with am/oled's.

Maybe the G42 is using very high frequency pwm, or the cause of the discomfort could be the toxic backlight issue.

The Nokia G60 is substantially more comfortable than the Nokia G42. I hope the Android 14 update on the G60 doesn't negatively impact the comfortability.

Vip Here's a phone review from VVividblu99. Most likely, TCL Nxtpaper 50 will also flicker.

The TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification 3.0 can be used only as toilet paper. Laughter, and only.

Both the 4G and 5G nxtpaper models use PWM, previously confirmed by TCL's customer service team. When the brightness drops below 50%, the phone becomes not safe for the eyes.

has someone tried the new motorola g34? it has a "simple" HD+ screen and is not ltps like other models, maybe is pwm free also?

someone in another site tested it and said it was too sharp and not good for the eyes , but he didnt test for pwm.

also, i dont remenber if i already said it on my last post...but i mow recommend the realme narzo 30 5g (my current phone) at 100% , my eyes needed some weeks to adapt but now i dont feel any eye strain with it, the only negative thing of it is the "intense" light and the white color that is too sharp for my taste even when you switch to natural profile, but even with that i dont feel any eye strain or dizzines like on amoled phones or some toxic lcd phones i had in the past, so i can recommend it without problem.

sorry bad english

vegeta97 Not phones no, but eink tablets (boox) and kobos/meebooks that I have tried, have been great.

The boox tab ultra is comfortable to use, although the display is slightly reflective compared to a standard eink reader such as a kobo/meebook.

I'm interested in the boox tab ultra c pro due to the snapdragon 855 chipset, along with 6GB ram. Currently, this makes it the most powerful eink tablet on the market. I'm keen to try it, but it is very overpriced.

These eink tablets still have a long way to go to make them fully usable as a web surfing device, as unless the highest page refresh mode is selected, a user will definitely notice jittery unstable motions if any of the other more standard refresh modes are used. Using the boox to read longer web articles is comfortable, but attempting to surf the more graphic and pop up intensive websites can be unsettling.

ashento899 If choosing between the Nokia G42 or the Redmi 12 5G, I'd have to go for the Redmi on the basis that since the hyperOS update, the comfortability has slightly improved, and also because of the more advanced eye care modes that are available within the ui.

The Nokia G42 display (especially since the android 14 update) has been troublesome, and also the display has a very noticeable blue tint, which cannot be fully adjusted unless using an external overlay app.

However, in terms of speed/user interface, the Nokia is levels above the Redmi. It's fast, nippy, and practically bloatware free. On the other hand, the Redmi is bogged down with hundreds of useless spyware type system apps that cannot be removed.

There does seem to be a concern with the G42's display. It's not very responsive to touch or taps. It's evident HMD have used a cheap low quality display, so this is something to keep in mind, especially if you require fast response rates such as with gaming.