Usable Smartphones?

Staycalmsyndrome

Maxx The screen was pretty usable but i am also sensitive to radio waves. Some chinese phones give of pretty bad vibes even when they are turned off.

John615

Are there different models of the g100? Some listing say it has 5g and others don't. Looking to buy one to use with Verizon in USA. Just want to make sure there are no screen differences if there are different versions of the phone.

bz12

John615 the Moto G100 isn’t compatible with Verizon. Only GSM networks such as ATT and T-Mobile. Also, T-Mobile is the only network that supports 5G on that phone.

https://www.motorola.com/us/carrier-compatibility

John615

bz12

I've read a few posts of people using the g100 with verizon. One person on lenovo forum and another on reddit. I read the whole CDMA and gsm issue is no longer relevant in newer phones?

bz12

John615 it may only have a couple Verizon bands which could result in poor service. Haven’t researched enough on the exact phone, but going by Motorola’s website it says incompatible with Verizon. I’m on Verizon atm as well. Thinking of switching back to ATT because it seems there’s more compatible devices.

degen

I am finding the Moto G100 is less comfortable than my iPhone SE (2020). When looking back at my iPhone SE my eyes go “Ahhhh”. Moto G100 is used at brightness 65%.

Moto G100 is not nearly as bad as Galaxy A32 5G which is really uncomfortable (for me, I think we had a positive opinion from someone else).

iPhone SE (2020) which I use has panel lottery.

Edit: I returned the phone. It caused eye muscle tightening. Shame as it was a nice phone, very fast, great value, and the Ready For features are useful. I really hate returning electronics for this eye issue (it makes me feel terrible).

John615

degen

Where did you buy the g100? Just wondering which place has a good return policy.

degen

John615 From Motorola US website

Staycalmsyndrome

degen It's safe to assume that you can skip the Oneplus 9. I wanted to like it's little brother, the 8T, but it's giving me tension behind my eyes and unability to focus. Notebookcheck states that it's a 460Hz PWM oled panel but, from my observations, it goes lower than that under 65% brightness(can be picked up by a smartphone camera). The DC dimming implementation on this phone doesn't eliminate pwm completely and, thus, seems more like a gimmick to me. On the "plus" side, the phone is fast and easily moddable. People are trying to downgrade from Oxigen 12 buggy OS (rushed byOppo) which is a sign that Oneplus is losing it's identity.

jpark28

Has anyone else tried the ROG Phones?

10-bit displays (so no temporal dithering?) and no PWM after low brightness, and they also have a DC Dimming option.

pavelbures

jpark28 According notebookcheck all ROG phones suffer from PWM flickwer.

hoss11-1

hi. any body test note 11t pro pluse for pwm? said it has full dc dimming option!

pavelbures

hoss11-1 I have seen Aliexpress offer and if I assume it correctly, it has 2000+ Hz flicker. So it is not completely flicker-free.

jpark28

pavelbures notebookcheck says ROG Phone 5 doesn't flicker past 22% brightness

hoss11-1

pavelbures can you send its link please?

pavelbures

jpark28 At least for me is 22 percent still high enough.

bz12

@John615 Did you buy the g100?

John615

bz12

I did, it should be here tomorrow. Hopefully it's usable!

SebbesApa

HAL9000

How are you finding the A32 5G? Using the Mi 10t Pro gives me migraine even with the brightness above 60%.

HAL9000

SebbesApa

The A32 I find better than my old device, which was an A6 with PWM (it is a work phone only) as it has an oled screen. The A32 is very bright but it has a screen protector on, not sure what sort though as I didnt do it but its usable for me for shot periods at least, I am not using it for games or media though.

The A32 does not appear to have PWM but it may have a pannel that my eyes / brain can tolerate perhaps, I do know some panels affect people differently.

It does make my eyes feel a bit funny but i do not get a migraine from it (yet)

bz12

John615 good luck! let us know how it goes.

John615

bz12

Received the g100. Works fine with Verizon. Did a speed test and got 66Mbps down and 45 Mbps up on 4g LTE.

As for eye strain, I'll use the phone for the next few days as my main phone and see how it goes. Did a quick test with a camera and the phone does seem to have vertical flickering lines under 65% brightness as another user mentioned. Above that and it disappears. I really hope I can use this phone, because I don't know what else to try at this point.

reaganry

Hisense A9 is released- somebody bite the bullet and see if works in the USA

degen

reaganry Any recommendations of a trusty seller? I don’t trust Good e-Reader. Since I got the Sun Vision monitor I eliminated all LED monitors from my life. It would be nice to do the same with my phone.

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