Usable Smartphones?

artcher1999

JTL What does it mean?

Deepdeep

artcher1999 I think that was posted to your comment by mistake - it was probably meant for me on another thread.

JTL

Deepdeep Yes, sorry about that

artcher1999

After Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, I switched to AMOLED for the first time - Realme GT Master Edition. DC Dimming did not fit. If you have an eye problem, never use this model. Redmi was better, before it was Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, before it Meizu, two Asus and Motorola, and also IPhone 5 SE. From the experience of using Motorola, I liked it the most, but I no longer remember which model I had. Otherwise, I can’t say exactly which IPS smartphones I liked more in terms of display. But this is definitely not Realme GT ME - now my eyes are wildly tired. And I need something to replace it. After a cursory reading of the forum, people left answers to top phones: Motorola Edge S30, Poco X4 GT, IPhone 11, Realme 9 Pro, Tecno Camon 19 Pro, Samsung A23, OnePlus Ace Racing Edition - in all cases, people left negative comments on one or another the reason why their eyes hurt. I lose hope. Is there anything suitable? Have IPS matrices gotten worse?

Deepdeep

JTL no worries 🙂

RulerofNothing

Nokia has bring out a new smartphone with the Nokia G60. It has a 6,58 inch LCD Display with 120 Hz and 3 years of software support and warranty here in Europe. And the Snapdragon 695. Maybe this could be worth to try it.

artcher1999

What do you think about Blackview BL8800 phone / Realme Q3s / Motorola G51?

jpark28

Zenfone 9 notebookcheck review is out https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-Zenfone-9-review-Light-5G-smartphone-almost-without-any-alternative-with-its-compact-size.651149.0.html

qb74

jpark28 Sadly, the wording of their review seems very vague. We don't know if the DC dimming mode works fine. The phone clearly uses PWM dimming across it's entire brightness range (another culprit of bad design choices 🙁)

Seems like it's another skip, still waiting for a compact OLED high refresh rate non-PWM dimmed smartphone :/

jpark28

qb74 I wish they would do PWM testing with the DC dimming feature turned on. I want to give it a try but without any retail stores, it's kind of a hassle (and possibly expensive) to buy and return

francerex

jpark28 qb74 I tried the Zenfone 9 a couple of weeks ago. Even with DC dimming activated and twilight I got eyestrain. Not as bad as the iphone X, but definitely not usable for me. I was in love with that device but I sent it back 🙂

You can also check my post history, I posted a couple of videos about it 🙂

jpark28

francerex I remember you said it wasn't too bad and you were waiting to see if it would get worse.. sounds like it got worse 🙁

What phone did you go back to?

francerex

jpark28 iPhone 8, I am now testing the poco x4 GT, this thing is enormous but has great battery life and feels modern

artcher1999

francerex Let me know how you test it later.

SAH

I consider my Xperia X Compact to be a 10/10 on a comfort level. I can use it for hours, white seems static, no silky yellow tint on the screen. It's as comfortable for me as halogen lightbulbs, CCFL screens, etc…
Nevertheless, it's really dying (microphone echo, dead motherboard connector for jack and back camera, bad network connection, no fingerprint authentification), so I've tried many phones lately :

refurbished iPhone 8, with iOS 15.3, I updated it to iOS 16 yesterday. I can say it's somehow better than latest OLED phones for example, but I still have the feeling that colors are not static, as if text wasn't clear, and whites are too yellowish. As always, my eyes get dry after a few minutes. I would say comfort level is 5/10. I would have loved trying it with iOS 14 as many people suggested here, but I can't go back as it was delivered like this.
brand new Fairphone 4. I don't want to judge size as I would use any phone right now, but damn it's huge and heavy ! haha Same, it's better than some other phones, but still not usable for me. Comfort level is around 6/10 too.
refurbished Xperia X. I thought it was my last hope. I can find like-new and really cheap models. Nevertheless, it's not as comfortable as my good old Xperia X compact. Screen is more yellowish and silky, text doesn't seem as sharp despite the increased ppi. It's still better than other phones, I would say comfort level is 8/10.

I will send them back and get a refund. I ordered an Xperia X Compact on Aliexpress yesterday, I hope I'll get the same panel. Fingers crossed !

francerex

artcher1999 I returned the poco x4 GT, had slight headaches and eye strain, maybe due to the flickering as shown in the post above? Not sure. I might have gotten used to it over time I guess, but I do not really do mobile gaming and the price seemed far too high.

I am now trying the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and I while not perfect ( I get a weird dizziness) it is really usable. Might settle on this even though the camera is abysmal.

Edit: I eventually sent back the one plus as well. Got back to an iPhone 8 Plus. The design is really outdated, but the pictures are still decent, iOS is great and the screen is beautiful and does not give me any funny feelings

artcher1999

I can advise people with problems some phones. The best in terms of eye strain were Motorola Moto X Play, IPhone 5s, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 ZB602KL. I also had experience with Asus tablets and phones from 2014 to 2016 and one Meizu phone in 2020. Unfortunately, I can’t name the brands yet, but get ready that now they are morally obsolete, they don’t support the charge well, or the old Android. I hate Realme GT ME.

Rataplan

Tried one more phone (check my post history). Samsung A23 5G is also PWM free and feels similar as the XCover 6…

artcher1999

What do you think about umidigi bison Gt 2 and oukitel wp19 smartphones?

jpark28

Has anyone tried any of the ROG phones?

Zazu

Hi everybody, here is my experience with the old Huawei 2019 P Smart. I have been using this phone for around 3 years now and in the beginning it gave be slight headache and eye strain, but, without having other options I continued using it. Today I can use this phone without much of an issue for at most an hour. I am not sure if I simply got used to it or not, but I rarely feel much of any symptom. I do have the screen set to warmer colours and my apps are and OS are set to dark mode all the time. Sadly my phone is nearing the end of its life, so the testing of new phones is in my future.

Here are the specs https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Huawei-P-Smart-2019_id11057

Maybe try it out if they are still available in your region. All the best!

Zazu

Zazu Update: I broke my old hauwei p smart 2019 and yesterday bought a Huawei nova 8i. I cant use this phone even though the display tech is TFT LCD panel (IPS). I am so gutted. Just wasted a ton of money here.

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