Usable Smartphones?

ashento899

Vividblu99 is it still realme 9 pro good in terms of comfort I am now buying it but In my region no return policy and honor devices are not available in here. After update my oneplus nord CE3 lite not even usable.

nikomanuel96

qb74 there are some differences on what each manufacturer offer (but no one gives full control over the display)

My realme lets choose between color modes (srgb dcpi) you have a color temperature slider (for cold or warn colors) blue light filter and also there is a setting to enable or disable what i think is the famous "dynamic brightness" (wich is not automatic brightness) and i think realme -and oppo/vivo/1+- are the only one that allow to enable or disable this.

Honor from what i seen offer similar settings (but not the dynamic brightness toggle i think) and they also have a color wheel.

Xiaomi is the best in this, but this is different on each model, on some lcd phones i ve seen that they have the color wheel, also more than 2 or 3 color modes and then is the paper mode that makes everything more "soft" like using a matte screen protector (well...almost) is ironic that they offer the most settings of all manufacturers but at the same time they offer the worst phones.

Now samsung and Motorola are more basic, some models just let choose color mode, others only have a temperature slider and others dont have anything from what i seen.

sorry bad english

nikomanuel96

Jo09 the best you can do is to avoid amoled phones ans try lcd ones (but lcd one with good feedback, as the x4 gt is not really eye firendly from what i ve seen on this forum ans other sites)

You can try the realme 9 pro, nokia g60, or even the honor x9 (magic 4 litr in europe). Jusy consider that there is still a chance you also get eye strain from this devices (it is different for each person, you can also get eye strain from dithering, or a bad screen calibration, or from the backlight etc etc) but this models i mention are the "most safe" od recent lcd phones.

If this 3 dosent work for you, then you will have to find really old used ones (like realme x3 superzoom or nokia 8.3) or just limit you time with smartphones and use amoled phones with high pwm fequency (like honor ones)

Luminous

Jo09 I have a similar situation, any new phone causes a lot of eye strain. I can only use my Oppo A53 with HD resolution screen. My old phone with FullHD screen now gives me a headache and eye strain

ashento899

Vividblu99 I just buy realme 9 pro yesterday it give me eyestrain can updating realme ui 4.0 improve it or not but it still better than Oneplus Nord CE 3 lite and poco x4 gt.

Vividblu99

ashento899

Sorry to hear that it's giving you eye strain.

I use mine set to fixed 60hz refresh, dark mode enabled, along with a celicious matte screen protector, and I find it very very comfortable.

I may have imagined it, but after I updated the software, i found the text slightly sharper. Overall, i prefer realme ui 3/android 12.

ashento899

Vividblu99 Don't update realme 9 pro to realme ui 4.0 second update which has january 2024 security patch my phone is become unusable after that update it has dithering or pwm I think and it become super laggy, sluggish after so I am returning it tommorow.

Vividblu99

I recently tried the Honor Magic 6 Lite 5G.

Afraid it didn't work for me. Typical amoled/oled eye strain symptoms developed within a few minutes of using it.

macsforme

For those who can use iPhones that are a few years old but need earlier iOS versions, the State of Arizona public surplus auction currently has several iPhones (7, 8, XR) with iOS versions 14 or 15. Some of them appear to be in good shape.

https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/arizona,az/list/current?orgid=65113

After reviewing the community guidelines, I believe this type of post is allowed. I have no financial incentive or connection with this auction site, and my intention is just to help people find products that are known to work for them.

JTL

macsforme After reviewing the community guidelines, I believe this type of post is allowed. I have no financial incentive or connection with this auction site, and my intention is just to help people find products that are known to work for them.

I think that's acceptable.

Vividblu99

ashento899

I haven't updated my 9 pro (in black) recently. But from the previous updates that have been applied, I've still found it comfortable to use apart from the slight increase in sharpness.

Having said that, a recent security patch on the Honor 70 Lite has sucked the life out of the handset. It's become very unstable, especially with extremely slow internet/mobile data speeds. The touch screen seems to have become less responsive and I'm experiencing very frequent crashes and unusual freezing. Also vpn's aren't working optimally. I've tried a hard reset, but to no avail.

When it does work, It isn't causing me any eye strain issues, but i cannot continue to use it as a daily driver in its current state.

I'm tempted to purchase another one and block any and all software updates, and keep it on the standard factory software..

For me, it has been the most usable & comfortable device throughout 2023. It's a shame that Honor haven't thoroughly tested this recent security patch correctly.

thorpee

Hey all, I discovered two things to help use a newer phone without eyestrain. This is for the Unihertz Jellystar but it may help with other phones.

Cover up the proximity sensor with black tape. usually next to the top speaker. You can shine a torch to see it. This is the main culprit of my strain for this phone. It must be constantly shining invisible light into my eyes. Unfortunately once you do this the screen won't automatically turn off during a phone call on your ear, so you could hangup accidentally.
Auto brightness off, and maximum brightness. I think the phone use PWM and i feel strain as soon as I lower it. Thankfully the brightness is not too bright on this tiny phone.

I've also enabled the usual stuff like blue light filter and dark mode, but I will still get bad strain if i'm not doing the two main things above.

ashento899

thorpee which smartphone you tried and best for you for pwm sensitivity?

Rataplan

New Nothing 2a was available here today (with a higher than usual PWM frequency), but and unfortunately it's also not suitable for me.

joker786

Rataplan what issues you are you facing when using nothing phone 2a?

vegeta97

just bought the nxtpaper 40 and its much better than my old lcd phone. Significantly lesser eye strain

Sunspark

Samsung basic/natural mode is srgb. It's well calibrated and accurate so I would say just use this profile and don't bother tweaking it. Instead use blue-light mode if you need to adjust the warmth.

Samsung vivid mode (too saturated) allows you access to a slider to control the white point/warmth but also 3 more sliders for RGB which are not numbered and aren't easy to work with.

Blue light mode/greyscale mode also puts the panel into the vivid colourspace, but the blue slider works well and I use 3 separate notches on it.

jayd

So far in 2024 I have tested 4 handsets; Apple iPhone XR, Motorola Edge 30 Neo, Asus Zenfone 10 and Google Pixel 5.

I have been searching for a secondary handset alongside my Google Pixel 3a which I have owned for around 4 years now and finally I found one that only causes mild eye strain / tiredness.

First I bought a refurbished Apple iPhone XR but this caused strong eye strain and nausea so I only used it for a few days.

My next handset was the Motorola Edge 30 Neo. I really enjoyed using this. Screen size was great, not too big, specs are enough for what I require (some light gaming), great version of Android close to Pixel level, 68w charger and very light in hand. It caused mild eye strain / tiredness and on occasions I used it for 60 / 90 minutes without huge concern.

The Asus Zenfone 10 isn't a handset I usually go for due to it's cost. I don't need the specs etc that this offers but I have always liked the small form factor. Yes its a nice premium device but I just looked at it and thought what am I really getting for the extra cost that will benefit me ? I didn't enjoy using it compared to the Edge 30 Neo. Eye strain was a bit stronger with this one as well.

Finally a refurbished Google Pixel 5. I really like Pixels especially the software and feel so lucky I can use my Pixel 3a without any issues. This was a great handset in hand but eye strain was probably in between the Edge 30 Neo and Zenfone 10.

So I have decided to keep the Motorola Edge 30 Neo. As an emergency / secondary handset the eye strain is mild enough and if my Pixel 3a has future issues (Occasionally has already) I can switch to this. I may purchase a screen protector to see if I can improve the eye strain further.

karut

Fairphone 4 works for me without any eye strain. I am pretty sensitive to PWM and dithering so the Fairphone is definitely free of that.

jayd

In addition to the post I made around 6 days ago whereby I said that the Motorola Edge 30 Neo was a decent phone for my eyes, just some mild tiredness I have now used a second handset that is arguably slightly better.

My younger nephew has been given his first mobile phone an Apple iPhone 12 and I have been given it to set up etc.

I had the device for 2 days and was surprised how little it affected my eyes especially after the nausea inducing Apple iPhone XR back in February. I am even considering switching to it, the last iPhone that I owned was waaay back with the iPhone 4.

I simply prefer Android so at least have a second option all of a sudden if I do decide to switch.

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