Usable Smartphones?

ensete I am at present using a tech armor matte HD for my iphone 6, and it has helped else it was unusable. On the ipad 2017 I did not need anything. In general matte screen protectors help and I believe this is due to it making the light more diffuse and
less direct. Cfl lights were more diffuse and in general I think LEDs have a harsh more direct sort of light.

I have recently spent some time with my girlfriend's iPhone 7+ (the big one) and found it quite nice. She keeps it too bright, but I turned it down a little and was able to use it without issue (this is huge!) so Apple has clearly done something.

I always found the iPhone 6+ to be better than the 6, as well.

So this could potentially be huge. I might, when my contract is up on the HTC m8, get an iPhone 7+ and put the techarmor matte on it...

Gurm

Nice. Just curious, how long did you use the iPhone? Just a few minutes or you managed to look at the screen for long period of time (i.e. more than 20 minutes) without eye strain?

I'm going to spend more time with it. I only used it for a few minutes. But in general I know right away if a phone will be usable.

KM I've been thinking of possibly working with someone with a Pixel XL on making a fully flicker free kernel and buying one for myself.

@ensete Got the iphone 5s and techarmor matte anti glare screen today. Tried to watch a youtube video, it gave me heavy dizziness I have never had before from other devices. Some headaches, but not too bad. Not sure if it is due to PWM. I will tested it for a few more days with 100% brightness to see if I can keep it.

Devotee I agree that the reduce white point setting especially with the new slider on it they introduced in recent iOS is very beneficial. Much less harsh even with the backlights turned up an it like you said.

Kray I do not know, it is my son's iPad.

Jerry Got the iphone 5s and techarmor matte anti glare screen today.

Sorry to hear

ensete It is actually not that bad. The headaches are much less aggressive than what I get from other phones. And it kicks in much later. I usually get instant headaches from smart phones, but I can use this iphone 5s for about 10-20 mins before headaches. I consider it as a usable phone. I was also thinking about trying the iphone 7 plus since some folks in this forum had good experience with it. Went to a local bestbuy store, but they asked me for a $35 restocking fee for returning the iphone 5s to exchange for iphone 7 plus. So I gave up, I will keep the iphone 5s. Meanwhile, I will also try iPad 3 with the Techarmor matte anti glare screen. Thanks.

I saw some praise for the HTC One M7, M8, etc.

My own experience with an M7 has been just the opposite. I could not read from an M7 for more than a few minutes without getting eye discomfort. I experience pretty mild eye discomfort from a Galaxy S4 with an AMOLED display after reading for an hour or so. I have tried other phones, and the only phones that are tolerable for me so far are those with AMOLED displays, although AMOLED is definitely not a silver bullet.

oxlr What OS was on the HTC you tried?

Gurm, I'm not sure which version, exactly. It was running android lollipop, and I tried cyanogenmod, too. It was bad on my eyes either way. I no longer have it.

An s8 is arriving Monday. Has 250hz flickering up until 90 percent. I regret ordering it now.

Notebookcheck.net:

The frequency of 250 Hz is relatively low, so sensitive users will likely notice flickering and experience eyestrain at the stated brightness setting and below.

In comparison: 59 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 2352 (minimum: 43 - maximum: 142900) Hz was measured.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-S8-Smartphone-Review.209502.0.html

I had a G5 but that IPS was hard on the eye in a brightness way but not a flickering way. I could see every detail of the screen and that was awesome but it was just so much brighter than the oled screen. I felt like i was carrying a computer instead of a smartphone. Kinda like a regular monitor that has led backlight verses samsung quantum dot, that is the same feeling going from the LG g5 to the Samsung S5.

Regarding, the S8. I was about to give up hope on it. Until I read another member talking about cf.lumen. i installed that on a whim and it helps a TON. I am not rooted though. Using that in combination with another filter app makes the phone usable at night when I love to just drench myself in the internet, Amazon, and just where ever I wonder on the internet. So far cf.lumen with the s.filter. it's like a deep breath thankfully.

Its not perfect though. But its like my S5 which I never had strain with except a much better picture.

Also, I scraped the leds on my motherboard to not allow them to work and my video card. This helped so much. But then my video card and mb stopped working. So pls don't do this to your system. Quick way to loose money.

Also, I haved noticed fans are not good, mirrors are not good and have only one source of light in the room is best for me. I'm torn btwn fluorescent and leds but leaning towards led. This also includes sun. Sunlight must be blocked for a good viewing experience in my case. And I mean all of it.

Anyway, hope this allows ideas to exist and maybe allows oled screens to be more friendly as that is where it seems like most smart phone manufacturers are going.

Wrightpt1 Most OLED devices have PWM, some LG OLED tv's seem ok though

Will try that again when I'm at best buy next.

I was rereading Krays post. I was mistaken in my older post. The strain I feel in my brain may be the software and not the phone. He explained pwm strain is differrent from what I am feeling. The s8 is running and Android N. Makes me feel better that this screen may be okay but the actual display drivers could be the issue.