Eye strain and dizziness to new foldable phones

Hakich7

Hello. I have recently having alot of eye strain, dizziness and brain draining after switching from iphone 16 pro to Samsung Galaxy fold 7 and then Honor magic v5. Even though using all protective options available on magic v5 and higher PWM. Still i cant adjust and work on it. Didn't had issue with iPhones for last 4 yrs

shohabmsk

I have another solution but you won't maybe like it. I had same issue on my local Android device Symphony W68q on KitKat era. I rooted and enabled dithering there. persist.sys.use_dithering=1 in build.prop. that fixed the too sharpness and pic and text quality felt eye catchy and smooth. I always use this on every device I root. On Android this is just make everything eye friendly and colors also look too good. But not on laptops I tried.

But in my laptop AMD driver I just can't disable tried all.

K-Moss

shohabmsk You got eye comfort improvements from dithering? Let's be absolutely clear. You enabled dithering and this solved your strain issues?

Interestingly, the Moto Edge 2025 is said to dither "heavily" and the Moto Edge 2024 does not dither at all, and yet the Edge 2025 seems more comfortable to me. Therefore, I'm especially interested in your anecdote.

I have noticed the natural environment is extremely dynamic. It is quite possible a total absence of dithering could be worse than with dithering. I mean that's exactly what you experienced, right?

That said, I continue to see people in eye strain communities speaking of "focusing on" screens. If you're focusing on a screen as they say they do then I guess no dithering is better, but intense focusing is going to cause eye strain with anything.

See my last comment here: https://ledstrain.org/d/3772-i-upgraded-my-iphone-11-to-a-motog75-and-im-mostly-loving-it/12

By the way, the reason I cite Moto devices so often is that Motorola is doing way better to address eye and brain comfort than other North American corps. Why would I bother with Google, Apple, Samsung when every single Motorola screen offers superior comfort? I believe it is because Motorola is owned by Lenovo. They are a Chinese corp now. For whatever reason, the Chinese corps are more free to give the public superior screens.

shohabmsk

K-Moss I’m a sensitive person too, and I totally relate to what you said. Personally, I enjoy sharp, eye-catchy text much more than colorful or overly bright displays that hurt my eyes.
I’ve always liked Sony screens — on phones, TVs, or anything — they feel naturally comfortable and well-tuned.

I’m not that educated in display tech, but I’ve noticed something similar:
On my AMD laptop (HP EliteBook 845 G7), I hate the dithering — it just feels harsh and tiring. But on Android devices, whenever I root and enable dithering, I instantly feel an improvement. The screen looks smoother, more natural, and somehow more satisfying.

It’s strange how the same feature feels good on phones but not on PCs. Maybe it’s the display type or how the GPU processes color.
I’ve been tweaking displays since the KitKat days, and I still prefer older, softer screens where I can focus easily without feeling strain — even if the resolution is lower.

Thanks for your insights; they actually make a lot of sense to me.