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I'm planning on buying a s5 mini, but i'm wondering if the display has true blacks when in a totally dark room? I really like this on my Galaxy s4 & note 3. My galaxy s4 mini does not have true blacks, there is always a faint gray glow when in complete darkness.
Yes, it's AMOLED, what means true blacks.
So you would think right? But on my old s3 and on my s4 mini this is not the case! I load up a true black wallpaper, check in complete darkness, and there is a faint glow. Not so on my note 3, not so on my s4. i guess this has something to do with different generations of screens. So i was wondering if the s5 mini IS capable of showing true black in complete darkness.
Well, I use a black wallpaper in my G800H and it looks black to me, using auto brightness in low light or full brightness it looks like the same black to my eyes. It's my first AMOLED phone so I cannot compare with other devices, and I think a photo using another phone won't help much due to the sensor properties in common digital cameras, so... Good luck.
Thanks, i will give it a go then!
For me, it is full black. Just tested.
rjbouw said:
Thanks, i will give it a go then!
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Having seen you on the s4 mini forums i'll give you some advice with this phone. GPS probably wont work without hardware modifications and even then it wont be anywhere near as accurate as the s4 mini. also there is a slight delay when pushing the power or home button before the screen turns on from touchwiz to AOSP, its mildly annoying. other than that if you can find a good s5 mini its a decent upgrade in screen resolution but camera quality is a bit lower. ultimately I came back to my s4 mini as it just does everything perfect.
Thanks, i didn't know about those gps problems. That is an issue for me, thanks a lot, i'll consider this!
Do you have the regular s4 mini, or the VE (9195i) version?
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Do you have the regular s4 mini, or the VE (9195i) version?
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Regular one is the only one with US LTE bands. I use the I257M, its just a 16gb I9195
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My friend wants to buy new phone. He is confused between Galaxy S (S-Amoled) and Nexus S (S-LCD).
The price & specifications are almost the same.
The most important things for him are the screen clarity and the touch sensitivity.
He thought about Nexus S (S-Amoled) but it's more expensive than S-LCD and can't buy it.
So, Which one of those is better in the screen clarity and the touch sensitivity? Galaxy S (S-Amoled) or Nexus S (S-LCD)?
Both have good displays, though the Galaxy S might have the upper edge in quality, the Nexus has a contour glass which is better in ergonomics, added it's a Google phone so it'll get updated almost instantly
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Both have good displays, though the Galaxy S might have the upper edge in quality, the Nexus has a contour glass which is better in ergonomics, added it's a Google phone so it'll get updated almost instantly
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You mean the screen quality of Galaxy S is better?
And in touch sensitivity and response, which one is better?
Nexus S have not cartridge for an external card, but Galaxy S have it...Its pretty different.
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miro666 said:
Nexus S have not cartridge for an external card, but Galaxy S have it...Its pretty different.
Regards
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Yeah, I know that. But my friend doesn't care about storage. He says that 16 gb internal memory is enough.
OLED hands down IMHO, better colour and no back light sucking up power!
Amoled VS SLCD
Amoled - better black, more saturated colours, too vivid for some people
SLCD - worse black, natural colours, worse contrast
I think the best is to see those screens and then make a decision
I saw some videos and I noticed the amoled is too much better than lcd. Lcd screen is too bright and the colors are bad.
I'll choose amoled for sure.
Thanks everyone.
I do have both I9000 (galaxy S, S-Amoled) and I9003 (Galaxy SL, S-LCD) Aside from the black and viewing angles, its not much difference. Personally if your friend dont really care bout the extra sd slot and display differences,Nexus S seems like a good choices too Nexus S at least has a LED flash for it's camera.
HNH992 said:
So, Which one of those is better in the screen clarity and the touch sensitivity? Galaxy S (S-Amoled) or Nexus S (S-LCD)?
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you have answered your question, yourself.
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He thought about Nexus S (S-Amoled) but it's more expensive than S-LCD and can't buy it.
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IMHO Nexus S.
Google Phone and camera with flash LED but if you're asking about the two screens .. it's not easy
There are the differences :
Galaxy S
+ SAMOLED screen
+ Memory expansion slot
+ FM Radio
+ 3G video call support
+ HD Video recording (hopefully this would be added later for Nexus S)
Nexus S
+ Google Support
+ Flash light for Camera
Though Galaxy S have several advantages over Nexus S, Google’s software support is a big plus point for Nexus S, you’ll be sure to always have the latest and greatest. On the other hand Samsung’s official firmware support is very poor, however they have shown some improvement over the past few months. They recently released 2.3.3, but whether or not we'll get any future updates is not clear. Picture quality of SAMOLED is better, but SLCD is not too bad either. If your friend don’t care about the hardware advantages of Galaxy S then getting a Nexus S is not a bad idea. If screen is a big concern, then why don't you ask him to go check out both and compare ?
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I do have both I9000 (galaxy S, S-Amoled) and I9003 (Galaxy SL, S-LCD) Aside from the black and viewing angles, its not much difference.
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Which has better (wider) viewing angles?
I want to buy this phone and have some questions
1 - does it have multiwindow like 9500?
2 - does it have modes of camera like 9500 for exampls drama shot , slow and fast motion?
3 - does it have sensors for air view , smart pause and etc...
4 - does it have voice command?for answer call , capture image amd .....
5 - does it have 4.3 official rom?
6 - why developers are not very active for thia phone like 9500 and 9505?
7 - does it have "increase touch sensitivity?
I assume you're looking to get the i9295 (international) and not the i537 (AT&T), so I'll try to answer these:
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I want to buy this phone and have some questions
1 - does it have multiwindow like 9500?
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It does have multi-window, the firmware and interface is almost exactly like the i9500.
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2 - does it have modes of camera like 9500 for exampls drama shot , slow and fast motion?
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The camera has several modes including Aqua Mode where you can take a picture by pressing the volume button. However it does not have slow or fast motion. The camera on the i9295 is different than the one on the i9500. The S4 Active has an 8MP camera while the regular S4 has a 13MP camera. People have asked about porting the slow/fast motion to this phone, but so far nothing.
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3 - does it have sensors for air view , smart pause and etc...
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It has all of these features. Again the firmware is nearly identical to the i9500.
muiacir said:
4 - does it have voice command?for answer call , capture image amd .....
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Yes, see above.
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5 - does it have 4.3 official rom?
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The i537 has an official 4.3 ROM, but the i9295 does not yet. More on this is explained in the next question.
muiacir said:
6 - why developers are not very active for thia phone like 9500 and 9505?
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Part of the problem is the way Samsung released this phone. They released it about 6 months after they released the regular S4, so everybody who wanted a new phone got the S4 and when the S4 Active came out there were not enough changes and it wasn't marketed in a way that people were willing to buy a new phone so quickly. Therefore, the S4 Active didn't sell nearly the numbers that the S4 did. Secondly, they marketed it as a waterproof phone and if you look through the forums you'll see that it's not waterproof, but water-resistent. A lot of people ended up destroying their phones by doing exactly what Samsung did in the commercials. Samsung has offered a 1-time replacement due to water damage, but all of these claims caused them to stop marketing the phone. It seems that Samsung has really just "forgotten" about this phone since it has a small userbase. I think they're just hoping it will go away with all the problems they've had.
Another reason is the i537 (AT&T) has a locked bootloader so development has really been stalled, really on all AT&T and Verizon Samsung phones that have a locked bootloader. That said there are ways you can use ROMs developed for the regular S4 on the S4 Active. So although there's not much development in the S4 Active forums you can use ROMs meant for the regular S4 so there is actually a lot of choice.
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7 - does it have "increase touch sensitivity?
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Settings->My Device->Display->High Touch Sensitivity
I really like this phone, particularly the hard keys at the bottom. I too wish there was more development but unfortunately it just didn't sell that well. I haven't had any problems with it and I think the LCD screen looks much better than the Amoled on the regular S4, particularly in direct sunlight. Hopefully this helps.
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I assume you're looking to get the i9295 (international) and not the i537 (AT&T), so I'll try to answer these:
It does have multi-window, the firmware and interface is almost exactly like the i9500.
The camera has several modes including Aqua Mode where you can take a picture by pressing the volume button. However it does not have slow or fast motion. The camera on the i9295 is different than the one on the i9500. The S4 Active has an 8MP camera while the regular S4 has a 13MP camera. People have asked about porting the slow/fast motion to this phone, but so far nothing.
It has all of these features. Again the firmware is nearly identical to the i9500.
Yes, see above.
The i537 has an official 4.3 ROM, but the i9295 does not yet. More on this is explained in the next question.
Part of the problem is the way Samsung released this phone. They released it about 6 months after they released the regular S4, so everybody who wanted a new phone got the S4 and when the S4 Active came out there were not enough changes and it wasn't marketed in a way that people were willing to buy a new phone so quickly. Therefore, the S4 Active didn't sell nearly the numbers that the S4 did. Secondly, they marketed it as a waterproof phone and if you look through the forums you'll see that it's not waterproof, but water-resistent. A lot of people ended up destroying their phones by doing exactly what Samsung did in the commercials. Samsung has offered a 1-time replacement due to water damage, but all of these claims caused them to stop marketing the phone. It seems that Samsung has really just "forgotten" about this phone since it has a small userbase. I think they're just hoping it will go away with all the problems they've had.
Another reason is the i537 (AT&T) has a locked bootloader so development has really been stalled, really on all AT&T and Verizon Samsung phones that have a locked bootloader. That said there are ways you can use ROMs developed for the regular S4 on the S4 Active. So although there's not much development in the S4 Active forums you can use ROMs meant for the regular S4 so there is actually a lot of choice.
Settings->My Device->Display->High Touch Sensitivity
I really like this phone, particularly the hard keys at the bottom. I too wish there was more development but unfortunately it just didn't sell that well. I haven't had any problems with it and I think the LCD screen looks much better than the Amoled on the regular S4, particularly in direct sunlight. Hopefully this helps.
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Well
really thanks my friend for your compelete answer
1 - the lcd is amoled but you said it is better that 9500?
2 - you said i can use roms of 9500 for this phone?
3 - this phone is not waterproof?i want to capture under rainy weather and in swiming pool undef water , you mean i can not?
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really thanks my friend for your compelete answer
1 - the lcd is amoled but you said it is better that 9500?
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LCD and Amoled are fundamentally different. For an LCD screen the entire screen turns on in order to show colors and blacks. With Amoled, only colored pixels turn on, if a pixel is supposed to be black it does not turn on and therefore does not draw power. This is how the Moto X is able to show those active notifications without killing your battery. As far as which is better or worse, it really is a matter of personal preference. You can read up more on LCD vs Amoled, there are tons of articles about it, but what I've come to find is that it's really just preference.
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2 - you said i can use roms of 9500 for this phone?
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Yeah, you should be able to if you flash a i9295 kernel afterwards. There are a couple people you specifically want to ask about this since I have an i537 and cannot flash kernels. Ask @ohwarumbloss and @spegelius. They have been working on porting ROMs and would know exactly what ROMs work on the i9295 and which don't. I'm 99% sure you can use i9500, but you should make sure before you make your decision.
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3 - this phone is not waterproof?i want to capture under rainy weather and in swiming pool undef water , you mean i can not?
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So this is how the phone has been advertised, and I have personally used mine in the shower to listen to music without any problems. There are reports of people taking their phone in the pool and getting water damage. There are also people who have taken pictures in the pool and have not had any problems. For more on the water damage issue take a look at this thread, it'll give you both sides of the story.
A lot of the water issues are user error. Either the charging port cover was damaged or not seated properly or the phone back was not properly installed. My experience with the water-resistency has been incredible (you can read about it in one of the threads in General). I am disappointed that there isn't more development for the i537, but I'm rooted and the phone does all I want it to, so I'm happy...for now.
I hope the screen is nice and bright in sunlight. Anyone have any idea what kind of screen it might be. Currently have a Galaxy S3 that is terrible outdoors. Thanks,
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I hope the screen is nice and bright in sunlight. Anyone have any idea what kind of screen it might be. Currently have a Galaxy S3 that is terrible outdoors. Thanks,
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Well, they use sammys displays. And I just read some were that Samsung never sales there latest and greatest. Typically it's one generation older. My guess is just screen will be very similar to the s5 with a 2k display
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Well, they use sammys displays. And I just read some were that Samsung never sales there latest and greatest. Typically it's one generation older. My guess is just screen will be very similar to the s5 with a 2k display
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I could live with that display:good:
I'm wondering whether led burning is still a problem. What is your experience on your amoled device? Are the new ones burn-free? Even after 2 years of use?
I think, it doesn't exist now.
Amoled burn-in still exists, but advancements in both the technology and production process has made it occur less often for consumers.
There are still other issues to think of other than burn-in that still exists in amoled displays today. Right now, Samsung produce the best amoled displays.
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I'm wondering whether led burning is still a problem. What is your experience on your amoled device? Are the new ones burn-free? Even after 2 years of use?
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ive got a note 5 and ive been noticing a faint line on it where my search bar sits ever so faint on a white screen
my wifes s5 is bad enough i can see the facebook icons and crap on it so i say it still exist just not as bad as it used to be
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There are still other issues to think of other than burn-in that still exists in amoled displays today. Right now, Samsung produce the best amoled displays.
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Could you mention an example of such issues?
Thanks for the answers. This burn thing always kept me from buying amoled phones. I'm a 4-year phone type of guy. Still using Nexus 5.
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Could you mention an example of such issues?
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The use of a pentile matrix (Samsung amoled) for brighter display and lower power usage at the cost of image clarity. Colours are usually over saturated but can be adjusted to your liking.
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ive got a note 5 and ive been noticing a faint line on it where my search bar sits ever so faint on a white screen
my wifes s5 is bad enough i can see the facebook icons and crap on it so i say it still exist just not as bad as it used to be
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It has become very little but still exists. Noticed it on my friend's mobile.
Its getting worse on my note 5. Like i said i can read the icons on fb on my wifes s5. I remeber a old s3 i had though was horrible screen burned. I dont even care any more i switch devices so much i got this note5 now but 2 weeks from now i may have something else
It's been 5 years and I'm wondering how is our screen vs the most current Samsung amoled, in my opinion it is still a fantastic screen, it looks amazing with infinite contrast and very vivid colors as I like, the new amoled I find them somewhat less contrasted for multimedia. What do you think about it?
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It's been 5 years and I'm wondering how is our screen vs the most current Samsung amoled, in my opinion it is still a fantastic screen, it looks amazing with infinite contrast and very vivid colors as I like, the new amoled I find them somewhat less contrasted for multimedia. What do you think about it?
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Couldn't agree more. I just purchased a Galaxy Tab A 10.1" 2019 model and was hoping the screen would at least be as good as my nearly 5 year old tab s display. I'll be returning the Tab a
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Couldn't agree more. I just purchased a Galaxy Tab A 10.1" 2019 model and was hoping the screen would at least be as good as my nearly 5 year old tab s display. I'll be returning the Tab a
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That Samsung A has an IPS LCD screen? Nothing better than a good super amoled ?
My biggest problem with the 2019 10.1 Tab A is why design a tablet with a wide aspect ratio screen, with DRM support for streaming Netflix in HD, but WITHOUT stereo sound in landscape orientation. Geniuses! F-
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My biggest problem with the 2019 10.1 Tab A is why design a tablet with a wide aspect ratio screen, with DRM support for streaming Netflix in HD, but WITHOUT stereo sound in landscape orientation. Geniuses! F-
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Is that tablet amoled or lcd?
I checked tha latest TAB S 5E and S6, and my conclusion : the old display is better for me. Something changed how they produce amoled screens, the new models are little more aggressive to the eyes. On my original Tab S 10.5 and Tab S2 8.0, i can browse and read for 12 hours a day, without any issues. On the new models I'am not so confident about prolonged reading, they have some effect on eyes, but I also did not have time to get accustomed to them. But still Samsung has the best amoled screen technology, if you want to buy amoled go only for samsung. I'am keeping my 10.5 model, rooted stock, apps moved to SD card with apps2SD, removed antivirus and all widgets because slowdown - this tablet is still very good.