"For example when I asked him to please take a look at two pictures, and tell me which had the sharper details: He gave me a very quick, and thought-lacking response: I like the Iphone better because the colors pop more, and there's haze on the S4 (haze was smoke from grill)."
How was it "thought-lacking"? To me, the iPhone picture is brighter, and the colors look better. And as I stated later, I didn't realize that the haze was from a grill.
"Yet here he is trying to bash phones for having "saturated colors", when the culprit is Android not managing the wider gamut (better) of the amoled panel. Again I wonder if he's ever worked with an accurate, calibrated wide gamut professional display ever to be able to speak about accuracy and "realistic colors". Also what does realistic colors mean? Does he realize that tests for color accuracy ARE NOT using real world objects but comparing the colors being read by a colorimeter or spectrograph to programmed colors in a software where colors have a defined value or comparing frequencies of light to other frequencies of light to see if they are accurate?"
I didn't know that one had to have used all of that equipment just to post an opinion about the colors on a phone screen. In that case, 99.999% of the people on here should not post their opinion about colors. Neither should reviewers on all of the different sites.
You should read the question: I asked for your opinion on DETAILS not colors. This is why why I said it was thought-lacking. You didn't put any thought to my question or you didn't read it either way you didn't engage thought, instead you went off on something different,
subjective and possibly hypocritical.
Lastly it's called gamma/contrast/white balance failure on the Iphone 5's picture and a lot of open space, oh and over-saturation.
But nice way to put it in words that don't offend yet when you talk about the S4 or amoled you are quick to bring up opinions (falsely I may add) discussing color accuracy as if it was a negative.
Most reviews have panels, or ways to measure accuracy, gamut, brightness etc. They just don't release the charts because quite frankly no one in their user base would know how to read them.
No you don't need to use all that equipment to post an opinion about colors on a phone screen (I prefer colors that pop, I prefer blue over red for example).
However you do need to have used that equipment or at least link to someone who has and be able to interpret the data (or at the bare minimum understand the discussion) to give an worthy opinion on objective, measurable results (the S4 is less accurate than the Iphone 5 in most circumstances for example).
Nothing stops you from still speaking about color accuracy without having a single thing to go by besides statements or words, however nothing stops me, and many others from taking it as a non constructive, poorly researched, poorly understood statement.
For example: Color accuracy is measurable. Brightness is measurable. Etc.
Most reviewers use color calibration apparatuses to get readings, most don't care to post the results however (understandable). Some reviewers flat out make opinions based on the eye, which is not reliable.
On a more positive note, I do appreciate and respect your determination, and fondness of mobile devices. It's an awesome world we live in where a phone can just about handle most if not all every-day tasks.
If you are interested in learning a bit about panels, and readings I welcome you to go to TFTcentral they have great articles on many screen types, very cool stuff.
Also I recommend looking at some videos from Erica Griffin (particularly those she posts data on, via colorimeter) and also I believe Anand posted some values as well.
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