Pentile screen?

[boggs3010#AC]

Honestly, I don't think anyone can notice the "pentile" screen unless you REALLY look carefully.. I watched netflix and the screen looked amazingly crisp. My friend who has the 3D could not notice anything, and he even agrees that on the lowest brightness setting, the photon looks better. Also being better in sunlight is a huge plus for me.

I have to agree, I like the screen. No issues compares to my 3d and Nexus s. Ok the Nexus s is a bit better.

 

[wynand32]

Wow, trolls are thick in this thread.

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Seriously, right? And I'm kind of getting tired of being told that there's something wrong with my eyes because I like the screen. Next it'll be that my reflexes are bad because my Photon is plenty fast for me and I'm not noticing any lag...

 

[Lodingi]

I was just at Verizon. I compared the X2 and the Charge side by side. Not sure why people are complaining about the X2.

The X2 screen is much brighter and more clear compared to the charge. I would also say the text on the Charge is more pixelated than the X2. The Charge also suffers from that annoying blue tint. I have that on my Fascinate and hate it.

The only advantage for the Charge is color saturation. Colors were vibrant.

I thought LTE would push me toward the Charge. I found that the X2 rendered web pages faster. I'm sure the Charge will stream media content better, but I doubt it's a deal killer. Just my $.02.

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[Cubfan]

Seriously, right? And I'm kind of getting tired of being told that there's something wrong with my eyes because I like the screen. Next it'll be that my reflexes are bad because my Photon is plenty fast for me and I'm not noticing any lag...

I used to be an Evo 3D owner, returning it because of its many flaws. So I know what they're going through. They're dealing with buyers-remorse now that they're past their 30 days, and they need to tell themselves that the Photon is terrible to feel better. Kinda sad, actually.

 

[techgeek32#WN]

Yea, there are plenty of problems over on their forum to discuss. Funny that they decide to hang out here instead.

I agree that the Photon screen is not as good as it could be, but there are too many other advantages to this phone. I have an EVO View 4G tablet, so if I really need to watch crystal clear media I will either watch it on that or my MacAir. I am very OCD when it comes to my phones, but I have been able to overlook the grids and it doesn't seem to bother me anymore.

This is the first smartphone screen other than a Blackberry that I can see clearly in direct sunlight. It is also much brighter than the 3D. Signal strength, Bluetooth, Speaker volume, call quality, email, music through headphones are all 200% better than the 3D. I am a huge HTC fan and have owned every Sprint phone they made. HTC Build quality is tough to beat, but if I can't make a call or the person on the other end can't hear me, then what good is phone? I tried 3 EVO 3D's and everyone had the signal, call quality and speaker problems with others mixed in. Every new smartphone will have problems because the manufacturers use us as their guinnea pigs, but I should at least be able to make a call or hear my phone ring on a high end smartphone. I have had some major calling issues with the Photon as well and will give them 30 days to provide an update. If not it is going back too. That is the only power we have in this market. If the manufacturers are going to release buggy stuff to rush it to market they are going to take a big hit on returned devices. I would rather wait a few extra months and get a device that is thoroughly tested.

Now, if the Photon just had a 1024x600 IPS display, 4 GB of RAM, 12 MP camera, 32GB storage and a Quad core processor we would really be talking.

 

[milominderbinde]

If there is anything about a new phone that it bothering you enough to be posting about it, just return it. Get a different phone.

You are within your Sprint 30-day window. Don't complain about it. Return it.

If a different phone will make you happy, get a different phone.

 

[linzgeneral]

Honestly, I don't think anyone can notice the "pentile" screen unless you REALLY look carefully.. I watched netflix and the screen looked amazingly crisp. My friend who has the 3D could not notice anything, and he even agrees that on the lowest brightness setting, the photon looks better. Also being better in sunlight is a huge plus for me.

Not so. I remember running to ATT to see the much heralded Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S). As soon as I turned the screen on I noticed what appeared to be huge blocks comprising the text. It was only later that I learned what I referred to as the "lego text" was called pentile. Same thing with Moto. Ran to ATT to see the Atrix. Was shocked to see how bad and pixilated the screen looked and mind you, I wasn't looking for anything because I had no clue that pentile was applicable to QHD. I really was interested in comparing the screen to the Iphone 4. I was hoping the screen changed for the Droid X2 but was again dissappointed to see the pixels saying hi to me. It is very obvious to me - trust me i wish I had to try hard to see it- I would own a Photon right now.

 

[Cubfan]

It is very obvious to me - trust me i wish I had to try hard to see it- I would own a Photon right now.

You must be eating those radioactive carrots on the other side of the island, Gilligan.

I just held the phone as close to my face as I can focus. I cannot see the pixels. Don't have a clue what you guys are talking about that is so terrible and obvious. The pixel-density of this phone is much higher than my laptop. I've never heard anyone rant about being able to see the pixels on a laptop or computer screen.

So silly.

 

[Citizen Coyote]

You must be eating those radioactive carrots on the other side of the island, Gilligan.

I just held the phone as close to my face as I can focus. I cannot see the pixels. Don't have a clue what you guys are talking about that is so terrible and obvious. The pixel-density of this phone is much higher than my laptop. I've never heard anyone rant about being able to see the pixels on a laptop or computer screen.

So silly.

I'm one of those people who said you need to look at the screen yourself and compare to pass judgement. So I finally took my own advice and checked out the Photon on my lunch break (my Evo is getting quirkier by the day, and with Best Buy's "free" Nexus S offer today, thought I'd go compare and see if I should use my upgrade yet).

When I turned the Photon on, my first thought was "holy crap, pixels!" While some aspects looked fine, other things (anything green in particular, like the Android dude or the check boxes under settings) looked fuzzy or striped. Loading up Google's homepage, I was struck by how jagged the two Os looked to me. I pulled out my old Evo to compare, and was surprised at how smooth my 1+ year old phone looked against the Photon. The Photon's not for me, I thought, and set it down.

Then I picked up the Nexus. Surely the amazing AMOLED screen would blow me away, I thought. Once again, though, I saw pixels. Not as bad, mind you, but still there. Thinking maybe it was just me and every new phone was like this, I moved to the Evo 3D (a phone I never really considered). Just like my Evo, its screen was smooth with very little fuzziness to icons.

Thoroughly disappointed, I picked the Photon back up, expecting to get stabbed in the eyeballs again but was pleasantly surprised when the pentile effect didn't strike me as badly as it had on my first impression. I played with the phone some more, and damn is it fast, smooth, and polished. Not a fan of Moto's flat widgets (especially coming from Sense), but nothing about the phone seemed cheap.

Since it was lunch I didn't have time to actually upgrade anything, but now I'm wondering if I could learn to live with the Photon's screen. The phone just seems so nice beyond that, and as tempting as a "free" phone (the Nexus) is (and how wonderfully customizable it is above and beyond any branded handset), it's hard to convince the techie in me to go with older tech when something fresh and shiny is staring me in the face. Decisions, decisions. :-\

 

[MacBook]

I honestly got used to the Pentile screen after owning it for 4 days now... I don't even notice it anymore.. I friggin love this phone and have no regrets swapping my 3D for this! The Pentile screen shouldn't be a deal breaker when considering this Phone... you get used to it plus the phone is a BEAST! I get great data speeds, crisp call clarity, Excellent photos and video, loud speaker, Superior build quality and far better Battery life than I ever got with any Evo I have owned.. Im satisfied in other words

 

[Puzzlegal]

Am I the only person who clearly sees the pixels and doesn't care?

I guess I am old. I remember computer screens with enormous blurry pixels. This looks nice to me. :shrug:

I'm still striving with the virtual keyboard, though.

 

[Cubfan]

I'm looking at my phone trying to figure out what people are seeing to say the screen is horrible. Seriously. Maybe there's a little flicker when dragging white on black text. Big deal. At first I didn't like it because it was different, but now I really like it.

Maybe it's like the girl date and at first you notice her crooked smile. And then you fall in love and you think the smile is beautiful. That must be it.

 

[JayWill]

I decided to walk into a Sprint store at lunch today and see what all the hubub was about. Yeah I saw the Pentile grid, but probably only because I was looking for it. Otherwise, I thought the screen looked quite good. Was it the best screen I've ever seen? No. But I found it to be more than adequate. Where it lacks in crispness it makes up for in brightness, and I thought the colors were decent for a LCD.

As a side note, I thought the phone felt really good in the hand, and I loved the shape and size. Overall I thought it was pretty impressive. I'm still planning on buying Sprint's Galaxy SII variant (Epic .. Within .. Touch .. 4Gness .. huh?), but if I wanted a world capable phone with all the docking capabilities I would buy this handset in a heartbeat.

 

[wynand32]

I don't see any of the effects people are complaining about, and I love the phone as well. I had an Epic before this, and the Photon makes the Epic look like a jumbled mess. And the call quality--wow, it's SO much better than it ever was on the Epic.

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[Cubfan]

What cracks me up are those who say they see the pixels and that they're buying the GS2, a phone with much lower resolution/pixel-density. It's like driving a Hummer to a Global Warming protest.

 

[JayWill]

What cracks me up are those who say they see the pixels and that they're buying the GS2, a phone with much lower resolution/pixel-density. It's like driving a Hummer to a Global Warming protest.

Well, most people don't prefer SAMOLED Plus screens for the resolution. They prefer them for the unmatchable viewing angles and vibrant color contrasts.

 

[anon(94115)]

What cracks me up are those who say they see the pixels and that they're buying the GS2, a phone with much lower resolution/pixel-density. It's like driving a Hummer to a Global Warming protest.

If you didnt have 600 posts i would swear you are a plant...but ok...to each his own

 

[Cubfan]

If you didnt have 600 posts i would swear you are a plant...but ok...to each his own

Haha. Nice one.

 

[Cubfan]

Well, most people don't prefer SAMOLED Plus screens for the resolution. They prefer them for the unmatchable viewing angles and vibrant color contrasts.

Yeah, it's my favorite thing to look at my phone from the edge rather than straight on. "Viewing angles"... Only reviewers think this is important.

 

[sj4231#AC]

To me, they both resemble dot matrix printing, only the EVO 3D with smaller dots. Other than that, both appear pixelated to some extent.