Turned my screen resolution to 1080p and...

[speccy]

I prefer to maximize the amount of text on the screen, so the higher the resolution the better for me.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Well, if you're eager for more battery, there's an app that shuts off some extra pixels.

I personally just use it to dim the screen at night, but if you really do need some extra power, it *might* help.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...creen.dimmer.pixelfilter&hl=en&token=Mqah52MD

 

[anon(5630457)]

I get amazing battery life on WQHD in my S7 Edge, over 6h SOT consistently.

I'd never go back to a 1080P phone, I left that 3years ago in my Galaxy S4.

To each his/her own. I don't miss the QHD display. Sure, it was visually appealing, but it wasn't necessary.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

No way I go backwards in res for anything.

Even if you can't see the difference without a magnifying glass?

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I prefer to maximize the amount of text on the screen, so the higher the resolution the better for me.

There's no difference in the amount of text on the screen like there used to be. That setting is separate from the resolution setting. That's why I use it, otherwise I would stay on 2k.

 

[Est_XCIV]

YouTube videos max out at 720p, and don't look as good however

 

[jasonandrews25788]

it has been always my advice to to everyone as you'll never notice the difference and it'll add extra battery life.
has anyone here been able to notice the difference?

 

[speccy]

I can't see this making much difference to battery life. Maybe if you play games a lot, it might, but in normal use, it still has to light all the non-black pixels to create the image, so if you have something of a size of 1 pixel that needs displaying, the same image at a lower resolution will take use 4 pixels (at the lower resolution), this isn't to say that a lower resolution uses more pixels and is therefore worse for the battery, because it isn't, but the difference for non-gaming use would be minimal at best.

 

[Shironekomaru69]

The screen still looks vibrant and beautiful, and I seemed to have added 2 hours on screen time to my battery life. This is awesome!

Aparently, changing resolution doesn't make battery life longer. And it's a fact, BUT changing it lower than the original will boost performance especially to those apps that renders amazing graphics. If you are not a fan of high quality graphics and just wants a performance boost, changing res is a good idea.