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Xperia Z - JDC vs Sharp - Comparison Gallery

Hey guys,
I wanna show you a quick comparison gallery that I just did with my iPhone 4S since I received two Xperia Z with Sharp and JDC display.
I know the picture quality is not the best but I don't have any other camera at the moment.
I still don't know which display is the best, are very different from each other...What do you think?
All the pictures with the Sony stock images are taken with the luminosity at 50% the others are all at 100%.
Comparison Gallery - Flash
Comparison Gallery - Dropbox
I hope this can be useful to you all.

eduardschulze said:
Hey guys,
I wanna show you a quick comparison gallery that I just did with my iPhone 4S since I received two Xperia Z with Sharp and JDC display.
I know the picture quality is not the best but I don't have any other camera at the moment.
I still don't know which display is the best, are very different from each other...What do you think?
In the first page all pictures are taken with the luminosity at 50% except the last two, second page all at 100%.
Unfortunately I can't post any link since I'm new here, so copy and paste this:
eduardschulze.com/Sony_Xperia_Z_JDC_vs_Sharp
I hope this can be useful to you all.
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looks like jdc has better colors

ihaxda1 said:
looks like jdc has better colors
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I agree, also better viewing angles but the white temperature without any calibration is better on the sharp.
Almost forgot, all the pictures are with the Bravia Engine turned off.

This difference may decrease with the correct settings for white balance, no?

Thanks for your work :good:

JDC or Sharp screen Regions ?
eduardschulze said:
I agree, also better viewing angles but the white temperature without any calibration is better on the sharp.
Almost forgot, all the pictures are with the Bravia Engine turned off.
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Thanks Bro !
So Any Confirmation about where the JDC screen Panel inerted/used & In which Region/Country the Sharp panel are Used in Xperia Z/ZL?????

Nice thanks for the comparisons. Looking at these it is clear that the JDC panel is calibrated different, which has a hue shift strong to the red and blue channels.
What also doesn't help here is you are not straight on, and in many cases there is light bleed and reflections onto the Sharp display, not going to help the case.
If I compare these shots on my phone, I would say that my sharp display with BE2 switched off falls somewhere between both of these, with a tendency closer to the JDC display samples with no screen calibration.

eduardschulze said:
Hey guys,
I wanna show you a quick comparison gallery that I just did with my iPhone 4S since I received two Xperia Z with Sharp and JDC display.
I know the picture quality is not the best but I don't have any other camera at the moment.
I still don't know which display is the best, are very different from each other...What do you think?
In the first page all pictures are taken with the luminosity at 50% except the last two, second page all at 100%.
Unfortunately I can't post any link since I'm new here, so copy and paste this:
eduardschulze.com/Sony_Xperia_Z_JDC_vs_Sharp
I hope this can be useful to you all.
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Shame on you OP, shame on you!
You're just teasing us by linking to a site that requires Flash in an Android forum.
Anyway, here's the link for others that do have Flash installed (I dont):
http://eduardschulze.com/Sony_Xperia_Z_JDC_vs_Sharp
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Could you take some pictures with the Bravia Engine on both devices turned on? Interesting to see the differences...

maybe JDC is better than Sharp :good:

I have both JDC and Sharp.
I think Sharp is better.
For JDC,
White text will turn into red while scrolling. (Try it in setting menu)

EG8196 said:
I have both JDC and Sharp.
I think Sharp is better.
For JDC,
White text will turn into red while scrolling. (Try it in setting menu)
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i do think the same after comparing two displays...overall sharp is good

There is a way to detect if the display is a JDC or a Sharp?
There is an app somewhere for this?

danw_oz said:
Looking at these it is clear that the JDC panel is calibrated different, which has a hue shift strong to the red and blue channels.
What also doesn't help here is you are not straight on, and in many cases there is light bleed and reflections onto the Sharp display, not going to help the case.
If I compare these shots on my phone, I would say that my sharp display with BE2 switched off falls somewhere between both of these, with a tendency closer to the JDC display samples with no screen calibration.
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My thoughts exactly. Although, I have ZL (all so far have sharp panels) but I've compared it to & seen many XZ screens (with sharp & JDC ones).
I think default white balance is better on the sharp ones & there is a bit purplish (red/blue) hue on the jdc ones. That being said, I think not all sharp/jdc displays are same either (at least on the demo units). Out of the two, I prefer sharp on retail units (like the one on my ZL), not the demo ones.

waveloom said:
There is a way to detect if the display is a JDC or a Sharp?
There is an app somewhere for this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182432
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waveloom said:
There is a way to detect if the display is a JDC or a Sharp?
There is an app somewhere for this?
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Check this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38922765
Sent from Sony Xperia Z c6602 "Luna Z"

alias_neo said:
Shame on you OP, shame on you!
You're just teasing us by linking to a site that requires Flash in an Android forum.
Anyway, here's the link for others that do have Flash installed (I dont):
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Really sorry man..I made this gallery in a couple of seconds directly in PS, no mobile version
Sorry about that.

wevie said:
Could you take some pictures with the Bravia Engine on both devices turned on? Interesting to see the differences...
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If I have time next week I will.

eduardschulze said:
Really sorry man..I made this gallery in a couple of seconds directly in PS, no mobile version
Sorry about that.
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If you want i can rip it and re post in something viewable by mobile somewhere. Like jpgs...Let me know..

From your sample, I feel JDC do slightly more vivid but tend to over warm by default, it was much more yellowish.
As for the full brightness in black, this part showing Sharp much constant and better, no bleeding issue.
Mine is Sharp, I had use ZL white balance to gain better white, less yellowish.

why cant we control the display colors?

why none of the android phones has it
even the cheapest tv has an option the control colors so a 700$ phone doesn't have?!
the screen look like **** on the z and in when i look at the same things with bravia they look great

ihaxda1 said:
why none of the android phones has it
even the cheapest tv has an option the control colors so a 700$ phone doesn't have?!
the screen look like **** on the z and in when i look at the same things with bravia they look great
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the Z does have a white balance option

it does nothing i want to make the screen more colorful
i have to edit every wallpaper i use to have colors

ihaxda1 said:
it does nothing i want to make the screen more colorful
i have to edit every wallpaper i use to have colors
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then you should buy a samsung. the xz screen shows natural colors not the over saturated samoled crap.

skinsfanbdh said:
then you should buy a samsung. the xz screen shows natural colors not the over saturated samoled crap.
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i dont see any natural color the screen looks boring too white

Xperia Z display shows terrible black clipping with firmwares .253+
Sony tried to show us an illusion of better black levels after .253 update, but black levels are exactly the same as before .253. Terrible black clipping is now showing us an illusion of better black, but all they really did with new screen calibration is that all near black levels are completely black and there is no detail in black scenes. Everything is just black.

ihaxda1 said:
i dont see any natural color the screen looks boring too white
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looks fine to me as long as your looking at it straight on. the xz doesnt have the best viewing angles as we already know but i think the screen is pretty damn good. there is really only one phone that has a better screen imo and it is the htc one. use a rom that has more of a dark theme if is the white that bothers you

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa
Try that
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MattJaO3D said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa
Try that
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only problem with this app is its made for super amoled screens " the app can be useful for some devices and very helpful in the reading or making images more natural on the overcolored screens"

naga.nino said:
Xperia Z display shows terrible black clipping with firmwares .253+
Sony tried to show us an illusion of better black levels after .253 update, but black levels are exactly the same as before .253. Terrible black clipping is now showing us an illusion of better black, but all they really did with new screen calibration is that all near black levels are completely black and there is no detail in black scenes. Everything is just black.
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i think the screen is great and sharp
just the colors sony need to fix this boring colors make them more vibrant

I think the colors are ok, but the screen technology is absolute [email protected]! You can easy see the backlit lighting through the screen edges, and that is in my opinion, the couse for poor viewing angles! The light makes white shade over the screen. Too bad, Xperia Ultra is obviously same technology, as we can see from the reviews! Shame on you Sony! These could been the really outstanding devices!
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andro6600 said:
I think the colors are ok, but the screen technology is absolute [email protected]! You can easy see the backlit lighting through the screen edges, and that is in my opinion, the couse for poor viewing angles! The light makes white shade over the screen. Too bad, Xperia Ultra is obviously same technology, as we can see from the reviews! Shame on you Sony! These could been the really outstanding devices!
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yeah they put cheap stuff in the devices
but what can we do now they got our money they dont care now...

naga.nino said:
Xperia Z display shows terrible black clipping with firmwares .253+
Sony tried to show us an illusion of better black levels after .253 update, but black levels are exactly the same as before .253. Terrible black clipping is now showing us an illusion of better black, but all they really did with new screen calibration is that all near black levels are completely black and there is no detail in black scenes. Everything is just black.
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That's exactly what I've noticed too! The dark images lose all the detail because the dark colours gamut is very limited!
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XZ1's JDC Screen vs XZ1's low quality screen (sharp?)

Sup Z1 owners,
Ok so I went to a store, and bought a Z1. Than I compared to the retail model. And this the result. Sony are you serious, you ruin everything.
Cheers,
If you want post your pictures

My device (I returned already) is on left side obviously and looks sooo ****ty on the screen.
The other screen is awesome! Compared to note 3 its almost as good as note 3's screen

How can i check what kind of displey i got on my z1?
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Mine is same as the right one. JDC screen model number BH904**
and the .537 (old) build has the optimized back light... the latest software updates doesnt have it anymore

Morlock O said:
Mine is same as the right one. JDC screen model number BH904**
and the .537 (old) build has the optimized back light... the latest software updates doesnt have it anymore
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you lucky
where did u buy it?

jader13254 said:
Sup Z1 owners,
Ok so I went to a store, and bought a Z1. Than I compared to the retail model. And this the result. Sony are you serious, you ruin everything.
Cheers,
If you want post your pictures
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What the hell??
Even my Xperia Z has way better screen, comparable to the right one.
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Yea will order a few Z1 online maybe I'll get a good screen.

Screen updates yes it was fixed but some changes gave yellow tint again.
I guess u have to wait for a minor fix.
Trying on debug mode wait.......
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BLEK0TA said:
How can i check what kind of displey i got on my z1?
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I'm curious too... can anybody explain how to get this info?

all c6906 come with screens on the right

Yeah my screen looks like the right one, even a little better, your case is extreme dude
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Here's a comparison between the bh90f and cb512 the 512 has jdc screen the other has sharp.
Oddly the jdc is the left one, IRL it has nicer greys/whites and no yellow hue.

I had good screen on 534
Became yellow on 257
Did a factory reset, and now fine on 257
Try it, it might work
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Where the hell we can find that SN?
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i just received my xperia z1 today in videos to me the display looked great it must be JDC displays in ever video because my device looks like the picture in the right i have been waiting to receive this phone for a while and now i can say the display does not look any better than my xperia s's i might have to go back to my s4 good thing i still have it i am disappointed with this display

wow, yeah that's what some of yall was referring to with the yellow issue.
Mine def does not look like that.
C6906 bought directly from Sony Store in Canada.

So this is the famous yellow hue in the Z1. Now I can said I am lucky one for some aspects, not all.

you are all seriously out of proportion, first of all, it's almost impossible to tell whether your screen does or don't look like a screen you see through a photo, perhaps your computer screen is yellow!
second it's much easier when you look at it next to another phone.
third, stop the bs, z1 has much better viewing angles than the xz, take one and compare other than that, it is no amoled, can't do **** about it, but when viewed from usable angle (and i mean an angle where you can use your phone, not one that you can see it) the screen is absolutly stunning.
this comes from someone who compares to other friends phone have a tad more yellow screen, perhaps...

shteren said:
you are all seriously out of proportion, first of all, it's almost impossible to tell whether your screen does or don't look like a screen you see through a photo, perhaps your computer screen is yellow!
second it's much easier when you look at it next to another phone.
third, stop the bs, z1 has much better viewing angles than the xz, take one and compare other than that, it is no amoled, can't do **** about it, but when viewed from usable angle (and i mean an angle where you can use your phone, not one that you can see it) the screen is absolutly stunning.
this comes from someone who compares to other friends phone have a tad more yellow screen, perhaps...
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In addition to what you said, the white balance in that OP shot, was so wrong into the warm scale that it is going to make everything look ten times worse than reality, although it does still show that there is in fact a difference, would have been good to know that your brightness on both were the same, because I am sure they were not, all shops I went to had the slider on max and the phone shipped doesn't so you would have to consciously have to make that change. Because I can simulate with one phone, just buy using the brightness slider the same as your opening post
I have a fully professionally calibrated screen and my phones white standard matches my screen almost perfectly, most people from what I can gather prefer a more cold white, if so +8 green and blue makes my Z1 similar to my Z and more close to the HTC One.

Both devices needs calibrating.
Maybe there is a different lightsource hitting on the right, but that one to me seems to have too much red in it.
The white balance app is up for grabs.
Someone who has two z1's in close proximity should try testing and see if they can get them to be equal, and if that fails, I'd be more inclined to believe there are that many "faulty screens"

Xperia z viewing angles fixed

Hey guys, for months now since i got my beloved xp z a thing that bothered me somewhat were that when it was flat on the table i had trouble seeing my work mails unless the phone was realy close to me, as normally refered as the viewing angles.
Since then ive been reading and experimenting with a lot of apps to tweak the contrast and backlight intensity but well everything basically sucked and didnt work as advertized in the options.
Disapointed but not beaten, i recently tried an app that actualy works realy well to my amazement.
First of all, its a screen filter that decreases the intensity of the whites, but it seems to work a little diferently from all the other milion apps that swear to do the same.
It requires some number tweaking and ive settled for 60% filter in the app, then increased the phone brightness to 65%, just tweak it to your preference.
App store: screen filter by haxor industry
It has a substancial effect on the angles and heck i think i even find the colors better...
Cheers

cos of TFT nature that produce white a little more compare to other I've using "Smart SCREEN PRO" . it has more setting such as multicolored filter, can dim navigation bar and etc.

Definitely looks nicer. blacker blacks. Thank you very much.

Thanks for sharing sir...Im gonna try this one and hopes to get the one i wanted with my Z

Really you are struggling with viewing angles? I'm so happy with my X Z, I really don't know why people are arguing about viewing angles.

shmykelsa said:
Really you are struggling with viewing angles? I'm so happy with my X Z, I really don't know why people are arguing about viewing angles.
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It troubles me at work yes. My desk is always full and my phone needs to be in weird angles while i have mails with open documents.
The majors problem is that most scanned documents are in white background and xperia z loses a lot of contrast in wider viewing angles.
With this app tough i get a little better readability on documents in weird angles.

Great, this app really works
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I noticed big.differences in screens in different phones. My dad has an older Z and his screen looks washed out when mine's on par with screens like HTC one and S4 in terms of viewing angles. My phone is about 2 months old and my dad's is half a year old.
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This difference you've noticed, are the two Zs using the same firmware?
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I have noticed some improved deep black when using following setup in White Balance App.
Just try it and see
I'm using UK Generic 4.3 firmware
Sat : 12.5
Hue : 215.0

shmykelsa said:
Really you are struggling with viewing angles? I'm so happy with my X Z, I really don't know why people are arguing about viewing angles.
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Really? I came from Samsung Galaxy S 1/2/3 to Xperia Z and I'm so dissapointed I can't even tell you. This is by far,. the worst screen & colors I have seen in a while.
Any screen/angling/coloring improvement on Xperia Z is a must.

greglord said:
Really? I came from Samsung Galaxy S 1/2/3 to Xperia Z and I'm so dissapointed I can't even tell you. This is by far,. the worst screen & colors I have seen in a while.
Any screen/angling/coloring improvement on Xperia Z is a must.
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Well you are coming from oversaturated Galaxies. That is not how colors should look!

Option58 said:
Well you are coming from oversaturated Galaxies. That is not how colors should look!
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Yeah, it's like looking at a cartoon vs watching a movie.
lyubor said:
I noticed big.differences in screens in different phones. My dad has an older Z and his screen looks washed out when mine's on par with screens like HTC one and S4 in terms of viewing angles. My phone is about 2 months old and my dad's is half a year old.
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Check your screen types. Depending on where your unit was built, it can have a different display LCD.
Find out here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182432

I do believe those smartphones with screens that has very wide viewing angles are for people who use their phones sideways, and those who like showing their texts and emails to strangers sitting/standing beside them.

The viewing angles can never be fixed due to the tn-display.
Compared to my n5 with excellent viewing angles and a very good black level the Z display has no chance, but honestly i don't care that much,
Z is still a solid phone.
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[VIDEO] Sony Xperia Z vs Xperia Z1 vs Xperia Z2

How many generations does it take to build the perfect smartphone? In this video I will show you all differences between Sony Xperia Z vs. Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony Xperia Z2. What exactly has changed between models and is it worth upgrading?

Nice comparison. I'll be able to choose a new device from August, so I'll probably wait for the z3 by then
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Great review!
Btw. is it just my eyes or is it so that the Z1 has the brightest/contrasty Screen out of the three?

luluchambler said:
Great review!
Btw. is it just my eyes or is it so that the Z1 has the brightest/contrasty Screen out of the three?
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For some reason the wallpaper is lighter on Z1. When you look at the video playback on all three they are almost identical. I have been looked closely at all three and the brightness is almost the same. The viewing angles on the Z2 are far superior though.
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almost all camera gadgets are available in market, i have latest timeshift, AR effect(this with sounds), motiongraph and this cool blurred background mode, when you shoot two images and play with background, its a bit buggy but work

I really don't like the lack of soft-touch edge on the Z1/2 like on the Z. I understand the metal frame makes it more durable and more premium, but after holding the Z, the Z1 and up feel incredibly slippery in the hand as a result.

I generally like the design of the Z better than that of its sucessors.
The soft-touch was great, aluminum is generally a bad idea when there are antennas nearby and it really destroys the look iam loving the Z for right now.
The plain black monolitic all-around, with the frame that is like pebble-blueish when looked at in the sunlight.
Just great imo.
For me the Z1/Z2 are a step back regarding the sleek elegant design that was inherent to the Z, except for a few changes.
The flap-less headphone jack is really the only thing that i really found to be annoying about the Z, and the 3200mah is also a great step forward.
Other than that there isnt really much beside hardware-specs that was improved in my opinion.
Still missing such a feature like IR, maybe with the Z3?
Display was always kinda okayish when looking straight at it, and due to the bad viewing angles i dont need any kind of "privacy-filter" foil or similiar
Things that should get improved is the Picture-Quality in dark conditions and in macro-mode i hate that blur-filter that seems to destroy any little detail i was used to see on a lot older devices.
There have been Sony-Ericcson's Cybershot phones that are now pretty much "historical" that took more natural or even in general better looking images.
Its also sad for me to know that my five year old phone takes better macro-shots
Anyways, we'll see.
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my xz is the best

It is like in the automobile sector. The first facelift is the best balance between price and features. All the bugs from the protoype version are solved. The features are not to overwhelming and the price is ok.

Z - Feels like a prototype phone. Has many things done good but also has many thing that just feel low quality...
Z1 - Feels like hell-a-lot of an improvement - better screen, and build quality. Still not perfect with those bezels and not as great viewing angles.
Z2 - *Z design brang to perfection* Great screen with good bezels and viewing angles.

I went to store with intent to buy Z2, the display model was abhorrent, the screen was misaligned, there were huge gaps around the screen and middle frame and if that wasnt bad enough the screen was flickering away. As a Z1 owner I couldnt help notice also that the entire look and feel was less premium than Z1. Im sticking with Z1 very disappointed as I was looking forward to 4K vid and display improvements.