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Has anyone noticed that the warm colors are only available when looking at the display head on?
Tilting just a few degrees does keep the image sharp, but the colors are much colder...
What im asking is - is this normal, or should i get another?
Well - i just spoke to supercurio, he says its to do with crappy glass treatment, not the panel itself.
Will go and see what else they have at the store tomorrow...
Only a slight change in color for me. Nothing that I would say is an "issue". But, of course, it depends on your personal perception...
What more annoys me is the banding (gradient) and the oversaturated, unnatural colors that I experienced with all AMOLED displays until now. I prefer LC displays...
ftgg99 said:
Has anyone noticed that the warm colors are only available when looking at the display head on?
Tilting just a few degrees does keep the image sharp, but the colors are much colder...
What im asking is - is this normal, or should i get another?
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Well - i just spoke to supercurio, he says its to do with crappy glass treatment, not the panel itself.
Will go and see what else they have at the store tomorrow...
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Seems to be common in Samsung devices but not all exhibit such a bad viewing angle, my Galaxy S and S8500 didnt have any color temperature changes when tilted even at extreme angles while my Galaxy S2 had a slight shift to green, while my note's first screen didnt have any hint of temperature change but after the screen replacement I had a blue tint with really bad viewing angles.
I havent seen how bad it is on the Tab7.7 but im guessing its gonna be similar.
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Found this show case video on the Galaxy Note about the viewing angles, their unit doesnt seem to exhibit any color changes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0we861FoBz0
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Don't let me stop you, just letting you know that its common among samsung devices but not all of them exhibit the same issue, a friend dropped by after getting his tab 7.7 about 2hrs ago and there is no color change at an angle, so yours might be faulty.
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Man I don't post too often but you've gotta relax a little bit, take a chill pill.
The other guy does have a point in saying that its common to all Samsung devices especially the Galaxy S line of devices. I've had a Galaxy S2 that had color temperature change when viewed from an angle and even my current nexus does it.
I got my galaxy tab 7.7 2 weeks ago and I'm very happy to say that it does not have any temperature color change even viewed at an extreme angle.
And this guy did an unboxing and also mentioned that he has no color changes when viewed from an angle as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rha2jJXCy8M
I hope you find my "opinion" relevant but whatever, relax and chill out.
Also he did add to his post that he saw a friend Tab 7.7 and it didn't have the color change that you mentioned.
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Man I don't post too often but you've gotta relax a little bit, take a chill pill.
The other guy does have a point in saying that its common to all Samsung devices especially the Galaxy S line of devices. I've had a Galaxy S2 that had color temperature change when viewed from an angle and even my current nexus does it.
I got my galaxy tab 7.7 2 weeks ago and I'm very happy to say that it does not have any temperature color change even viewed at an extreme angle.
And this guy did an unboxing and also mentioned that he has no color changes when viewed from an angle as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rha2jJXCy8M
I hope you find my "opinion" relevant but whatever, relax and chill out.
Also he did add to his post that he saw a friend Tab 7.7 and it didn't have the color change that you mentioned.
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Right, ill try to take it easy. But you might want to think why opinions about "Samsung devices" are completely irrelevant...
You might also like to read the op, look at my profile page and signature and make some deductions regarding the entire reasoning process as well.
And thank you for the strait, relevant answer. Its appreciated.
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I got my galaxy tab 7.7 2 weeks ago and I'm very happy to say that it does not have any temperature color change even viewed at an extreme angle.
And this guy did an unboxing and also mentioned that he has no color changes when viewed from an angle as well
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That you notice.
This would be the first OLED or any screen (LCD obviously is bad for this) that doesn't change a bit when viewed off axis then. I have seen the Note, the Infuse, and even Zune HD screens and they all shift a bit when viewed at an angle. I would be very suprised if this did't shift at all but I suppose it may be possible.
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That you notice.
This would be the first OLED or any screen (LCD obviously is bad for this) that doesn't change a bit when viewed off axis then. I have seen the Note, the Infuse, and even Zune HD screens and they all shift a bit when viewed at an angle. I would be very suprised if this did't shift at all but I suppose it may be possible.
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Look at the video posted above on the note, it does not have any color temperature change as far as I can tell. Before I had my screen replacement it was similar to that.
Just bought three more for the office, all with perfect screens. The first was a dud, store took it back after some cajoling.
Thanks for the help.
No colour change with mine. Best screen I've have ever looked at.
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I also took mine back because it turned blue when i looked at it at a small angle. New one is not perfect either, still distorting way more than screen on my lcd 8.9 though.
I wonder how many people just dont realise that small color distorion is normal and never complain and how many actually haver crappy screens (since i assume they are pretty much the same manufacture date)?
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I also took mine back because it turned blue when i looked at it at a small angle. New one is not perfect either, still distorting way more than screen on my lcd 8.9 though.
I wonder how many people just dont realise that small color distorion is normal and never complain and how many actually haver crappy screens (since i assume they are pretty much the same manufacture date)?
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I also wonder what you're doing with your tablets... When I'm using mine I'm holding in front of me, I don't tilt it at 78.5 degrees only to see that physics does its job with the glass filtering/separating colours at certain angles through reflections between the two glass surfaces.
You can't just have everything: a super-tough screen glass, brilliant colours, high resolution, crisp sharpness, 180 degrees viewing angles in every direction.... Be happy with the best screen in a tablet so far!
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I also wonder what you're doing with your tablets... When I'm using mine I'm holding in front of me, I don't tilt it at 78.5 degrees only to see that physics does its job with the glass filtering/separating colours at certain angles through reflections between the two glass surfaces.
You can't just have everything: a super-tough screen glass, brilliant colours, high resolution, crisp sharpness, 180 degrees viewing angles in every direction.... Be happy with the best screen in a tablet so far!
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Actually you can. My very first 7500 was PERFECT. As was an excellent Incredible S i owned.
Ive now seen 4 of these and none had what i would call a good screen compared to the LCD in my first 7500. Changing up to 170 degrees on it only affects the brightness not the pixels visible color temperatures.
I've owned this tablet for over a week now and I really love the screen when viewed head on. The colours, contrast and brightness are great. However, I've seen a lot of reviews say that the viewing angles are good and that hasn't been my experience. If you're only talking about its horizontal or vertical vertical viewing angles individually it's not too bad (just a loss in brightness), but viewing the tablet diagonally results in blacks becoming a washed out mess.
It doesn't seem like a problem that would come up often, but the use cases for a tablet make it a fairly common occurrence. No one seems to have mentioned this so I was wondering what others thought. Does this not bother anyone else, or is this just standard for a 10" tablet?
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I've owned this tablet for over a week now and I really love the screen when viewed head on. The colours, contrast and brightness are great. However, I've seen a lot of reviews say that the viewing angles are good and that hasn't been my experience. If you're only talking about its horizontal or vertical vertical viewing angles individually it's not too bad (just a loss in brightness), but viewing the tablet diagonally results in blacks becoming a washed out mess.
It doesn't seem like a problem that would come up often, but the use cases for a tablet make it a fairly common occurrence. No one seems to have mentioned this so I was wondering what others thought. Does this not bother anyone else, or is this just standard for a 10" tablet?
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Just noticed it. Don't view the screen diagonally. So not a concern
I suspect that Sony sacrificed the diagonal view angles for better horizontal and vertical ones. If you look *very* closely as the screen you'll see a bunch of diagonal lines — at least I see them on mine.
To answer your question, I've not seen this on any of the other 10 inch tablet screens I've beheld, but I have seen much poorer horizontal and vertical viewing angles
That said those diagonal lines do annoy me.
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My tablet actually has really good viewing angles. The only thing is the black go a little lighter when viewing diagonally. This is pretty common on IPS panels, even my Dell monitors.
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I suspect that Sony sacrificed the diagonal view angles for better horizontal and vertical ones. If you look *very* closely as the screen you'll see a bunch of diagonal lines — at least I see them on mine.
To answer your question, I've not seen this on any of the other 10 inch tablet screens I've beheld, but I have seen much poorer horizontal and vertical viewing angles
That said those diagonal lines do annoy me.
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If I look extremely close at the screen (to the point of hurting my eyes) I can see very faint lines which do look just like pixels. It's only apparent on whites.
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That said those diagonal lines do annoy me.
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After you mentioned it I looked closer. It looks the same on mine although they are very faint.
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My tablet actually has really good viewing angles. The only thing is the black go a little lighter when viewing diagonally. This is pretty common on IPS panels, even my Dell monitors.
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A little lighter? You must have a far better panel than me if the shift can reasonably be described as "little". On mine blacks become bright Grey. :-/
I didn't realise this was common to IPS panels, however at least I know it's not just me. I recently had a chance to play with a Galaxy Tab 2 and while it exhibited some of the same behavior it was nowhere near as bad as the XTZ.
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After you mentioned it I looked closer. It looks the same on mine although they are very faint.
A little lighter? You must have a far better panel than me if the shift can reasonably be described as "little". On mine blacks become bright Grey. :-/
I didn't realise this was common to IPS panels, however at least I know it's not just me. I recently had a chance to play with a Galaxy Tab 2 and while it exhibited some of the same behavior it was nowhere near as bad as the XTZ.
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Yeah it might be hit or miss. The blacks kind of go grey-ish, but definitely not a bright grey. And it's not really an IPS thing, but it is common enough on them. Also, I honestly don't think it's much of a problem or issue at all. It's only the blacks viewed diagonally and at a very skewed viewing angle that change a bit. At least at most common viewing angles it doesn't change at all for me and probably the biggest thing, there's no colour shift. Colour shift is probably the biggest annoyance about my Nexus 4, so I'm glad my XTZ has absolutely none of it.
Also, the GTab2 uses PLS instead of IPS. It's Samsung's similar tech to IPS, but it is different of course, so it may be better.
I've just compared this screen to the Xperia Tablet S, and whilst the viewing angles are the sane on both diagonally, the faint lines across the screen are not exhibited on the Tablet S.
are barely noticeable, in fact, I'm surprised you noticed them!
Are you sure it's not the individual pixels?
So, I had one Galaxy S4 and with my polarized sunglasses I had no issue seeing the screen. The home button broke and I got the entire unit replaced, now whenever I look at the screen with my polarized sunglasses it is dimmed significantly.
What is your experience with polarized sunglasses and your S4? I'm wondering if it's more common or not to have issues with them on the S4. I know *very* common with screens to have an issue with polarized lenses
Mine is really clear. No problems at all
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Can see mines fine. However it might be different from screen to screen. For example my Pebble watch... I cannot see at all with my polarized glasses on. And my iPhone 4S was hard to read as well.
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Can see mines fine. However it might be different from screen to screen. For example my Pebble watch... I cannot see at all with my polarized glasses on. And my iPhone 4S was hard to read as well.
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LCD screens use polarization to create the image, you can see the details here in the LCD wiki. Because of this, using polarized sunglasses will make the screen appear dark in certain orientations. AMOLED on the other hand has sub pixels for each color, negating the need for polarization. If any polarization patterns are seen, it would be caused by the tempering process of the gorilla glass (and i'm not sure if this would even be seen in polarized light)
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LCD screens use polarization to create the image, you can see the details here in the LCD wiki. Because of this, using polarized sunglasses will make the screen appear dark in certain orientations. AMOLED on the other hand has sub pixels for each color, negating the need for polarization. If any polarization patterns are seen, it would be caused by the tempering process of the gorilla glass (and i'm not sure if this would even be seen in polarized light)
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Apparently the Galaxy S4 active is shipping with a TFT display and not the AMOLED. I wonder if pressed for production, Samsung is starting to put the TFT display in the regular S4 also now? I'm going to put my screen under a microscope to check if it's AMOLED with subpixels and all.
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Apparently the Galaxy S4 active is shipping with a TFT display and not the AMOLED. I wonder if pressed for production, Samsung is starting to put the TFT display in the regular S4 also now? I'm going to put my screen under a microscope to check if it's AMOLED with subpixels and all.
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Never thought of the active. I would suspect differently though. LCD's are known to be better in direct sunlight, AMOLED is catching up, but for a phone designed for the outdoors person, Samsung may be taking no chances. I also don't see the active being advertised as an AMOLED like the s4 is.
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Never thought of the active. I would suspect differently though. LCD's are known to be better in direct sunlight, AMOLED is catching up, but for a phone designed for the outdoors person, Samsung may be taking no chances. I also don't see the active being advertised as an AMOLED like the s4 is.
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I checked under a microscope, comparing an iPhone 4 and a Galaxy S3. The pixel layout I saw on my Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S3 matched this image and other "microscope" images of the Galaxy S4 AMOLED.
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/...Galaxy-S-4-on-the-right-screen-comparison.jpg
So, after seeing the pixel layout I'm absolutely confident it is an AMOLED. When I displayed a completely black image, there was absolutely no light coming through the display either and all pixels were turned completely off.
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I checked under a microscope, comparing an iPhone 4 and a Galaxy S3. The pixel layout I saw on my Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S3 matched this image and other "microscope" images of the Galaxy S4 AMOLED.
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/...Galaxy-S-4-on-the-right-screen-comparison.jpg
So, after seeing the pixel layout I'm absolutely confident it is an AMOLED. When I displayed a completely black image, there was absolutely no light coming through the display either and all pixels were turned completely off.
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The retina display is an IPS LCD display Apple does not use amoled
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I have to tilt my S4 45 degree to the left to be able to view it clearly with polarized sunglasses. If I hold it straight, it is pretty dark, and if I tilt it 45 degrees to the right, it is nearly black.
Just wanted to mention with either of my polarized glasses my S4 is totally unaffected.
Interesting that there are differences in the manufacturing/tempering process.
Mine is also unaffected. I have tried with multiple sunglasses aswell
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Just wanted to mention with either of my polarized glasses my S4 is totally unaffected.
Interesting that there are differences in the manufacturing/tempering process.
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Mine is also unaffected. I have tried with multiple sunglasses aswell
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What you are saying is pretty much impossible with AMOLED displays. It may not be the normal orientation, but there has to be some orientation at which the screen is darkened. The only other explanation is that the sunglasses you tried were not actually polarized. You're absolutely sure?
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What you are saying is pretty much impossible with AMOLED displays. It may not be the normal orientation, but there has to be some orientation at which the screen is darkened. The only other explanation is that the sunglasses you tried were not actually polarized. You're absolutely sure?
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Interesting, will perform some tests tonight.
I know both glasses are for sure polarized as they block out my cars display at certain angles.
I'm 99% sure of my statement, wonder if I can record the effect somehow with another camera.
Will let ya know.
It's likely just a matter of the build process - the polarization of the screen could be different in newer [sub]models. From one AMOLED screen to another, I've noticed the same problems, but it depends on what polarization the glasses have, what ANGLE the polarization is at, and what angle the polarization is on the device screen. I also have to tilt my head at least 45deg to get it 100% bright, and holding the device sideways works fine.
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It's likely just a matter of the build process - the polarization of the screen could be different in newer [sub]models. From one AMOLED screen to another, I've noticed the same problems, but it depends on what polarization the glasses have, what ANGLE the polarization is at, and what angle the polarization is on the device screen. I also have to tilt my head at least 45deg to get it 100% bright, and holding the device sideways works fine.
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This happened to me on my galaxy skyrocket, but only because the screen protector I had was polarized and "anti-glare". I do not have a screen protector on my S4 and it doesn't happen there. It's interesting if it is a difference in production, because polarization does cut down light output a little.
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This happened to me on my galaxy skyrocket, but only because the screen protector I had was polarized and "anti-glare". I do not have a screen protector on my S4 and it doesn't happen there. It's interesting if it is a difference in production, because polarization does cut down light output a little.
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It is quite interesting indeed. I haven't done much research on it, but I think it's something to do with keeping the light from bleeding into nearby pixels - keeping the image sharp and clear when looking at it head-on.
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What you are saying is pretty much impossible with AMOLED displays. It may not be the normal orientation, but there has to be some orientation at which the screen is darkened. The only other explanation is that the sunglasses you tried were not actually polarized. You're absolutely sure?
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If I angle the phone a little, the screen appears darker in compariaon to the normal viewing angle.
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I've noticed this on my S3 and my new/used S4.....
I also have an "off colored" strip about 1in long you can ONLY see with polarized sunglasses. Not sure if it's the Zagg screen protector that's wrinkled slightly in that spot, or if there is a scratch on the screen on that spot under the Zagg? My S3 did that wherever it had a scratch... The Zagg covered the scratches, but couldn't hide it from my sunglasses. I don't want to take off the Zagg on the S4 to see if it's actually scratched or not, maybe someday when I get a spare $30 for another one I'll check it out.
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I've noticed this on my S3 and my new/used S4.....
I also have an "off colored" strip about 1in long you can ONLY see with polarized sunglasses. Not sure if it's the Zagg screen protector that's wrinkled slightly in that spot, or if there is a scratch on the screen on that spot under the Zagg? My S3 did that wherever it had a scratch... The Zagg covered the scratches, but couldn't hide it from my sunglasses. I don't want to take off the Zagg on the S4 to see if it's actually scratched or not, maybe someday when I get a spare $30 for another one I'll check it out.
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Definitely the sunglasses, had the same issues with my Zagg screen protector on the one x+.
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So after some very confusing moments I just figured out that the Z2 screen is polarized so when holding the phone in landscape for example while taking a picture, you can't see the screen if you are wearing polarized sunglasses.
Here you can see it in a video I made:
http://youtu.be/kSWo7yLdfwU
This is the first time I see this in a smartphone, it's a little bit annoying, anyone knows the reason?, maybe the polarizing filter in the screen of the Z2 is what makes it a little bit dimmer than the competition?
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So after some very confusing moments I just figured out that the Z2 screen is polarized so when holding the phone in landscape for example while taking a picture, you can't see the screen if you are wearing polarized sunglasses.
Here you can see it in a video I made:
http://youtu.be/kSWo7yLdfwU
This is the first time I see this in a smartphone, it's a little bit annoying, anyone knows the reason?, maybe the polarizing filter in the screen of the Z2 is what makes it a little bit dimmer than the competition?
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pretty sure its to make the screen more visible under water... maybe.
edit: just googled, most phones have it now to stop glare from sun. thats it.
I know polarizing glasses stops water glare.. not sure how itd work under water though.
After seeing this first hand today it's a definite deal-breaker for me, as every pair of sunglasses I own are polarized, and I have no intention of changing that. I never had an issue before seeing the screen of my HTC One X & One M7 outside wearing sunglasses & taking photos in any orientation. Since the Z2 I received this week has a gap the size a credit card will fit into on the bottom left & both cameras are very off center I was going the exchange route but after noticing this today, no thanks. It's really a shame, maybe a future Xperia will be better though.
I found a review that mentions this issue on Pocket Lint: http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/128493-sony-xperia-z2-review
FWIW I have read elsewhere that the HTC One M8 shares this same issue too.
It is pretty daft considering most holiday snaps will be taken in landscape with the sunglasses on.
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I guess Sony missed this one. Almost all LCD displays have a polarizing filter, but they are usually set to polarize at 45 degrees compared to sunglasses (or vice versa). You can try this by looking at an LCD display (not the Z2, obviously) or your digital watch through your sunglasses and then turning the glasses slowly.
BTW, my Google Nexus 7 tablet is also polarized at 90 degrees. I can see nothing in landscape view.
But my computer display and even the LCD in my car dash can be seen clearly. Unless I tilt my head 45 degrees.
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It is pretty daft considering most holiday snaps will be taken in landscape with the sunglasses on.
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Exactly! I've hated the camera on my M7 since day 1 and I was excited to finally upgrade to a phone with a high quality camera. Little did I know at the time the Z2 would also be useless on sunny days for taking photos
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I guess Sony missed this one. Almost all LCD displays have a polarizing filter, but they are usually set to polarize at 45 degrees compared to sunglasses (or vice versa). You can try this by looking at an LCD display (not the Z2, obviously) or your digital watch through your sunglasses and then turning the glasses slowly.
BTW, my Google Nexus 7 tablet is also polarized at 90 degrees. I can see nothing in landscape view.
But my computer display and even the LCD in my car dash can be seen clearly. Unless I tilt my head 45 degrees.
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That's pretty interesting, I never really knew how that worked, thanks! I have noticed in some cars I couldn't see the nav screen with my sunglasses on, and I just thought it was a poor quality screen, luckily in my Jeep there's no problem at all though. Now I must find a phone with a legible screen for taking sunny day photos.
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Pitchb3nd said:
So after some very confusing moments I just figured out that the Z2 screen is polarized so when holding the phone in landscape for example while taking a picture, you can't see the screen if you are wearing polarized sunglasses.
Here you can see it in a video I made:
http://youtu.be/kSWo7yLdfwU
This is the first time I see this in a smartphone, it's a little bit annoying, anyone knows the reason?, maybe the polarizing filter in the screen of the Z2 is what makes it a little bit dimmer than the competition?
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i wanna report this;
at first moment of using my XZ2 i tested this But Display was visible in all angles under polarized sunglasses.
compared by Note3 & Nexus5 >>
XZ2 is better than n5
but worse than note3 while wearing polarized sunglasses
i installed normal visible screen protector (comes with ultraFit Spigen Case)
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Then your sunglasses aren't polarized, because the screen definitely is.
If you research LCD technology you will see a polarizing filter is required to make the screen work. If you then have polarizing glasses then you will have this issue. AMOLED technology is superior in this respect because it does not involve the use of polarized light.
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If you research LCD technology you will see a polarizing filter is required to make the screen work. If you then have polarizing glasses then you will have this issue. AMOLED technology is superior in this respect because it does not involve the use of polarized light.
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Oh, this explains why I didn't have such a problem with Galaxy S4!..
Is it really that big of a deal to put your sunglasses on your head for the ten seconds it takes to snap a picture?
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Well my polarised rayban does work with the phone when it's in horizontal orientation. It's just quite dim, but it's not completely dark like the one on YouTube.
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i m sure about it cause i tested sunglasses polarization
anyway i got that result and it s good for me
After updating to .323 i don't have this problem anymore.
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After updating to .323 i don't have this problem anymore.
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Hahah,maybe it's because i put the screen protector.
But I could watch it in landscape on my rayban polarized sunglasses.
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pauley said:
After seeing this first hand today it's a definite deal-breaker for me, as every pair of sunglasses I own are polarized, and I have no intention of changing that. I never had an issue before seeing the screen of my HTC One X & One M7 outside wearing sunglasses & taking photos in any orientation. Since the Z2 I received this week has a gap the size a credit card will fit into on the bottom left & both cameras are very off center I was going the exchange route but after noticing this today, no thanks. It's really a shame, maybe a future Xperia will be better though.
I found a review that mentions this issue on Pocket Lint: http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/128493-sony-xperia-z2-review
FWIW I have read elsewhere that the HTC One M8 shares this same issue too.
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The flaws you mentioned are present on almost all Z2's, so you aren't going to find one without flaws. Also if you are going to avoid a purchase of a phone strictly because you can't lift your glasses up for 3 seconds to snap a picture once or twice a month, then I wish you luck with your other life endevours lol From what I understand most phones with LCD's have polarized screens, so you may not be able to find one that doesn't have it. The Z2 is a great phone I wouldn't consider anything else.
Z2 is probably polarised for sunlight legibility. My tablet Z is also polarised in the opposite plane.
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Just a quick heads up. Polarized glasses (mine are prescription sunglasses) and the screen don't play well together. Rainbow effects over everything. I know this might not be a new occurrence to AMOLED screens, but just wanted to throw it out there as I just came from the Iphone 6 (IPS display) and I didn't even think to consider if my glasses would have any effect. :good: Just in case anyone else is coming from an LCD type display and didn't know.
-Matt
Roflwafflez said:
Just a quick heads up. Polarized glasses (mine are prescription sunglasses) and the screen don't play well together. Rainbow effects over everything. I know this might not be a new occurrence to AMOLED screens, but just wanted to throw it out there as I just came from the Iphone 6 (IPS display) and I didn't even think to consider if my glasses would have any effect. :good: Just in case anyone else is coming from an LCD type display and didn't know.
-Matt
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Yeah it's a general amoled effect/side effect.
Roflwafflez said:
Just a quick heads up. Polarized glasses (mine are prescription sunglasses) and the screen don't play well together. Rainbow effects over everything. I know this might not be a new occurrence to AMOLED screens, but just wanted to throw it out there as I just came from the Iphone 6 (IPS display) and I didn't even think to consider if my glasses would have any effect. :good: Just in case anyone else is coming from an LCD type display and didn't know.
-Matt
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My xperia z3 has that so did htc one m8
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My nexus 5 would look like it's off in portrait. Made taking photos outside difficult. My s6 is just rainbows and I am OK with it. I can at least see what I am doing
madmanepic said:
My nexus 5 would look like it's off in portrait. Made taking photos outside difficult. My s6 is just rainbows and I am OK with it. I can at least see what I am doing
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Yup! I should have been more specific: the device is definitely still usable, just wanted to inform people of the rainbow effect. :good:
-Matt
With my g2 if I turned it sideways with polarized glasses its black. Its not the type of screen. Its the filter on the screen. And I know the iPhone 5s would rainbow too. I wouldn't know about the 6. I got rid of polarized lenses. Irritating lol
madmanepic said:
My nexus 5 would look like it's off in portrait. Made taking photos outside difficult. My s6 is just rainbows and I am OK with it. I can at least see what I am doing
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My Z3 looks "off" in portrait too...kind of annoying. I'm glad the S6 doesn't look "off" in portrait
smooth4lyfe said:
My Z3 looks "off" in portrait too...kind of annoying. I'm glad the S6 doesn't look "off" in portrait
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Yep I also had problems with polarised sunglasses looking at my Z3-C.
Pain in the arse really because I wear them while driving (prescription lenses otherwise I use regular glasses) and it makes it impossible.
That being said, it saves me from getting fines
It's better than my old M8, which was completely black in portrait mode while looking through polarized lenses.
Roflwafflez said:
Just a quick heads up. Polarized glasses (mine are prescription sunglasses) and the screen don't play well together. Rainbow effects over everything. I know this might not be a new occurrence to AMOLED screens, but just wanted to throw it out there as I just came from the Iphone 6 (IPS display) and I didn't even think to consider if my glasses would have any effect. :good: Just in case anyone else is coming from an LCD type display and didn't know.
-Matt
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Funny, I see rainbows and weird colors when looking at my wife's iPhone 6 through my Maui Jims. It depends on what glasses you have as well as what type of polarizer is used for the screen. AMOLED or IPS LCD doesn't matter as they both can have these issues depending on the glasses.
I have a pair of $200 Raybans that don't rainbow on anything really other than the displays on gas pumps