no surprise gs6 screen best ever tested (displaymate)

[grkM3]

the new benchmark is set!
http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S6_ShootOut_1.htm

 

[deputc26]

Been waiting for displaymate to weigh in for quite some time!

 

[Achtung!]

It's even more power efficient than the Galaxy S5 display despite having 2X the pixel count and a brighter display.

Samsung really knows how to increase efficiency.

And 4X the pixel count of the iPhone 6.

iPhone 6 is officially toy status.

 

[soccerballtux]

wow.

 

[dawheat]

So in general it looks like a smaller Note 4 display with generally the same performance and some minor improvements. Honestly, whether a display is THE ABSOLUTE most color accurate is a bit overblown IMO. I think it's fair to say the Note 4 and S6 are accurate enough for anyone.

However - the power readings are kind of astounding IMO. The efficiency gains in the S6 are amazing considering the higher res and higher brightness compared to the previous gen.

50% APL
Note 3: .9 watts
S5: .82 watts
Note 4: .85 watts
S6: .65 watts

Full white screen, max brightness
Note 3: 2 watts
S5: 1.5 watts
Note 4: 1.8 watts
S6: 1.2 watts

 

[GTRagnarok]

And this is the main reason why I keep sticking with Samsung. The display is too important to me. Using an amoled display in the dark amazes me every time. Reading every good thing about the S6 makes me excited that the next Note will have it too and then some. At this rate, the Note 5's display will probably use the same or less power than the S5's. Incredible.

 

[lopri]

Judging from his measurements, the panel's traits seem almost identical to those of the Note 4, except for the increased PPI. Gamma is still slightly on the higher side (2.35), and maximum brightness displaying white is comparable to the Note 4's screen. It's strange because in some of the S6/Edge videos I saw the screen looked a lot brighter than previous AMOLED screens. For example, in MKBHD's preview (@4:58):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtLHiiXyERA#t=4m57s

The brightness slider is approx. at 20% and the screen looks quite bright. The whole preview looks to have been shot at that brightness (20%), which left me an impression that Samsung raised the brightness bar significantly compared to previous gen AMOLED.

Displaymate's numbers disagree with that impression and the S6's screen is about as bright as the Note 4's screen. So maybe the Note 4's display is better than I thought, or maybe MKBHD's S6 sample in the video was better than Displaymate's sample. (i.e. panel lottery)

In any case, all things considered, I have no doubt the S6/Edge's display will have the best smartphone display for consumers. And I think the reviews should give Samsung more credit for providing multiple color "profiles" that are for the most part accurate to industry standards, namely sRGB and Adobe RGB. No other OEMs even attempted to provide this advanced feature. (indeed it is kind of rare even on desktops)

Considering Android's non-existent color management + RAW support for camera in Lollipop, Samsung has another advantage here for users who may wish to venture outside sRGB for imaging.

 

[Ichigo]

It's even more power efficient than the Galaxy S5 display despite having 2X the pixel count and a brighter display.

Samsung really knows how to increase efficiency.

And 4X the pixel count of the iPhone 6.

iPhone 6 is officially toy status.

3686400 vs. 1000500. Which is closer to 3.5x and not the "more than 4x" from the article.

I mean, it's still a lot more but I wonder why they felt the need to lie.

 

[ChronoReverse]

@lopri

The Note 4's screen is significantly brighter than previous AMOLED screens if you use automatic brightness. In sunlight, it brightens far more than the slider lets you go.