Clarity/resolution

XDA_RealLifeReview · Mar 7, 2016

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

monaa11 · Jun 14, 2016

right

done

kamranhaghighi · Dec 21, 2016

Even at QHD I can see the weird rainbow-sh look in the display. AMOLEDs with pentile pattern look worse than something like IPS at the same resolution.

kirinalin · Feb 7, 2017

Im not sure if it's because of the curves or the QHD but the screen looks AMAZING. Great contrast between whites and blacks and so crisp for web browsing.

krater1212 · Feb 7, 2017

Definitely one of the best screens available in smartphones. WOW effect is still present for me.

nosympathy · Feb 8, 2017

I think the edges ruin the screen for me. If the S7 had been larger I wouldn't have gotten the edge.

I say this as a previous Note 7 owner. The Note 7 edge wasn't so steep and didn't blur out text/pictures that go over the edge anywhere near as bad.

I will gladly buy an S8 edge outright if it holds the design of the Note 7's edge.

sYnced · Mar 10, 2017

Believe that IPS screens have more definition.

Not a bad screen, but if I compare my iPhone 6s Plus between this S7 Edge, iPhone looks more clear.

nosympathy · Mar 11, 2017

sYnced said:
Believe that IPS screens have more definition.

Not a bad screen, but if I compare my iPhone 6s Plus between this S7 Edge, iPhone looks more clear.

I personally don't think the clarity is any better, but the colors are far more realistic which may be what causes that thought. While the S7E is better than previous samsung phones I've had, their colors are insanely over saturated. That just is a samsung thing in general. Their TVs are the same way. Most of the stock adjustments are horrible and I could never own one without it needing calibrated.

qwewqa · Mar 14, 2017

nosympathy said:
I personally don't think the clarity is any better, but the colors are far more realistic which may be what causes that thought. While the S7E is better than previous samsung phones I've had, their colors are insanely over saturated. That just is a samsung thing in general. Their TVs are the same way. Most of the stock adjustments are horrible and I could never own one without it needing calibrated.

There are several options in settings > display > screen mode to adjust colors.

sYnced · Mar 14, 2017

nosympathy said:
I personally don't think the clarity is any better, but the colors are far more realistic which may be what causes that thought. While the S7E is better than previous samsung phones I've had, their colors are insanely over saturated. That just is a samsung thing in general. Their TVs are the same way. Most of the stock adjustments are horrible and I could never own one without it needing calibrated.

I do know about saturation on AmoLed screens. I´m actually comparing both phones right now, and looking closely to them, I can swear iPhone has more like definition, despite of resolution on S7E.

You are right about TVs, their colors are too much strong for me, thats why I prefer LG, curved screens are insane.

nosympathy · Mar 15, 2017

qwewqa said:
There are several options in settings > display > screen mode to adjust colors.

Yeah, it doesn't come close regardless of those settings to the more realistic IPS display. I do blame Samsung, I think the displays are capable of realistic colors, but samsung is at fault for their love of over saturation.

sYnced said:
I do know about saturation on AmoLed screens. I´m actually comparing both phones right now, and looking closely to them, I can swear iPhone has more like definition, despite of resolution on S7E.

You are right about TVs, their colors are too much strong for me, thats why I prefer LG, curved screens are insane.

Do you have the phone set to WQHD? I was comparing mine to my dads Iphone 6S Plus last night and couldn't tell a difference minus the heavy color saturation. I started using some B&W images to compare to try and remove the color problem. Tried to pick some pictures that were more on the W end than the B end to keep it relatively fair. Used some rather large pictures, larger than either display can show, which also plays a role in which compresses better. WQHD is 2560X1440 and the 6S Plus is 1920X1080. I did not compare two 1080P images and so the Iphone may win here. I can't say for sure.

Now if you were to ask me to compare my old Note 3/4 to the Iphone 6 Plus at the time, I would 100% agree with you.

qwewqa · Mar 15, 2017

nosympathy said:
Yeah, it doesn't come close regardless of those settings to the more realistic IPS display. I do blame Samsung, I think the displays are capable of realistic colors, but samsung is at fault for their love of over saturation.

This article seems to say otherwise. http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S7_ShootOut_1.htm

sYnced · Mar 15, 2017

nosympathy said:
Yeah, it doesn't come close regardless of those settings to the more realistic IPS display. I do blame Samsung, I think the displays are capable of realistic colors, but samsung is at fault for their love of over saturation.

Do you have the phone set to WQHD? I was comparing mine to my dads Iphone 6S Plus last night and couldn't tell a difference minus the heavy color saturation. I started using some B&W images to compare to try and remove the color problem. Tried to pick some pictures that were more on the W end than the B end to keep it relatively fair. Used some rather large pictures, larger than either display can show, which also plays a role in which compresses better. WQHD is 2560X1440 and the 6S Plus is 1920X1080. I did not compare two 1080P images and so the Iphone may win here. I can't say for sure.

Now if you were to ask me to compare my old Note 3/4 to the Iphone 6 Plus at the time, I would 100% agree with you.

Yes, on WQHD, on 1080p doesn't have any chance to fight.

I am not sure what it is, just feeling more satisfied with 6s Plus. I have played with Settings on screen for S7E, but it's not close. It may be that I've used my 6s plus for a year and I'm new with the S7E, got used to ips.

Anyhow, I feel same as you with saturation. Samsung could do it better.

Sir Hamude · Mar 18, 2017

I used to own an Iphone 6s and the difference in screen quality is huge.I love my s7 edge!

drummerman · Mar 18, 2017

I really like my S7e in every way but an Iphone 7 plus display looks better to me.

Doesn't really bother me though.

nosympathy · Mar 20, 2017

qwewqa said:
This article seems to say otherwise. http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S7_ShootOut_1.htm

says exactly what I am saying...

Screens fine, but over saturated to hell and back. Yes it has a color management to help, but it can't fix horribly handled saturation by Samsung.

"As expected the Galaxy S7 OLED spectra are relatively narrow with deep notches between the primaries, which results in highly saturated colors that are adjusted with display Color Management to improve image color accuracy"

qwewqa · Mar 20, 2017

nosympathy said:
says exactly what I am saying...

Screens fine, but over saturated to hell and back. Yes it has a color management to help, but it can't fix horribly handled saturation by Samsung.

"As expected the Galaxy S7 OLED spectra are relatively narrow with deep notches between the primaries, which results in highly saturated colors that are adjusted with display Color Management to improve image color accuracy"

According to the article from DisplayMate, the the average color error (from sRGB) of the S7 Edge is 1.5 JNCD and broke the previous record for color accuracy. I see no evidence that Samsung was unable to properly calibrate the S7 Edge display in Color Management, as it had the least average color error for smartphone displays at the time of review.

dheerpat · Mar 24, 2017

kinda disappointed with whiteness of the screen
my opx and oppo f1 s have much whiter screen.this one is yellowish. any tweaks suggested?

drummerman · Mar 25, 2017

qwewqa said:
According to the article from DisplayMate, the the average color error (from sRGB) of the S7 Edge is 1.5 JNCD and broke the previous record for color accuracy. I see no evidence that Samsung was unable to properly calibrate the S7 Edge display in Color Management, as it had the least average color error for smartphone displays at the time of review.

I once bought a Pioneer Kuro 50" Plasma TV. It was, at the time, heralded as the most accurate set available. Display Mate and others did their tests etc and several AV mags used the TV as a reference. It cost me £2700.

I sold it at a £900 loss 6 months later.

Never got on with it and honestly never understood what all the buzz was about. Whilst blacks were deep whites looked ... not white. Worse, in scenes with a lot of white content the brightness dimmed further. The thing also buzzed in tune with brightness levels.

The test reports didn't or hardly did touch on these well known problems often discussed on owner forums.

Moral ... don't believe everything you read.

I also feel that for me a good LCD still has the upper hand in naturalness picture wise overall compared to Amoled which, in comparison, seems over saturated. (I use basic mode and an app called Screen balance)

Other than that, I think the S7E is a good device and I probably will use it another year.

My next phone will likely have an LCD display though unless Samsung change their Amoleds in some ways (or introduce more versatile screen adjustments)

Saturation levels may well also depend on the resolution
If every pixel is used you likely get more Saturation. In Nougat you can lower resolution to HD. I haven't updated yet as I want more S7e user feedback on A7 (I have exceptional battery life on MM and no issues).

I would be interested to hear if anyone noticed less Saturation with reduced resolution, ideally backed up by measurements.

ledanh89 · Mar 29, 2017

I can't see the differents between FHD and 2k with my eyes

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