XPERIA Z Screen Differences.

[stiffler191]

Hey all,

Just wanted to get a quick opinion from everyone here about the Sony Xperia Z screen.

There has obviously been a large discussion on the internet about the different quality Xperia screens and today I managed to identify first hand what an arguably good Z screen locks like in comparison to a bad one ,at least for my tastes. One device has a horrid reflection effect in a dark environment which left me wanting while another unit has better contrast all round with higher saturation.

What is everyone's experience and likes dislikes with the Xperia Z screen? I remember the apple screens when you use to go to the apple store and notice your screen has a yellowish tint in comparison to the same model on display which ticked me right of.

I want to close this display discussion once and for all so we know what the deal is. Are there really bad screens and good screens and what are the differences? I think there are and I stated my opinion above.

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[SalamiQueen]

I don't know if it's just me, or the phone isn't set up properly but the screen is perfect - however when I am watching videos on youtube or anything, the colours seem so dark? It's not the viewing angle, it's just the colours seem so deep & black. Anyone experience this too?

 

[stefanve]

I don't know if it's just me, or the phone isn't set up properly but the screen is perfect - however when I am watching videos on youtube or anything, the colours seem so dark? It's not the viewing angle, it's just the colours seem so deep & black. Anyone experience this too?

Maybe bravia engine is switched on

 

[SalamiQueen]

Maybe bravia engine is switched on

Oh wow, you're right! Thanks for that! Can't believe something that is meant to improve quality made things worse lol

 

[stiffler191]

Hi there.

I think I know what you mean I noticed this as well. Check this video on YouTube with and without bravura engine and take auto brightness of and put it to 50%.

youtube.com/watch?v=KsYTJDM6ups&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Dots it still seem dark?
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[omersak]

Hi there.

I think I know what you mean I noticed this as well. Check this video on YouTube with and without bravura engine and take auto brightness of and put it to 50%.

youtube.com/watch?v=KsYTJDM6ups&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Dots it still seem dark?
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Thanks for this.

 

[SalamiQueen]

Hi there.

I think I know what you mean I noticed this as well. Check this video on YouTube with and without bravura engine and take auto brightness of and put it to 50%.

youtube.com/watch?v=KsYTJDM6ups&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Dots it still seem dark?
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Thank you for the tip. So is it best to set the display to 50% with the auto brightness & the bravia engine turned OFF? It does seem better with the engine turned off overall it seems

 

[sadlove]

Some says the Japanese version is JDi
Screen and it better than ours



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[stiffler191]

Thank you for the tip. So is it best to set the display to 50% with the auto brightness & the bravia engine turned OFF? It does seem better with the engine turned off overall it seems

I just mentioned that you should switch brightness to 50% so you can level the comparison field without your phone actually changing the brightness and changing results. Bravia engine should probably stay off if you don't like it, personal preference really. as for the auto brightness I recommend keeping it on, it is the first ever device that I have left this feature on since it does such a good job with it! will probably save some battery as well most times.

So does this mean the video looked alright?

 

[stiffler191]

Some says the Japanese version is JDi
Screen and it better than ours
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So is this phone (with better screen) only sold in Japan? That would be quite shocking.

And who are you refering to when you say that some say? link Maybe...

 

[SalamiQueen]

I just mentioned that you should switch brightness to 50% so you can level the comparison field without your phone actually changing the brightness and changing results. Bravia engine should probably stay off if you don't like it, personal preference really. as for the auto brightness I recommend keeping it on, it is the first ever device that I have left this feature on since it does such a good job with it! will probably save some battery as well most times.

So does this mean the video looked alright?

Well I do like the auto feature too so left that on with 50% brightness
The bravia engine, tbh I can't see any difference with photos, only with videos things seem so dark that you can't watch anything properly. So I guess I'll only turn it off when I am watching videos. They should have an option to let you have it on for photos & off for videos

But yes switching bravia off worked the videos perfectly thank you

 

[stefanve]

So is this phone (with better screen) only sold in Japan? That would be quite shocking.

And who are you refering to when you say that some say? link Maybe...

There are some people that willing fail to understand that the Japanese version has a different skin since it's customized by do como. It uses black menus and black buttons. So based on that they say that the Japanese model has a better screen because it displays black

 

[stiffler191]

There are some people that willing fail to understand that the Japanese version has a different skin since it's customized by do como. It uses black menus and black buttons. So based on that they say that the Japanese model has a better screen because it displays black

I actually wish they would have made the menu black it would have looked much sleeker.

 

[jigarpatel22]

There are some people that willing fail to understand that the Japanese version has a different skin since it's customized by do como. It uses black menus and black buttons. So based on that they say that the Japanese model has a better screen because it displays black

Check below video from 1:15 where it sets same wall paper on both hand set.

 

[Al Gore]

There are some people that willing fail to understand that the Japanese version has a different skin since it's customized by do como. It uses black menus and black buttons. So based on that they say that the Japanese model has a better screen because it displays black

And better viewing angles because of docomo skin? :laugh:

 

[Trollololol]

can the display be fixed with a software update?

 

[redandwhitearmy]

Check below video from 1:15 where it sets same wall paper on both hand set.

Later in this video... How can docomo version has better viewing angles...

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[stefanve]

Later in this video... How can docomo version has better viewing angles...

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It doesn't

 

[mikbe]

It doesn't

Let me hear your explanation. Anti-shatter shield makes it worse or what?

 

[stefanve]

Let me hear your explanation. Anti-shatter shield makes it worse or what?

It's because of the viewing angles, if you look at the beginning the European version actually looks more vibrant. The thing is that a slight tilt already makes a small difference the phones are recorded from different angles relative to the camera. Since you don't see any difference when viewing the screen head on and the difference in view angles are really minor I think it is just the positioning of the phones relative to the camera. Also because in the first part the European looks slightly better. If you look at the screen bottom up it tens to be slightly more blue with gives it slightly more vibrancy if you look top down it gives a bit more yellow causing white to be slightly yellow and thus has a tiny effect on contrast