

The HTC Edge








Sources: HTC [1], [2], Reuters

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RE: Market betterer...
By sprockkets on 2/6/2012 9:17:59 PM , Rating: 3
Both are nice, but the resolution is inferior, regardless of what you think. And the newer screen has a weird blue cast due to the use of pentile.

I like their technology, but until they fix that issue, SLCD still has better color rendering.

I mean look here:

Yes, I know the G2 got rid of Pentile, so at least it doesn't suffer as much as other AMOLED screens.

It's screen is NOT sharper. Higher resolution does not equal higher quality image rendering.

So why would it have a sharper image if both are the same size while the HTC has a higher resolution?

BTW, they released a 1280x720 version now, without pentile.

RE: Market betterer...
By Reclaimer77 on 2/7/2012 9:22:16 AM , Rating: 2
Well the OP singled out the G2S, so I dismissed pentile screens for the comparison. Remember the plus in SAMOLED+ means no pentile. But yes, pentile has it's problems, not a fan of it myself. It's also not quite as "bad" as people make it seem to be either.

I've seen several head to head comparisons of the HTC and Galaxy S2, and it seems that most agree the HTC's Super LCD, despite higher resolution, isn't sharper. It also can't display blacks as well, SAMOLED+ needs no backlight. And colors are simply more vibrant and true as well on SAMOLED+. It just visually LOOKS better.

Going to a higher resolution didn't gain HTC much at all, because "Super LCD" is just inferior to Retina and SAMOLED+. When the Galaxy III drops and we can compare 720P SAMOLED+ screens to 720P Super LCD screens, the difference will be that much more noticeable.

