Well I managed to get my hands on an X from my local VZW store this morning. First impression of the screen is that it is very washed out when compared to my old Droid. Side by side, the original Droid shows colors very vividly while the Droid X almost looks like it just made it past black and white. Just wanted to get some opinions on the screen from others. I also managed to play with a Samsung Vibrant at a T-mobile store and it was very beautiful, almost makes me want to return the X and wait for the fascinate to come out on VZW.
While its noticeable from the incredible it will take some getting used to but the screen is awesome, the colors looks good to me. The only problem is the jagged text in the browser.
yeah i mean it doesnt look like the incredible (especially because vzw sold me a damn anti-glare screen protector that i really hate) but it definitely doesnt look worse than droids ive seen
I had my DINC and the X side by side and it wasn't even close. The DINC had a much nicer display, deeper, more vibrant. It almost looked the X had a film over the display...before ou ask no it did not
yeah i mean it doesnt look like the incredible (especially because vzw sold me a damn anti-glare screen protector that i really hate) but it definitely doesnt look worse than droids ive seen
my X is noticebly worse than the original Droid (i'm holding them both side by side). I'm not even comparing it to the incredible.
Maybe something is wrong with it? I've not heard any complaints about the screen from reviewers or those that got it early. I've heard constant comments about it being beautiful. The one I had the chance to use in a store had a very nice display.
wow this saddens me ....i have a Evo and sprint is on the 30 day trial, was thinking if that didnt work maybe the Droid X would be the other option!! i really dont wanna go bac kto the Iphone
Maybe something is wrong with it? I've not heard any complaints about the screen from reviewers or those that got it early. I've heard constant comments about it being beautiful. The one I had the chance to use in a store had a very nice display.
I think if you're not comparing it side by side to another device that is very true. I think the EVO suffers from the same appearance, maybe this is the way of 4.3 screens?
Well this is not good news. I was hoping it would be as good, if not better then my EVO. I have a 3pm appt at best buy, I may swing by VZW to play with a working unit before I grab at best buy, just to make sure. Either way 30 days will be plenty to play and get a feel for whether or not its a keeper.
Yes the screen is much easier to see outside even with the sun directly on it. There is always something people find wrong with it. The screen isn't one of them.
I'm not discouraging anyone from checking out the X. Please, go to your local VZW and play with one, you might have a different opinion about the screen than I do. I was simply making an observation compared the Droid i have been using for the past 2 months. If you're not comparing the X to another phone, it might seem fine, but put it side by side with the old Droid and see which screen you prefer.
P.S. I am not comparing the screen to the Incredible. I'm comparing it to the old Droid.
I'm not discouraging anyone from checking out the X. Please, go to your local VZW and play with one, you might have a different opinion about the screen than I do. I was simply making an observation compared the Droid i have been using for the past 2 months. If you're not comparing the X to another phone, it might seem fine, but put it side by side with the old Droid and see which screen you prefer.
P.S. I am not comparing the screen to the Incredible. I'm comparing it to the old Droid.
dont sweat it bro people are fanatical about stuff, you cant have a opinion but theirs!!!
it can vary from person to person or phone to phone, some people fail to understand that
what if the phone screen sucks???? well if it does it does!!! bottom line.Im still gonan drop by verizon today to try it out
i got mine about two hours ago. I don't really have a problem with the screen but however i do dislike the screen protectors that VZW sold me. I will def prob look for some diff ones soon.
Just stopped in at the verizon store and played with the x to compare to my incredible. Overall, the screen was significantly less vibrant and the phone was too big. The UI was also nowhere near as smooth as sense. Websites also loaded slightly faster on my incredible head to head to head with the verizon tech.
For those that are coming from Incredibles or can immediately compare the two devices to one another side by side, must understand that the Incredible (at least current units) have a AMOLED screen which displays darks properly and gives colors vibrancy. Obviously the X's screen isn't a slouch, but its LCD screen will definitely look washed out compared to the Incredible.
Fortunately, the X's screen should be superior to that of the Incredible's in direct sunlight.
Just stopped in at the verizon store and played with the x to compare to my incredible. Overall, the screen was significantly less vibrant and the phone was too big. The UI was also nowhere near as smooth as sense. Websites also loaded slightly faster on my incredible head to head to head with the verizon tech.
Really? All the videos I saw had it just as smooth as sense. Hmmm, I may wait it out for a software update, or even sit tight until Froyo is available on it.
Just stopped in at the verizon store and played with the x to compare to my incredible. Overall, the screen was significantly less vibrant and the phone was too big. The UI was also nowhere near as smooth as sense. Websites also loaded slightly faster on my incredible head to head to head with the verizon tech.
Id tell myself that as well if I had an incredible and didn't want to succumb to purchasing a new device for $600.
I compared it to the incredible. The Inc colors are more vibrant but they're over saturated and inaccurate. Flesh tones seemed too red for example. And I compared a picture with grass that looked much more accurate on the Droid than on the Inc. On the Inc, the grass was way too green to the point it didn't seem like natural grass. It's like turning up the color on a color tv too much. I guess some like that. Not me. Besides pcmag did a scientific, credible screen test and the X had the most accurate color representation out of all the major phones including the iPhone 4.
Also if you're comparing them side by side the brightness must be as close to the same as possible on both phones.
A lot of people are going to call the droid x screen washed out. Washed out from what? Reality? no. In fact, every review comparing screen saturation has stated that the droid x has one of the truest displays.
Many phone displays are grossly oversaturated. DInc for example. Original droid is slightly. If you compare to an oversaturated display, yeah it's gonna be washed out :P But it should, unless you like oversaturation. It's like taking a really long exposure shot of a car at noon on a sunny day. It's gonna glow. The blue color of the paint will be so blue that it appears cartoonish.
If you were to take the same photo with an exposure time suited to high lighting, outdoors environment, the car would look duller and the halo would disappear. It would, in fact, take a photo nearly identical to how we see the car. This replication of our senses is what makes photos, and by extension, tv/computer/electronic device displays a heated topic. Some like the extra saturation, some prefer a realistic display.
Strange. I tested again today and though the X is not as vibrant, it looks far better than the EVO display and not too distant from the Inc as the EVO was. The Droid looked the same to me as the X, but I was more focused on comparing the Inc.
Also, when surfing web pages and playing vids. I appreciated the extra size far more than the inherent tech issues of lcd verses amoled.
EVO display looks like a cheap display compared to the X. I expected them to look the same.
The VZW sold me the anti-glare screen protectors (I wasn't paying attention). Even with it on, the screen looks great IMO. I had the INC and it looks great, but is definitely over-saturated. (It's like TVs at the store, they are overcranked to "pop" and grab your eye, but are totally innaccurate color reproduction). Personally, the size trumps the brightness for me. Also, I am sure an app will come along with contrast, tint, brightness adjustments....
Just looking at the comparison, there's nothing more 'vibrant' about the original droid. If you want to talk washed out though, compare the facebook and bofa icons. The original droids icons look washed out, imo. YMMV
Look at the Volume Control icon and the Maps icon. They are clearly more vibrant on the old Droid than on the Droid X.
I'm guessing here, but maybe thats cus of the background? I notice the icons on the X u mentioned are sitting on white areas of the background.
Change it to something darker on the X and see if u can see a difference. Likewise, change the background on the Droid to something white-ish and see if there's a difference.
Look at the Volume Control icon and the Maps icon. They are clearly more vibrant on the old Droid than on the Droid X.
The icons are semi transparent...you've got the X with a lighter background behind the volume icon and a brighter orange behind the icon on the other phone. The bank of america icons look the same, you're over analyzing things.
Droid X versus Droid. Notice the button background colors. This is default in Android and happens to my app. Now I may have to do an update, which is a pain.
Id tell myself that as well if I had an incredible and didn't want to succumb to purchasing a new device for $600.
I am within my 30 day trade in period and had the money in hand to switch. I left unimpressed and it is well documented that the phone lags when scrolling between home screens with the stock UI. I didn't say it wasn't a nice phone.
Motorola DROID X is an Android powered smartphone with a 1GHz processor, huge 4.3-inch display with 480x854 pixels resolution, 8-megapixel camera with 720p motion video capture and many other features. It's the newest addition to Motorola... Read More
Droid X screen is very washed out
