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2012-03-18 , 17:04
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phone	screen technology	pixel layout	pixel density (ppi)	Brightness (nits)	contrast	notes
N900	 transflective lcd	stripe	267	257	349/1	you need far less brightness if screen is transflective  because there is no need to out-do sunlight
Galaxy S	SAMOLED	pentile	233	334	infinite	
N8	 AMOLED CBD	stripe	210	230	infinite	you also need less brightness in AMOLED screens due to high contrast
X7	 AMOLED CBD	stripe	184	630	infinite	
N9	 AMOLED CBD	pentile	251	596	infinite	ability to have sleeping screen
iPhone 4	IPS LCD	stripe	326	571	1261/1	
Galaxy SII	SAMOLED+	stripe	217	301	infinite	
Motorola atrix	LCD TFT	pentile	275	365	719/1	
E6	LCD TFT	pentile	328	1004	905/1
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You see it's a trade-off

you can't have everything. Some trade ppi(pentile,LCD) for contrast (amoled), others for better color reproduction and clearer text (stripe), etc etc. Fortunately there are choices for everyone. For me the choice on the N9 was one of the best. Bright, contrasty, not so low ppi, not-so-good colors (but you can't see it unless you play the same video side to side with a stripe amoled)
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