But the non-PenTile screen is laminated, reducing glare and making colors really bright and vivid.
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Here's the thing: having the non-Plus variety of Super AMOLED means you're getting PenTile, and it's easily noticeable.
Of course, being of the Super AMOLED HD variety, that means we're still looking at a PenTile layout here.
The 720p TFT display is crisp and offers above-average viewing angles, and it does so without using a PenTile matrix.
If it does have one edge it's a jaggy one -- we're talking about the rough renderings produced by that PenTile setup.
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Both models retain the same 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD (PenTile) display as the global version, and offer a pixel density of 306ppi.
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There's Gorilla Glass 2 to protect it, though, and the 4-inch non-PenTile RGB Super LCD looks bright and crisp, despite the slightly low resolution.
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Since it uses a standard RGB matrix, you won't have to concern yourself with the ugly jagged icons and texts that tend to accompany PenTile screens.
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Display enthusiasts won't love the PenTile layout, unfortunately.
In a side-by-side comparison with the Galaxy Nexus, it looks like the phone's display is incrementally larger, although we're unable to tell the precise size, nor whether we'll be treated to Super AMOLED Plus or some Pentile substitute.
Dipping into design notes from The Nokia Lumia line, the One X is a unibody device machined from white polycarbonate that uses Gorilla Glass to protect its 4.7-inch 1280x720 non- pentile Super LCD 2 display.
First, we know the device will indeed have a qHD display, although unlike Moto's other 960 x 540 screens, this one discards the PenTile matrix and features properly proportioned sub-pixels, which delivers crisper text in the process.
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We go into a little more detail in our N7100 review, but here's the CliffsNotes version: the old HD Super AMOLED display used a PenTile matrix, while Samsung's latest attempt offers a moderate upgrade to a non-striped BGR layout.
If you want a bright and colorful screen for media and general use, and you're not too fussed about the PenTile pixel issue (which you ought to see for yourself before buying), then the Lumia 800's AMOLED display wins hands-down.
Sadly, we weren't allowed to share any images taken with the demo units (sorry, usual Nikon protocol), but what we can tell you is that both the camera's speed and quality weren't bad at all, and likewise with the 3.5-inch 854 x 480 OLED multitouch display -- the high pixel density makes the PenTile arrangement more forgivable.
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