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Easier on the eyes surely, but I understood it that dark themes only save battery for OLED/AMOLED screens. For LCD/TN dark themes use slightly more. I am not an
by rwnspace 9y ago
Easier on the eyes surely, but I understood it that dark themes only save battery for OLED/AMOLED screens. For LCD/TN dark themes use slightly more. I am not an Electrical Engineer though.
- Aoyagi 9y agoWell yes, that's what I meant. I keep forgetting there are still mobile devices with LCD screens...
- TeMPOraL 9y agoWhich makes AMOLED still not old enough to enter the general consciousness of the designers. They're optimizing for the screens they (and everyone they know) are used to.
- Aoyagi 9y agoWell, there are plenty of Android devices with OLED screens, but this is what truly got me >The iPhone X is the first iPhone to use an OLED display Shocking, actually.
- Sharlin 9y agoUp until very recently, OLED were great if you didn't care about color reproduction. My 2011 Nokia N9 had an OLED display. Then LCD made something of a comeback due to superior color fidelity. Currently OLEDs are getting good enough to perhaps finally replace LCDs for good, although there are some promising unorganic LED display technologies already around the corner...
- skykooler 9y agoLooking at older screen technologies, CRTs also use less power for dark screens.
- Zak 9y agoI suspect not in a way that people care very much about compared to mobile device battery life.