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I don't like and recommend using black because it causes purple ghosting on most OLEDs, gray doesn't.
by Avamander 7y ago
I don't like and recommend using black because it causes purple ghosting on most OLEDs, gray doesn't.
- ksaj 7y agoIt also looks extremely weird if you look at the screen from too much of an angle. Almost like a negative, but not really reverse colours. Maybe anti-solarized. A while back, I remember people were writing subtle watermarks that took advantage of that effect. Straight-on everything looked normal. On a wide enough angle, the logo was pretty unmistakable.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoI don't know about Apple-land, but if we're going for generic advice, I'm in favor of black on mobile, because it not only doesn't ghost purple on AMOLED screens, it saves battery life in a very visible way.
- Avamander 7y agoMeasurements have shown that black and gray don't have a big difference in power consumption. https://www.xda-developers.com/amoled-black-vs-gray-dark-mode/ https://www.xda-developers.com/amoled-black-vs-gray-dark-mod...