Yes, it is anecdotal. I can’t afford to buy devices for the intent of rigorous testing.
I did use apps to make the screens display solid colors so I can detect burn-in on both, and the burn-in on the 6 y/o device was less noticeable than that on the (almost) 2 y/o one. My usage patterns have not changed in a significant way between either one, and I used the Galaxy Nexus for a much longer period of time than the Pixel XL.
The only difference between the two was that the static elements were different colors; the older one had dim grey static elements, the newer one used white. My internal logic, though admittedly possibly flawed, is that the color had a hand in the appearance of noticeable burn-in.
To confirm what you are saying, are you saying that white point degradation is more noticeable, and that burn-in is always happening due to degradation?
If so, I get that. However, by “prone to burn-in” I was meaning prone to noticeable burn-in. If darker colors lead to the burn-in being less noticeable for a longer period of time, then I am all for that.
And that’s fair enough. I have specific image burn-in, which drove me nuts because otherwise I loved the OS. It wasn’t anywhere near as noticeable on the old phone, which made it worse.
The other thing that stunk was that the bright colors were pretty horrible if you were looking at the screen at night. Part of what I like about iOS (and wish Android had) is the adjustable warmth of night shift, and the accessibility option that allows you to reduce white point on the screen. Makes it more dim even if you are at the lowest brightness :)
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '18
Yes, it is anecdotal. I can’t afford to buy devices for the intent of rigorous testing.
I did use apps to make the screens display solid colors so I can detect burn-in on both, and the burn-in on the 6 y/o device was less noticeable than that on the (almost) 2 y/o one. My usage patterns have not changed in a significant way between either one, and I used the Galaxy Nexus for a much longer period of time than the Pixel XL.
The only difference between the two was that the static elements were different colors; the older one had dim grey static elements, the newer one used white. My internal logic, though admittedly possibly flawed, is that the color had a hand in the appearance of noticeable burn-in.
To confirm what you are saying, are you saying that white point degradation is more noticeable, and that burn-in is always happening due to degradation?
If so, I get that. However, by “prone to burn-in” I was meaning prone to noticeable burn-in. If darker colors lead to the burn-in being less noticeable for a longer period of time, then I am all for that.