Help 100% Brightness (AMOLED) is this a bad idea?

[MercenaryFH]

As topic says.....is keeping Brightness at 100% a bad idea? "Auto" is just too dim for me personally, and I love the brightness. Battery life is not a concern with me personally....but I worry about the AMOLED life being drastically reduced, Especially with people having Burn in/Blue LEDS going out quicker in some of the older phones (Although I have a Droid razr HD so their AMOLED displays are probably slightly better)

Any insight on this? am I drastically reducing the lifespan of the phone? My old Droid 2 Global I had for 2 years with 100% brightness and I never had any issues.

 

[Digital Controller]

You should be fine, the only difference you should see is a decrease in battery life...the reasons why people limit the brightness is typically to save battery life, as long as you aren't hitting the screen with a hammer you shouldn't be drastically reducing its' lifespan

Hope this helps!

 

[MercenaryFH]

I guess I was more worried about AMOLED Degradation (especially the blues) which im sure has improved since they original problems with the Galaxy Nexus (i believe it was)....but still.

 

[Digital Controller]

I guess I was more worried about AMOLED Degradation (especially the blues) which im sure has improved since they original problems with the Galaxy Nexus (i believe it was)....but still.

I have the Galaxy Nexus and my screen brightness has been 100% for a year and i see no degradation in my screen.

 

[Shocky]

I've never seen any burn in so I wouldn't worry about.

All my phones over the last 5 years have had AMOLED screens.

 

[mikedt]

I had definite screen-burn with an AMOLED Galaxy S after two years. It was particularly noticeable with solid blues, at the top where the signal, battery and clock would usually show. Also towards the end of the Samsung's life, the whole screen had slight green cast, was particularly noticeable when comparing it to new AMOLED devices.

It just wasn't as bright as it once was, and it was definitely going green, rather like an old CRT television. Which would imply that the pixels that emit blue are the weak point, when it comes to longevity.

See post #20 from April 9th, 2012 by yours truly:
http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...-galaxy-s-suffer-screen-burn.html#post4197180

"Just started to notice faint screen burn on Galaxy S. Only really visible on solid colours, not noticeable otherwise. It's at the top in the notifications area, can see shadows of the clock, battery and signal strength. Nothing to worry about yet though. Phone is coming on for two years old though, will probably replace it at end of year."

Given the above my thinking is, yes running an AMOLED screen at 100% full brightness all the time could actually shorten the life. Although I think two years is probably OK, because you maybe looking to replace the phone with something better after that, especially when a two year contract might be up for renewal.

 

[Adrian_d]

Thanks for the info

 

[nickdalzell]

i usually experience the opposite. my eyes are easily strained by AMOLED Screens (especially that rather crappy one in the PlayStation Vita) and i dim mine all the way and i still find it too bright. AMOLED screens are always a bit too bright for my eyes. it's another reason my UI is inverted or themed with dark backgrounds and lighter text.

 

[Hadron]

I think many AMOLED users do that anyway, because AMOLED is efficient when the screen is mostly dark, and power hungry when it's mostly light.

My previous phone (AMOLED) did develop a green cast over time, but because it was gradual I didn't particularly notice it until I changed phones. And it was still usable, albeit a bit discoloured and a little dimmer, after 3 years.