Will using a dark wallpaper save battery?

[jamesino]

Since S3 has an AMOLED screen, will using, say a pure black wallpaper, vs. the default dandelion one save an appreciable amount of battery life?

 

[hvrc]

it may seeing as it is supposed to turn those oled's off for a "truer" black...

where the hell did i read that....

ah, here... wait, wtf is my screen mode?!
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-ph...our-samsung-galaxy-s3s-battery-life-50008296/

 

[vikki]

I don't see a the harm in doing this... but here is a blog that goes into the details - some math is referenced. How much phone battery can you save by switching to dark wallpapers and themes? | SHIFT_beep