Screen Comparison: Samsung Focus S and HTC Titan

Samsung Focus S and HTC Titan

And so we put up the review on the AT&T HTC Titan and received a few comments asking for more than thoughts on comparing the screen quality between the Titan and the Samsung Focus S. Something more than just a comparison of the Start Screen. We'll keep the motorcar-brightness upshot on the Focus S and the graphics lag on the Titan out of the conversation considering they are secondary issues to screen quality.

Two problems were mentioned dealing with the Titan's screen; pixelation (or is it pixilation?) and jaggedness with fonts when viewing web pages or documents. Neither Dan nor I have experienced any issues of the sort with the Titan. So we took a look at both screens running a music video, still images, web pages, documents and the game Lets Golf 2. Both screens performed well but we'll stick with our initial idea that the Titan'due south screen has an edge over the Focus Due south screen.

More subsequently the break.

No Pixelation

Permit me say from the become-go that both the Samsung Focus Due south and HTC Titan have respectable screens. If screen quality is your sole measure between these 2 phones, neither is a bad pick. The Super AMOLED Plus does have blacker blacks but we're also seeing a slight blue tint when the screen is predominantly white. With the Titan, I think information technology has equal or better contrast and the brightness is more evenly distributed. Both phones perform every bit equally dainty outdoors.

As far as pixelation is concerned on the Titan, we merely don't see it. It wasn't present when viewing pictures, videos, games, web pages or documents. Information technology's only not there. In that location is some thought that pixelation is inevitable due to "stretching" a 480x800 screen to 4.7". The screen may have fewer pixels per inch but you besides have larger pixels from the offset.

Pixels and Pixels

The Titan has 198.5 Pixels Per Inch and a Dot Pitch of .128mm. The Samsung Focus S has a PPI of 216.97 and a Dot Pitch of .1171mm. Just for comparison sakes, the 3.7" screen of the Samsung Focus Flash has a PPI of 252.15 and a Dot Pitch of .1007mm. There'due south no stretching involved on the Titan. It's just larger pixels and the lower PPI with larger dot pitch doesn't touch on the user experience at all.

All in all, we merely don't see whatsoever clear cutting advantage to the Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus screen when compared to the Titan'due south. While the Focus S has a respectable screen in its own right, taking everything into consideration, nosotros feel the Titan's screen quality wins out past a nose. The great thing about it all is that if your eye sees things different, yous notwithstanding have a nice screen in front of you.

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