It is sharper and supports deeper blacks than the IPS
displays on competing devices like the iPhone 6 and Nexus 5X.
Not exact matches
As people become more comfortable reading textbooks, magazines and newspapers
on tablets (as many already have), they won't want to carry multiple
devices around with them just so they can have a marginally better reading experience than the ever improving
competing display technologies
on tablets.
That said, it still can't
compete with the 1080p (or Quad HD)
displays you'll find
on higher - end
devices.
At $ 399 (available in either a black or a white case, price as of March 15, 2010), the Alex eReader is more expensive than
competing devices, but the $ 120 to $ 150 premium is worthwhile: The dual - screen Alex offers the best combination of an electronic paper
display (EPD) and a separate LCD screen I've seen yet, and the reader impresses
on almost every level.
That's led to the rise of
competing devices (like Sony's Reader, Amazon's Kindle and Plastic Logic's forthcoming
device, due out early next year) along with
competing proprietary formats for the content to be
displayed on those
devices.
With the rollout of Assistant, Google can also expand sales availability of the Google Home as its
competes on the smart speaker front with Amazon, while new
devices like smart
displays are slated for later this year.
Samsung is planning to unveil its next - generation smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9 +, at an event that's set to take place at Mobile World Congress
on February 25, but ahead of that date, several images have leaked depicting the South Korean company's new flagship
device.Noted leaker Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, has shared several renders of the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 +
on Twitter, along with details about what to expect from the
device that will
compete directly with Apple's own iPhone X. Galaxy S9 Samsung's two new smartphones will continue to use the same general design as the Galaxy S8
devices, with slim bezels and a near edge - to - edge Super AMOLED
display.
While some
competing devices might have high - quality LCD
displays, AMOLED
displays manage to stand out, and the metal bodies
on Samsung's newest J series handsets only add to the overall appeal.
Not all Galaxy J series
devices have Full HD panels, meaning they aren't always as sharp as the
displays on competing phones, but in many cases, the vivid colors and deep blacks more than make up for the slightly lower resolution.
The large bezels at the top and bottom of the
display also remain, which is a little disappointing given
competing devices have gone for the full screen look and succeeded so it would have been nice to see more screen and less phone
on the XZ1, though Sony has improved the sound from the speakers within these bezels so at least they have some purpose.
Once both
devices are
on the market, they will
compete in terms of specs, with both having no home button, thin bezels and an 18:9:5 aspect ratio for their
displays.
That said, it still can't
compete with the 1080p (or Quad HD)
displays you'll find
on higher - end
devices.