Galaxy Note 2 vs. Apple iPhone 5 OF Screens test part

CNET  tests the screens of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Apple iPhone 5, and after adjustment the Note 2 almost evens the race.


The mondo Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now provides another reason for Android geeks and image quality purists to let their phablet phanboy phreak phages phly.

In the first test I praised the screen of the iPhone 5 as superior to that of the Note 2's too-red-headed stepchild, the Galaxy S3. The iPhone's biggest advantage over the S3 was in color accuracy, but according to my measurements its lead in that area over the Note 2 has been nearly erased.

Unfortunately, the Note 2's accurate color isn't available by default. You have to go into the Settings menu and find "Screen mode," select "Movie," save, back out, de-select "Auto adjust screen tone," and prepare to overcome your initial impression that colors look worse. My recommendation: check out at a photo of a loved one in Movie and then again in the default Standard mode, and notice how much more realistic his or her face looks.

As I said the first time around, accurate color isn't for everyone. But unlike on the US version of the Galaxy S3, at least it's an option on the Note 2.