My bias finally revealed – What makes me hate a phone

Like every reviewer, I’ve been accused of every bias under the sun. I love Apple. I hate Apple. I only like Android, and many more. And honestly, it bothers me. I try really hard to keep all OS preferences out of our reviews. But, as hard as I may try, some biases do creep up, and after almost nine years of making videos and writing articles, it’s time to come clean.

I split my time each year pretty evenly between Android and iOS, but whenever I test a new phone, regardless of OS, a few things creep up in my mind as I come to my conclusions. What matters most to me in a phone is the quality of the display. If it’s a crappy screen I have a really hard time getting past that, even if the rest of the phone is incredible.  

Out of everything that goes into a phone, the screen is our portal into it. It’s everything. Why OEMs put horrible panels on expensive devices is beyond me. It’s not always the highest resolution, it’s how images, text, videos and the display in direct sunlight look to me.

For example, before the iPhone X, Apple’s screens didn’t look bad, especially when held up to the competition. While the technically HD resolution of 720p or 1080p (depending on the size) were fine, when held up to what Samsung was offering, there was a clear difference. CoIors weren’t as vibrant, blacks weren’t as dark, and the tech behind it (IPS LCD) was starting to become antiquated.  

I honestly believe that’s why I’ve been accused of an anti-Apple bias. I was never a fan of iPhone displays and that was difficult for me to get past.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/03/09/my-bias-finally-revealed-what-makes-me-hate-a-phone/