TFT or OLED

[Guest Blazza181]

Firstly, thanks for bothering to look at my post. I'm really grateful.

I've, after a while, decided to buy the Orange San Francisco, after seeing multiple reviews. However, the news of how they've changed the screen type has made my search even harder. I know there are many topics similar to this, but they didn't exactly answer what I was looking for.

I would personally prefer to get an OLED screen, rather than a TFT. The people at my local Orange store are not particularly enthusiastic, to be kind, and so I'd doubt they'd let me boot up a phone to check whether it's got a TFT or OLED screen. The fact that they've been burgled recently means they're probably less trusting.

I was wondering if there is a way to tell if the phone inside has an OLED or TFT screen, just by the box, product code, etc. - i.e. not opening the packaging / booting up the phone.

Once again, thanks for looking at this post.

Blazza

Edited February 5, 2011 by Blazza181

[Guest cevcko]

chances that you will find OLED in shop are close to ZERO. you may find them on Ebay, maybe even unused. TFT and OLED are both GOOD screens and you wont find the difference between them.

[Guest IronDoc]

you wont find the difference between them.

That's not true at all. The main difference imo is TFTs are sharper but OLEDs have much more contrast. There've been threads about their relative merit elsewhere.

@Blazza: If you do a search, there was a post somewhere saying that the corners are a different shape, though I found it really hard to tell. I don't think they could have a problem with you just looking at the phone before you bought it.

Also, it doesn't hurt to ask them to boot it up.

[Guest cevcko]

That's not true at all. The main difference imo is TFTs are sharper but OLEDs have much more contrast. There've been threads about their relative merit elsewhere.

@Blazza: If you do a search, there was a post somewhere saying that the corners are a different shape, though I found it really hard to tell. I don't think they could have a problem with you just looking at the phone before you bought it.

Also, it doesn't hurt to ask them to boot it up.

i know, and "by you" i meant him, because he probably doesn't have experience with blades.

if you dont have experience with oled and tft blades, they will probably all look the same to you. but if u have two of them at same time and you are comparing them, you can find a little differences in contrast or in not so sharp pixels. but there is so little differences between them that you shouldnt care if your blade is tft or oled, just buy the damn phone, its BEST BUY

Edited February 5, 2011 by cevcko

[Guest That-Guy]

I bought mine in the Orange shop and the girlfriends but I demanded to see the phone working before purchasing.

If it means a sale I am sure they will let you :P

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

I bought mine in the Orange shop and the girlfriends but I demanded to see the phone working before purchasing.

If it means a sale I am sure they will let you :P

Ok I have my OLED BOX -

On the Outside sticker (ledt side of the sticker) I have

ZTE P729B

Then under the product code

OZTN118

The Extra over the top sticker has

5 07141 595436

EDIT : I have 2 OLED phoned they BOTH have the same numbers as mentioned above - they were purchased a month apart

Post your box sticker numbers maybe we can work out if its possible to tell just by the box