I noticed that all Xiaomi devices have this option, but it is hidden in some of them. You can find the anti-flicker option in the "activity launcher" program in the settings section, and that number will take you to this hidden section.
The reason for hiding DCD option is that it's not implemented on the device, so after user adds it the device will still has same pwd - found footage on youtube for some devices. But I'm not sure that it's true for every device - so adding still worth a try.
Nice to see you happy man! I switched from the S24+ (terrible for my eyes) to a Moto Edge 50 pro (Moto Edges have DC Dimming) and I can use for long hours without problems.
Thank you Rafael. Samsung's screen pwm is the worst, I am happy you have found a smartphone that doesn't cause headaches and migraines. Will look into Moto devices 🙌🏼
Ich habe noch das Poco X4 GT. Habe auch gehört dass Motorola "relativ" gute OLEDs haben soll. Ich hatte früher LGs Phones mit OLED da hatte ich NIE Probleme.
I started having eye strain with samsung s9 plus. I was using them for heavy study use at low bright. Right now I can't even stare at my samsung for more than 0.5 seconds(my eyes start to shake and it hurts). I thought it's bc im getting old (im almost 29 years old, maybe). I think im gonna change my phone
Thank you for pointion out this problem, I remember one time I picked up an S9 or S8, and my eyes started hurting as soon as I looked at it, glad that it got better, but I don't think that I will try out oled screens ever again.
I have the same problem with wanting an LCD display phone but a good spec phone. I found Motorola Edge 50 Ultra also uses DC Dimming and I'm considering buying this
i am sure that dc dimming is automatically enabled on lower brightness because i am having no headaches or eye strain. i think xiaomi 14 ultra is best for me. perfect phone
I have noticed also that the black of the oled screen are just too strong witch creates too big contrast that also gives me a lot of eye strain. If you can I suggest also making the blacks more brighter has helped me a lot with oled eyestrain.
Yes. I have this issue. Had pixel phones up to 6 and then had to send the 6 back. 😢. Can't use switch oled or steam deck oled, really upsetting, considering the oled vita screen didn't have this issue and didn't have burn in. I've had to use Samsung A14 5g. As I can't afford to buy a more expensive phone otherwise
Sorry bad english: Honor is another brand that is releasing oled phones with really high pwm flickering (honor 90 or the magic 6 series wich i think goes up to 4000hz) sadly i cant stand any oled phones (not only because pwm but also things like infinty contrast and the colors are just too much for my eyes) but i am okay using with some lcd phones, right now i am using an realme narzo 30 5g and its working great, yes it is low end by today standards but i can use it for hours without feeling dizzy. Thanks for making this video, is great to see people talking about this, grettings from Venezuela.
Thank you for sharing your experience, yes I heard the honor pro has a high pwm but I didn't get the chance to try it out. I tried the realme 12 pro and it has a high pwm of 2160 but it's still gave me manageable headaches, the Xiaomi 14 works well because of the DC-Dimming/anti-flicker option, I hope you can find a similar flagship device that will not give you headaches. Glad to know I have an audience from Venezuela :-)
Honor is the best if you need comfort to your eyes. I have sensitive eyes and i can say you since i have started using magic 5 pro i am very satisfied and even in complete dark room also it is very comfortable.
i am sorry to tell you that Xiaomi 14 ultra don't hav DC dimming option but 14 has as you mentioned, because I went to Xiaomi store today to check this. The following device checked and don't have option for DC dimming (Anti-flicker mode): 13T, 13T pro, All redmi series. i.e. only Xiaomi 14 has anti-flicker mode
I’m using iPhone 11 with no problem and it’s good for eyes . And I tried to upgrade to 15 plus , you can’t believe I cannot stare at it for 1 minute also my eyes burnt like anything as a result of which I’m planning to sell it at loss. In 3 months I used it for less than 12 hours of entire purchase. I want to know if Xiomi 14 will help me or not ?
I was thinking of switching to ios for my next phone because of the screen problem, my initial plan was galaxy ultra, didn't know iphones have a similar problem 😢
@@nessynorris8241 I can feel you, bro, and what you’re going through at this moment, but the iPhone 11 is the last iPhone with an IPS LCD display. I hope Apple brings back that panel in the near future.
@Moe Zainal I will try this device as my eye pains and sensitivity are ruining my life, can’t watch v can’t use tablet, awful. Will be back with update. Thank you for raising awareness on this issue. Do you have a link to where the exact decide you bought? I find so many different options I don’t want to buy the wrong model. Do they offer tablets also? I want to start a business and run it from a tablet but can’t find one to use.
I bought it locally, if you are going to buy it online, make sure it's the international version and verify it's compatible with the band/frequency of your local telcos
Wow, you posted this video right when I needed it. Thanks for the update! I've been using POCO X3 Pro, one of the last semi-decent phones with IPS screen. Now that phone is dying on me. How crazy it is that today even if I'm ready to throw money into all these brands, I SIMPLY CAN'T USE THEIR PRODUCTS. There are no IPS screens anymore. It's insane. I'll try Xiaomi 14 based on your recommendation. BTW, are you aware of camera condensation issue of that model? Did you experience it?
Glad it helped :) regarding the camera, are you referring to the foggy lens? I heard about it but never experienced it, however this will be normal with large glasses imo. As a photographer, I get this issue during the summer all the time with my expensive gear from Sony. The AC's blasting indoors below 20° and outside it's 40°+ and very humid. But so far, I haven't faced this issue.
Thanks so much for the video! I already knew about this but seeing it really being talked about! I am using an iPhone 13 and have from childhood suffered from strong headaches, and I’m of course always using night shift (I wonder why Apple doesn’t even let it being put on always but in time intervals, smh) but it has a very low PWM dimming and I may be starting to feel the consequences. Thanks for the video!
Hey , thanks for doing the video , i am in similar situation , cant really use any latest OLED phones due to PWM , have u tried oneplus 12? seems to have higher pwm freq
im also very sensitive to pwm, currently iphone 11 and iphone SE is healthy for pwm sensitive user like me...tried many but yet to find one android ips/amoled that doesnt give me headache and migraine...will look into xiaomi 14
Thanks for the update. Do you have recommendations for laptops? I'm getting confused with all the different options; for example, anti glare, anti-reflective, and glossy and figuring out which is best for PWM sensitivity.
What do you think about nothing phone 2a has a panel uses DC-like dimming above 50% brightness and 2,160Hz PWM dimming below that vs honor 200 light that use a with a 3240Hz Risk-Free Eye-Care Display, certified by TÜV Rheinland flicker-free for its commitment to reducing eye strain im kinda trying to figure out if nothing phone is enough or not ??? Because hardware wise nothing phone is some what of a better phone but honor is better at dimming im stuck here 😅
I bought an Redmi 13 Pro becuse my 9T Pro died. Problem the Redmi 13 Pro has NO Anti-Flicker mode. And my eyes are hurting so much... 9T Pro with Anti-Flicker mode no problem. :(
My 3 years old Mi11 Ultra also has AntiFlicker DC Dimming. Maybe Options like HDR/120hz will disable DC Dimming, so on Mi14ultra the Options need to be checked. Also im not sure if DC Dimming is reducing the Lifetime of the Display more. I dis not notice Color Differences between DC/Pwm
Xiaomi 14 series is known for the foggy/condensation lens issue which is widespread across all continents where they're sold. Plenty of videos and people complaining about this hardware fault on forums as well. How is yours holding up?
I heard that too. Humidity in my country is around 47% today, and I still did not face this problem. I faced it once with my Sony A7III with the 24-105 lens, the photography equipment was in a AC controlled environment and went out to shoot early in the morning, the lens fogged up and I had to wait for it to go away. I suppose it could happen when you have big glasses. But I still did not have this issue with my Xiaomi 14.
I am looking to purchase a surface pro and wondered if you know if the LCD screen or the Oled screen use pwm and what affects they may have? From a sensitivity perspective My eyes are greatly affected by Samsung fold 4. I must use my prescription glasses to look at my phone. Otherwise I get blurred vision. Thanks!
I just got an OLED MSI monitor and it’s killing my eyes. I had motion sickness the first day I got it too. 😩I have no clue what to do. It looks amazing though
which ones. qd oled monitors that i’ve seen don’t have pwm
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Good move by Xiaomi, but still too expensive for users like me. I once used a Samsung A50s before, it was so horrible that I feel like I have lenses in my eyes
I heard they have a very high pwm frequency, it could be easy on the eyes and won't cause headaches and migraines. But I didn't try them out. I tried realme 12 pro which has a pwm frequency of 2160 but it wasn't enough.
@@MoeZainal Guess it depends on every individual like you also said. Switching from the s23u and s24u was a eyeopener from me. It's sad that I cannot use the s24 ultra without getting headaches.
hello sir. thank you for your honest opinion about this issue .i was wondering if you could help me to recommend a decent mid-range phone around a55 budget price. what would you choose? i have watched many phone reviews and they all say great things about their product that they are advertising. i am so confused. i would appreciate if you could guide me. ( my chief priorities are : screen ,battery, storage of 512 gb or having a memory slot)
Hlo sir my eyes are weak once I used OnePlus 5 at that time may be because of screen flickering m suffered from headache and my eyes alao stained now m using IPS LCD display phone without any eye issue but in future may be after m thinking to change my phone with amoled display phone so I want to know in future another brands like Xiaomi provide us dc dimming feature in amoled display in midrange or budget range how much time I should wait for dc dimming feature in amoled display
Hi Moe can you please cover this outside of mobile phones as well? For OLED TV screens it seems that PWM does not exist (according to Rtings, they simply don't use that PWM technology), but there's another type of flickering called refresh rate dip that causes a flickering (I have a video on my channel where I measured my OLED TV), would love to hear your thoughts on it
My very old Xiaomi 11T D1200 version has the Anti-flicker option as well. I assume maybe either phones with variable refresh rate or with HyperOS have this option.
With Honor Magic 6 pro i have very ugly headaches 😭 I will send back the phone and i will go back to my motorola edge 30(a 200 euro's phone 😅). With Magic i have headaches, migraines, etc , with Motorola all is good. I never believe that it can be possible till now when i ordered the Magic...
I bought samsung a35 7 days ago thinking i'm resistant and knowing my brother&father&grandpa uses samsung without any problems. But it hurt my eyes badly :( Now i'm looking for some ips flagman finding pretty much nothing. It's such a shame that nowadays ips is so rare. Best i could found were iqoo z8 (has no ip sertification at all) and realme 12 5g (but it's design is not for me). I'm also thinking about Xiaomi 13T and poco x6 pro - they both have 2000pwd and DC dimming in some way (not as user setting). But after samsung experience word AMOLED itself triggers me much. So I'm afraid and thinking of some tests that will show me if 2000pwd will be ok for me...) Before I've been using Redmi note 8 pro for 4 years - absolute IPS monster and had no problems with it till apparantly swam with it in my pocket. I could use it for 8-10 hours straight in some insomina scenarios and had no eye/headaches. Can you somehow compare your ips experience with Xiaomi 14 amoled - maybe you have used it in very long scenarios (> 4 hors straight)? Was it comfortable?
I love Xiaomi now im watching this on redmi pad se its really good device for entertainment and light games not to mention i have black shark 3 and 4 pro could not use any other brands specifically the Xiaomi ui is good better than any other brands for my test 😂
Hey. Things are turning out pretty interesting for me. I used the samsung z fold 5 phone for 4 days and it didn't give me a headache, but many people complained about it. I bought the Honor Magic v2 phone a few days ago, it has 3850 pwm eye protection, but after 3 minutes I get such a headache that I go crazy... I was thinking that it is not because of some blue light? I can't find a solution to this Oled problem... I have already returned about 10 phones.
Też miałem problemy z ekranami OLED. Ciekawe jest to, że nie miałem problemów z iPhonem 13 mini i obecnie używanym iPhone 14 Pro😮 Niedawno kupiłem iPada Pro M4 i po tygodniu używania, zaczęły boleć mnie oczy :( Największą zagadką, jest jednak to, dlaczego bolą mnie oczy od komputerów Apple??? Obojętnie, czy MacBook Pro, czy Mac mini, mam od tego ogromne bóle oczu i głowy, niewyraźne widzenie i migrenę! Obojętnie do jakiego monitora podłączę te urządzenie, efekt jest taki sam! Myślę, że to wina systemu, ponieważ żadne ustawienia nie pomagają…😢 Z Windowsem, nie mam takich problemów.
Man U did a great mistake. I was so obsessed with a Samsung. Apparently I bought this Galaxy A15 for it's price efficiency, 120 HZ display, brand value, 4 years OS update. It has an AMOLED panel. The biggest fault is there. When looking at this phone I'm having eye pain and headache(for longer use). Later I came to know the PWM dimming frequency of this phone is only 120 HZ😮😮. Even lower than 240HZ. This giving me eye pain. As a long period user, this is killing me. My previous phone was Redmi Note 7(stolen). It had IPS LCD. It was far better than this. I didn't had any issue with that. Zero eye pain, headache. Ah... my eyes are getting cooked with this one. Thank you for the information about DC dimming. Can you please let me know is DC dimming is as good as IPS LCD screen?
I have question. I am thinking of buying the Samsung galaxy X cover 7. It has a LCD screen. And it's from this year 2024. Do you think this could be a good option? Because I just figured out I am pwm sensitive too. I figured it out by buying the google pixel a8. And that went downhill for me really fast. I got nauseous and a really big migraine from that phone after only 15 minutes. The next day after 2 minutes. I am also a HSP person.
I bought the Poco X4 GT thanks to this channel and I really enjoy it-no eyestrain at all. Unfortunately, a few days ago, it fell down the stairs and broke. So, I started searching again and came across a recommendation for the Xiaomi 14. Is its OLED screen with DC dimming as flicker-free and easy on the eyes as the LCD screen on the Poco?
I'm sorry to hear about your phone, I currently use Xiaomi 14 with DC-Dimming anti-flicker enabled and it's working well for me. Everyone's sensitivity is different and the only way to know is to try the device.
@@MoeZainal Excellent! I will buy it and test it. I hope it works for me. I really miss my Poco X4 GT. It wasn't premium, but it was good enough for me, and I was recovering my eye health. Right now, I'm using a loaner OLED phone and starting to experience eye strain again. Thanks for all the help!
@arturomty9969 anytime, I hope it works for you, keep in mind that you might experience some eyestrain/headaches when you first setup the device, try keeping the brightness at max until you are able to enable the DC-Dimming anti-flicker feature. Good luck buddy!
I was thinking of buying a new phone to replace my 2018 LG G7 w/ IPS LCD. It's worrying that you could be wasting money on tech that makes you suffer with use. 😮
Hello, Moe I have one more question. I recently replaced the display on my Poco X4 GT while I save up for a Xiaomi 14. The new display looks very good, almost like the original, but it's not as bright. However, it causes my eyes to hurt. I checked for flickering by using my camera at a shutter speed of 1/16,000 second, and the display doesn't flicker. I've also turned down the blue light and used reading mode, but the issue persists. Do you have any ideas about what might be causing this?
So you didn't have a problem before changing your display? That's odd. I am not sure why you are getting headaches. It's also hard to detect pwm flickering with a normal camera.
@@MoeZainal I was very happy with the original display-no eyestrain, no headaches. I use a Fuji X-E2s with the max shutter speed and higher ISO, and I can see the bands moving on my wife's OLED phone, but not on my X4 GT. Could it be the blue light or any settings?
Moe, I’m still having issues with my newly bought Xiaomi 14, which I purchased on your advice. I'm using it at the lowest brightness setting. Does the anti-flickering work at the lowest brightness, or should I increase it to mid-level? At what percentage should I set my phone's brightness for optimal performance without straining my eyes?
@@MoeZainal Yes, I already enabled the DC dimming feature in the display settings by switching anti-flickering from regular. However, it’s still straining my eyes. When I use my iPhone 11, I don’t experience any discomfort at all.
I remember getting slight eye strain when I was setting up the device, but when I finally was able to enable DC-Dimming the strain went away the next day. How long has it been since you have enabled the anti-flicker option?
@@MoeZainal It's been two days since I started using the phone. I used it for roughly three hours yesterday, and my eyes were straining a lot. Hopefully, my eyes will adjust to the device as time passes. I had great expectations that it would not strain my eyes, but I am quite disappointed at the moment. I hope that it will improve. I wanted to ask you: I have been using the phone at zero brightness. Should I increase it to 50% or beyond, or should I turn on auto brightness so that the anti-flicker will work?
Hello Moe and everyone here, I have an iPhone 11 with an IPS LCD screen and want to upgrade to a 15. Wow, there's no way to look at it without feeling fatigued, strange and a little dizzy! A shame, it's a wonderful phone with a terrible OLED screen for me! I would like to know which cell phones with good cameras have dc diiming, or anti flickering! Please could someone post a list! Thanks Moe, yes I had a s22 ultra, I almost fell on the floor after using the cell phone...
Unfortunately, Apple iPhone new smartphones have a low pwm frequency which causes eye strain, headaches and migraines. So far, I have been using Xiaomi 14 with DC-Dimming (anti-flicker) with no issues. Other users here have been praising Motorola's lineup with DC-Dimming.
Bro, the same thing happened to me. I was using an iPhone 11 without any problem. Then I purchased an iPhone 15 and couldn't use it for more than 12 hours in total, even though I've had it for three months. I'm planning to sell it at a loss. I want to make sure that my next phone is easier on my eyes. Did you purchase any other phone? If you did, please let me know.
I had that option with my OnePlus 8 or 9, I changed the device when they decided to remove that feature with their update. Not sure about their new release. I do not trust OnePlus anymore tbh. Have you always had headaches when using smartphones?
@@MoeZainal I was using midrange samsung phones previously like A55 , s23fe . I don't have any issues with these phones. But when I switch to OnePlus mainly , like I had the OnePlus Nord 3 , one plus Nord ce 4 and now the OnePlus 12 is getting the same minor headaches. In between I used OnePlus 12R , no headaches on this phone .I don't know what's going on this screens. Please suggest some good tips for this issue I'm liking my OnePlus 12 but due to headaches I'm worried about.
@mohammadashraf1247 the safest bet is using any smartphone with an LCD screen, I believe the Nord uses an LCD screen display. This is the safest way for extremely pwm sensitive individuals.
I bought OnePlus12 a week ago and same suffering from eye strain specially when the brightness in nearly mid level I noticed the screen keep flashing in right side of the screen not sure if this issue only with my phone, anyway I requested for return yesterday and looking for another option. BTW I tried the anti faker option but it still did not work with me
Generally, IPS LED screens don't flicker because they use DC-Dimming, try staying away from any OLED/Amoled because they use PWM Dimming. If you find a monitor that you like and is an IPS LCD , email the manufacturer to ask about pwm flickering just to make sure.
How does that work? The problem happens with low brightness range and low pwm frequencies, I assume that's when DC-Dimming kicks in otherwise it doesn't make sense having DC-Dimming at high-brightness because at that point it's safe for the eye.
@@MoeZainal I don't know. but it really works like my first comment. my guess is that the oled panel on xiaomi 14 pro lose accuracy with dc dimming at low brightness, so they switched to high pwm frequency, which is close to dc dimming in terms of eye strain.
Man… I don’t have OLED phone but I’ve been reading about this problem and wondering why no solutions are being presented. Seeing that Honor phone in the opening of the video was mind-blowing! I believe Apple should implement that as well, but knowing how cheap they are, it will probably take a while. If the battery consumption is the reason why high frequency isn’t as common, my hope is that there will be significant advancement in that area in the future.
Here is my experience: 1. Samsung Galaxy S2 - hurts my eyes a lot 2. Samsung Galaxy S5 - hurts my eyes even more than Galaxy S2 3. LG G2 Mini - does not hurt my eyes, but very washed out colors 4. iPhone 7 - very good IPS not hurting eyes 5. iPhone 13 - Good OLED, not hurting eyes 6. iPhone 15 pro - Good OLED, not hurting eyes
the problem with most devices with high pwm freq is that it's not high on all brightness levels which is useles, dont let the specs sheet fool you guys. btw motorola is another brand that implements dc dimming
I have the same issue if eyestrain when using all these new phones , i still have iphone 8plus its the only safe phone on my eyes i tried 11 11pro 12 13 tried Samsung they all cause me headacheeystrain and nausea im not sure that its about pwm or oled because i used 11 which is lcd it hurt me as well .. i hope i cam find the answer bcuz if my iphone 8plus get stolen or damaged i think i will never use smartphones !
Fair warning... Don't go spending hundreds on a phone that promises a software feature. Oneplus removed it, so can all the others. Also, the Nothing Phone 1 was very good at launch, it didn't flicker. Then because the screens were breaking that way, they released an update that reduced max brightness and introduced PWM. This is so upsetting and has been an issue for years now. Got my first eye issues with the Oneplus 5T and since then I've also become very photosensitive, generally very sensitive to light. This should be taken more seriously, but sadly no business will benefit from catering to a minority. There have been hundreds of "success stories" on forums by now, about phones that seemingly worked for people. Guess what, all of the posters of those topics took their words back and went back to finding a phone. I'm willing to bet money that this Xiaomi will eventually stop working for your eyes.
I bought S24 ultra twice,needed to sell it because of several eye strain and severe headache also bought fold 6 but again migraine headache and eye strain so needed to sell it at last
You are welcome, I strongly suggest researching new TVs, type of screen, pwm, and pwm frequencies. Mine is fairly old, 5 years or so, I am sure tech has changed since then.
