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News Weekly: Pixel 10 series launched, Google tackles OLED problem, only the Pixel 10 Pro XL gets 25W charging, and more

By Nandika Ravi Published

News Weekly A round-up of the biggest tech-related news that stood out this week.

News Weekly
A Google Pixel 9 Pro XL with a red and blue wallpaper from the app Backdrops, including Android pins and stickers in front of the phone
Exclusive: The Pixel 10 could be in for an unexpected display upgrade

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Flash forward The Google Pixel 9 series boasts some of the best displays on the market but lags behind in one key area. The Pixel 10 may change that.

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Flash forward
Android smartwatches have a flicker problem. The OnePlus Watch 3 fixed it

By Michael L Hicks Published

Wear OS Weekly More and more AMOLED phones are letting you switch from eye-straining PWM to DC dimming, but only a couple of smartwatches spare your eyes.

Wear OS Weekly
The iPhone 16e signals the death of LCDs and the death of the smartphone for some

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

The more you know OLED displays have made huge strides to be more eye-friendly, but some people will never be able to use them and that poses a huge problem.

The more you know
Looking at an iPhone 14 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL with a worried expression
New research confirms Samsung, Google, and Apple have been wrong all along

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

What a pain Your smartphone may be worse for your health than you previously thought, but not every brand is at fault.

What a pain
OnePlus 12R review
How to enable DC dimming on the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R

By Nicholas Sutrich Last updated

Real dimming One of the best features of the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R is the phones' ability to use DC dimming at higher brightness levels. Here's how to enable it and save your eyes!

Real dimming
The OnePlus 12's home screen
OnePlus 13 looks to continue using more eye-friendly BOE OLED panels

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Take Care OnePlus President Li Jie confirmed that the company will continue to work with BOE and its displays for a new device.

Take Care
Changing the Google Pixel 8 Pro's PWM rate from 240hz to 3840Hz
I made the Pixel 8 Pro's display 20x better with a single line of code

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

What an upgrade! The Google Pixel 8 Pro launched with an abysmally low PWM rate of 240Hz, but the custom ROM community has been able to push that as high as 4800Hz.

What an upgrade!
Holding up a TCL Tab 10 NXTPAPER 5G tablet and a OnePlus Nord N30 5G phone to examine the LCD panels
As fewer phones use LCD, companies have a responsibility to uphold

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Blinded by the light AMOLED panels are often thought of as a more premium type of display, but they come with some serious negative health trade-offs that companies aren't disclosing.

Blinded by the light
Holding the Honor Magic 6 Pro and looking at the PWM rate at 30% brightness
Not enough people are talking about this phone's weird display

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Keep your secrets The Honor Magic 6 Pro is the first phone with 4,320Hz PWM brightness adjustment, but does that automatically mean it's better for your eyes?

Keep your secrets
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