Apple Needs to Copy Samsung's New Security Smartphone Screen ASAP(www.wsj.com)
16 pointsby Brajeshwar4 hours ago5 comments
  • dsdxd3 hours ago
    There’s been screen protector film on the market that does exactly this for almost as long as the iPhone‘s been available. Almost 20 years?
    • TheDong3 hours ago
      Can the screen protector film only mask banking apps and notifications, but not the lock screen and homescreen?

      It's a real, albeit minor, quality of life improvement for the phone screen to only become less-vibrant for a subset of content.

    • iknowstuff3 hours ago
      It’s clear that you haven’t really looked much into this. It’s per pixel.

      Screen protectors also degrade light output

      • Kirby642 hours ago
        > Screen protectors also degrade light output

        So does this function from Samsung. You can see in all the video demonstrations that the 'privacy' pixels are notably dimmer even head-on compared to normal pixels.

        • throwaway27092519 minutes ago
          Not the same thing.

          These pixels are dimmer by themselfs. They dont get muted by a layer on top of them.

          This means way less energy usage therefore longer lasting battery at similar brightness!

    • SilverElfin3 hours ago
      The Samsung masking tech can selectively mask parts of the screen. And it has configurability so it automatically is turned on only in certain apps and things like that. Because it dims the screen slightly (when you look at it straight on), just like a screen protector, it’s really useful that it can be customized in these ways. You get to keep the quality of the screen high to a much greater amount while still keeping your privacy.
  • that_lurker2 hours ago
    Samsung makes the screens for iPhones so they most linely will make this tech available after the testing period with the new phone
  • tremarleyan hour ago
    They will likely copy it in 8 years and label it innovative.
  • yftsui2 hours ago
    When your display fails in viewing angles, we call it privacy screen