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Re:Carbon footprint of unwanted data use by smartphones by always2slow on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @02:51PM (#32841566)
Not for OLEDs. I just tested my LG C1, 64 watt difference between full screen black #0000000 and full screen white #FFFFFF at 120hz
Re:Carbon footprint of unwanted data use by smartphones by scrollaway on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @08:19PM (#32845332)
The campaign referenced by GP is very old. It dates from before OLEDs. LCDs were the most common screen type and CRTs second most common at the time.
Re:Carbon footprint of unwanted data use by smartphones by Melatonic on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:14PM (#32845762)
How much does it draw in total before / after? Curious how much of a percentage change this is
Re:Carbon footprint of unwanted data use by smartphones by always2slow on Thursday September 15, 2022 @11:12AM (#32853254)
228w - total system draw with LG C1 off/standby

270w - #000000 fullscreen

332w - #FFFFFF fullscreen

270w-228w = 42w #000000 fullscreen power draw

332w-228w = 104w #FFFFFF fullscreen power draw

( 104w - 42w ) / 42w = 2.4761

so ~248% more power usage from the screen for full #FFFFFF.

One thing to note is I have the OLED pixel brightness set to 50/100 and the brightness set to 50/100. 2.2 Gamma, black level: full. The LG C1 has some auto brightness baked into the firmware and it fluctuates, I tried to measure it at full brightness but as you can see today it's at 62w over #000000 compared to before so there is some deviation. However, I think it's safe to say that darker colors do actually save substantial power on OLED displays. Plus the black levels really are just amazing. Black is actually black and not a weird grayish with backlight shining through like TN/IPS LCDs.

edit: formatting.

Re:Carbon footprint of unwanted data use by smartphones by Dma54rhs on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @03:58PM (#32842552)
What was the difference?
Re:Carbon footprint of unwanted data use by smartphones by always2slow on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @06:51PM (#32844539)
64 watts?