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		leapius on Sept 17, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens Actually you can still use the 3g / browser in that mode (except it is in black and white).

rsynnott on Sept 17, 2014 [–]

Is this a joke?

BuildTheRobots on Sept 17, 2014 | [–]

No. My understanding is that with an AMOLED screen it uses substantially more power when displaying a range of colours.

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