DxOMark introduced a new protocol for evaluating displays, simplifying the testing process and adding innovative features. With a special focus on visual health, the team of experts launches theEye Comfort Label, a new label designed to improve users' viewing experience. Here are all the details of the news that we will find in the next evaluations of mobile devices.
Eye Comfort Label: Here's how DxOmark improves its smartphone ratings
DXOMARK has released a significant update to its display evaluation protocol, reducing testing attributes from six to four: readability, video, color and touch. This update also includes new lenses for HDR video quality, updated color targets and expanded test conditions to include brighter lighting scenarios.
Time spent in front of screens is a growing concern, especially due to its effects on visual health and sleep. In 2023, in Europe the Average screen time was 4 hours and 37 minutes, with peaks of up to 7 hours for adolescents. Blue light, in particular, can inhibit the production of melatonin, the sleep hormone, negatively affecting well-being and performance. Flicker and brightness levels are also factors that can impact on visual health, with potentially serious effects in rare cases, such as photosensitive epilepsy.
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Smartphone addiction is a serious problem, especially in China, where it mainly affects college students, teenagers and young adults. A DXOMARK survey revealed that 83% of respondents are concerned about the impact of smartphones on sleep and vision. 43% consider visual comfort when purchasing a new smartphone, and 71% already use visual comfort or night modes.
The four main criteria of DxOMark
The DXOMARK Eye Comfort Label is structured around four key aspects:
- temporal modulation of light: evaluates the perception of flicker, caused by rapid fluctuations in brightness.
- brightness level: ensures that the automatic brightness mode avoids glare in dim light conditions, while still ensuring visibility.
- blue light filtering: Measures the impact of blue light on melatonin production using circadian action factor (CAF).
- color consistency: Evaluates how the blue filter affects the color performance of the display, biasing the white point towards orange.
Tested products that meet the Eye Comfort Label criteria will display the label on dedicated pages, with details on the results and analysis of the visual comfort criteria.
