Dark or Light Theme?

[kiddori]

Yeah, the white Lumia 900 is very classy. I thought the cyan was the king but the white one totally overshadows it.

Anyway, back to topic. Dark or Light?

 

[DanSmithKY]

Sorry, didn't mean to highjack the thread. I use the dark theme, and with an OLED screen, you almost have to. The blacks just look so good. Oh, and there's the whole battery life thing too, I suppose.

 

[kiddori]

No worries! I enjoyed your pic.

 

[poxme]

Hey guys got this one from the dark side of the force! Lol...

https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...34E3C989A9241C70!501&authkey=!APr8kM6VvSRIZ3k

Sent from my Radar C110e using Board Express

 

[Kadcidxa]

White is too hard on my eyes. Always use black and change my theme color/lock screen every month.

 

[cckgz4]

The dark seems to becoming a preference of mine

 

[socialcarpet]

Dark all the way... it's easier on my eyes than a bright white screen, it looks much more modern and sleek IMO too.

I never use the light theme, I can't stand it. In fact, I'd go as far to say that the dark theme is one of my favorite things about WP. if there weren't a dark theme I don't know that I would have even gone with Windows Phone....it would have been a much harder decision.

 

[dannejanne]

Dark all the way... it's easier on my eyes than a bright white screen, it looks much more modern and sleek IMO too.

I never use the light theme, I can't stand it. In fact, I'd go as far to say that the dark theme is one of my favorite things about WP. if there weren't a dark theme I don't know that I would have even gone with Windows Phone....it would have been a much harder decision.

Agreed. It's the dark OS that I urged for (and that it looks modern of course in its design). If it had been white only I would probably had stayed on Android. I always prefer dark because it's easy on the eyes specially at night. And it just looks so damn good on a amoled screen. White hurts my eyes. But the amoled white is at least "softer" than the TFT whites.

Bottom line. Always dark never light on my WP phone.

 

[killstr3ak]

I've been using a dark background with teal accents, but today I switched to a white background with purple accents. Feels like I've got a new phone!

lol.. I know exactly what you mean... (I have the HTC Radar) and I use the dark with blue accents 90%+ of the time... And I do almost sometimes feel like I have a new phone when I switch the wallpaper and theme.

After seeing this thread, I decided to switch it up to Light w/ Mango for a bit

 

[Squatting Hen]

I have not changed my theme since I first got the phone...actually forgot about the themes.

But now...I don't know which one I like best.

Always had Dark/Blue

 

[joemd60]

I as well prefer a dark theme, easier on the battery. And definately easier on the eyes, especially since mine are so light sensitive.
But light or dark, my Terrific Trophy is still Terrific!

 

[kiddori]

I love it how most apps, including mine, can have both a dark and light theme version and that the app version switches automatically when the user switch OS themes. Thumbs up for WP.

 

[sting7k]

Dark theme all the way. Always liked apps on my iPhone that had white on black. I find it easier to read. Plus with the screen of the Lumia 900 the black backgrounds and contrast against the colors just pop and look awesome IMO.

I've gotten a number of comments too on it, people have specifically mentioned they like white text/colors on black background a lot.

 

[jfa1]

Well I prefer the light them I used that mostly with the focus. With the Lumia 900 mine is black and I have switched several times back to light but mostly I stick with dark ad Nokia blue. I have a black ATT gel case but ordered a generic dark red one hoping to achieve the dark red Nokia WP8 concept look!

 

[Hammered Pizza]

Was originally a fan of the dark theme, but white feels more natural, especially when most of the apps are white. Makes IE feel better too.

Battery impact seems pretty negligible - how much time are you lot spending in the menus?

Currently rocking light with red accents. I'm a Gooner

 

[ncxcstud]

I coordinate my theme based on the liturgical year. I'm a dorky pastor . I love Easter, but I don't like the white theme on WP7, too bright.

 

[peterjr1boom]

i love the way the black is seamless with the glass on the glass panel on my lumia 800 so i always use the dark

 

[jaj324]

Always dark. It looks better, uses less juice and makes better use of the screen technology.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express

 

[Laura Knotek]

Dark with blue accents is my favorite option for my cyan L900.

 

[DanielCeleste]

For me it depends on two things:
1. When in sunlight use white
2. Dark environ,ends, black

But what ultimately decides should be the face of your phone - is it black or white?