Dark Mode Efficiency Questioned

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Small study suggests dark mode doesn’t save much power for very human reasons

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Dark modes aim to save power by making most backgrounds very dark or black.

But what about on older screen technology, LCDs? The BBC is out with a study comparing the light and dark modes of one of its website pages on an older laptop.

The study suggests that claims about dark mode's efficiency may be overstated in real-world scenarios.

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