Defect or just poor viewing angles? - Nexus 6P General

Okay so a lot of people are reporting 'defective' displays on the 6P. I just wanted these guys to take a look below and tell me if theirs is like mine. If so, I don't consider this a defect. Just poor viewing angles. In fact, this ONLY shows itself on white displays/images. On anything else, it is undetectable.
My old Note II is the closest to the 6P. Both AMOLED, Note II colors are more vibrant, whites are more off white than the 6P and the display is less bright also. Although less pronounced, the Note II does still have this 'color shift' but only so slightly.
My Z3 is actually worse than my 6P in this respect, despite having better whites and a brighter display.
My iP6+ color shifts the least but being an IPS panel, it doesn't have the lovely punchy colors that the 6P does. It is also the device with the worst bezels.
I must admit, to my naked eyes, the 6P is not as pink as it came out in the images. In reality, it is more a warm yellow? The phones were all on full brightness. I used an OG ipad mini to capture the images. The Z3 on the far left, then the iP6+, then the 6P and then the Note II far right.
TLDR: all these panels are dramatically different. I don't think the 6P 'color shift' is a defect at all, if it is like mine below. Is this acceptable of Google? No. But hardly a defect.
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Below is the iPhone 6+ alongside the 6P

There are already several open threads discussing screen issues with the Nexus 6P. You are welcome to post in them.
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SIII screen versus One X and iPhone 4S (oh, & multitasking too)

I'd like to hear from people who currently own the SIII or have compared it directly to a HTC One X and iPhone 4 or 4S.
Specifically what I'd really like to know is how the screens of these devices compare to each other. From personal experience, I find the screen of the iPhone 4 and 4S to be a bluish hue whereas the One X has a wonderfully white display. (When both devices are at full brightness with auto brightness disabed.)
I'd like to know if anyone has experience comparing the SIII screen to the 4/4S and/or the One X. What I can tell from comparision videos so far is that the SIII has a bluish screen (a la the iPhone) compared to the One X.
Also, the issue the One X has with multitasking is well documented by now. Does the SIII share this issue?
Thank you in advance for any answers. After seeing the leaked next gen iPhone pics, I'm seriously contemplating getting the SIII when it comes to AT&T.
I am picky about screens. Or I should say, I became picky after owning the iphone 4.
The iphone 4 screen is 2 years old. It did not change for the iphone 4s.
Yet, it is still the king of the hill. The benchmark. Nice and bright with typical IPS viewing angles and a standard hdtv-like presentation (~500 nits) This does NOT speak to Apple's greatness. It only speaks to Apple's leverage and high standards for parts. They got exclusivity, and a high quality part, at a mass market price. Not sure if another maker could have gotten such a nice screen at an affordable price, nor am I sure if another maker would care to the degree that Apple does about using premium components. Colors are a bit undersaturated if you ask me. Thankfully other makers are now catching up to the iphone 4's display. But a tip of the hat to the iphone 4, which started it all and is still at the very top of the heap even 2 years later, an eternity in the smartphone world.
HTC One X, is the first screen that surpasses the iphone 4's screen, simply b/c it's bigger but maintains the same quality. I'd say that white is more truly white on the One X, and the screen is slightly brighter (~550 nits). Colors pop more and are more fully saturated. I would choose the One X or the iphone 4s screen soley based on your preferred screen size.
S3 I have not seen, but I have seen the Note's screen and Galaxy Nexus. My main issue is that they are not nearly bright enough. Blue cast, and of course the pentile matrix display. The matrix was easily visible to me, and the ovrriding reason why I downgrade the screens vs the One X and iphone 4. Next comes max brightness (~330 nits). You want a higher brightness when watching videos and using it in the sun. On the plus side, the blacks are the deepest they can be b/c the pixels are completely off. Can't beat that. Colors are very saturated, which is better than undersaturated. Also wonderful viewing angles.
My opinion is in the minority. Most people think that the S3's screen is wonderful and amazing. They are not bothered by the measurably less peak brightness, and the easily visible (to me) pentile matrix. I believe that IPS tech is still the superior one simply b/c it looks more natural, or maybe it's b/c what we're most used to, even outside of smartphone displays.
lamenramen said:
I am picky about screens. Or I should say, I became picky after owning the iphone 4.
The iphone 4 screen is 2 years old. It did not change for the iphone 4s.
Yet, it is still the king of the hill. The benchmark. Nice and bright with typical IPS viewing angles and a standard hdtv-like presentation (~500 nits) This does NOT speak to Apple's greatness. It only speaks to Apple's leverage and high standards for parts. They got exclusivity, and a high quality part, at a mass market price. Not sure if another maker could have gotten such a nice screen at an affordable price, nor am I sure if another maker would care to the degree that Apple does about using premium components. Colors are a bit undersaturated if you ask me. Thankfully other makers are now catching up to the iphone 4's display. But a tip of the hat to the iphone 4, which started it all and is still at the very top of the heap even 2 years later, an eternity in the smartphone world.
HTC One X, is the first screen that surpasses the iphone 4's screen, simply b/c it's bigger but maintains the same quality. I'd say that white is more truly white on the One X, and the screen is slightly brighter (~550 nits). Colors pop more and are more fully saturated. I would choose the One X or the iphone 4s screen soley based on your preferred screen size.
S3 I have not seen, but I have seen the Note's screen and Galaxy Nexus. My main issue is that they are not nearly bright enough. Blue cast, and of course the pentile matrix display. The matrix was easily visible to me, and the ovrriding reason why I downgrade the screens vs the One X and iphone 4. Next comes max brightness (~330 nits). You want a higher brightness when watching videos and using it in the sun. On the plus side, the blacks are the deepest they can be b/c the pixels are completely off. Can't beat that. Colors are very saturated, which is better than undersaturated. Also wonderful viewing angles.
My opinion is in the minority. Most people think that the S3's screen is wonderful and amazing. They are not bothered by the measurably less peak brightness, and the easily visible (to me) pentile matrix. I believe that IPS tech is still the superior one simply b/c it looks more natural, or maybe it's b/c what we're most used to, even outside of smartphone displays.
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As someone who has compared the iPhone 4 and One X screens side by side, I agree entirely with your assessment. (I do think the One X has a definitive edge overall compared to the iPhone 4 screen.) However I think you'd need to see the SIII in person before making any assessments regarding it's quality. The impression I'm getting from HD YouTube videos is that the SIII screen possess a bluish hue, a la iPhone 4/4S, however the pentile display does not seem to produce a great deal of pixelation as I originally feared.
I've seen them all, and HTC One X's screen is definitely the best. You'll really notice the difference if you put them side-by-side for sure.
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I've seen them all, and HTC One X's screen is definitely the best. You'll really notice the difference if you put them side-by-side for sure.
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Screen aside, I don't like the One X. Multitasking issues. Camera bump on the back. Prefer the hardware home buttons of the iPhone and SIII.
Htc one x screen is awful. Is clean yes but colors r not natural. White is not clear white whilr black is grey.
I own both and I will say this:
The One X screen is amazing. It is pin sharp. Fonts looks amazing. Colours are very natural and look good. (Sorry Totòòò, I disagree with you, perhaps your screen was faulty)
But, the Galaxy is better in 9/10 ways. It's near impossible to notice the pentile matrix. You have to zoom in on a font to even notice, beyond regular reading levels. The One X screen is just that bit more sharp, where in the above scenario, you still cannot make out any dots. EDIT: Although I have found that different fonts yield different results. For example, the font used in the stock browser looks really good, even when zoomed in a fair bit. The font used in Chrome Beta, does not. I notice the pentile matrix a lot more when using this font.
The galaxy S3 screen has deeper colours (if you've seen AMOLED before you know what I mean), and I find it more pleasurable to look at.
The only detractor with the S3, is that when scrolling text on white backgrounds (e..g web pages), and scrolling it fast, the fonts tend to blur a little bit due to the pentile matrix. When you stop scrolling, the fonts are pin sharp. The One X did not suffer from this.
Overall (and believe me I am picky about my screens) I find the S3 screen to *just* have the edge over the One X screen, due to the fact the colours being that little bit more pleasurable to look at.
Of course, this is all subjective. YMMV. At the end of the day they are both very good screens.
One X shty multi is the same as Sensations, totally a disaster. Plus closed case, cannot change acu, no microsd and huge slowness. Seriously this phone sucks. SGS3 on the other hand, like SGS2 do not have such problems.
Damn, i want my gs3 what is going on with Samsung,is there anyone who got the pepple blue in EU delivered.
Sorry guys,of topic i know
No there's noone, because Samsung stopped deliverys of blue one for around three weeks! Get a white one, it's hot!
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Mega 6.3 screen color looks nicer than Note 2

Today I was at an at&t store so I compared the screens of mega and my note 2 side by side. I played the same YouTube video on both devices. Boy how come I've never realized how yellow the whites look on my note 2, and yet it's pure white on the mega. I just don't get it. Isn't the note 2 supposed to be a high end flagship?
That fact is related to the phisical type of the screen: while it's an amoled on your Note 2, like my Razr, it's an LCD on the Mega. This means that whites are a lot better on the Mega, but blacks are better on amoled phones, because an amoled screen shows blacks by turning off every single pixel. People love LCDs for their color accuracy (for example, SuperLCDs mounted on HTCs), or prefer amoleds for their rich colors and high contrast ratio. Modern Samsungs have a tool for adjusting color temperature and saturation, and even Nokias have the same tool, to help you find screen colors that fits you and prevent over saturation!
Hope this explaination helps!
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x2h said:
Today I was at an at&t store so I compared the screens of mega and my note 2 side by side. I played the same YouTube video on both devices. Boy how come I've never realized how yellow the whites look on my note 2, and yet it's pure white on the mega. I just don't get it. Isn't the note 2 supposed to be a high end flagship?
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I knew about the green/blueish tint on my original Note but I never realized that it was that bad. Same goes with the black clipping/crushed.
I knew of course about them too as with almost all other "problems" but boy, playing the same clips with the Mega or the Note on top or and the other one below, what a difference.
You guys can download a bunch of High quality clips beloew. But also any quality 1080p trailer will do(e.g Transformers). Also Sintel, Big buck bunny etc.
http://www.hfrmovies.com/high-frame-rate-example-videos/
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That fact is related to the phisical type of the screen: while it's an amoled on your Note 2, like my Razr, it's an LCD on the Mega. This means that whites are a lot better on the Mega, but blacks are better on amoled phones, because an amoled screen shows blacks by turning off every single pixel. People love LCDs for their color accuracy (for example, SuperLCDs mounted on HTCs), or prefer amoleds for their rich colors and high contrast ratio. Modern Samsungs have a tool for adjusting color temperature and saturation, and even Nokias have the same tool, to help you find screen colors that fits you and prevent over saturation!
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True. The difference is obvious between them(Note 1 vs Mega) but I'm really satisfied with the Mega's screen.
I'm a huge fan of Amoled's, but I can say that my first ownership experience with a quality LCD is going quite well so far. More than well actually.
AMOLED is great but it needs more development to work out the problems it has (yellowish/bluish whites, black clipping/crush, screen deterioration, real rgb subpixels, etc). These problems are very obvious when you compare screens side by side specially with the Mega's SC LCD (super clear).

Clarity/resolution

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.
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Even at QHD I can see the weird rainbow-sh look in the display. AMOLEDs with pentile pattern look worse than something like IPS at the same resolution.
Im not sure if it's because of the curves or the QHD but the screen looks AMAZING. Great contrast between whites and blacks and so crisp for web browsing.
Definitely one of the best screens available in smartphones. WOW effect is still present for me.
I think the edges ruin the screen for me. If the S7 had been larger I wouldn't have gotten the edge.
I say this as a previous Note 7 owner. The Note 7 edge wasn't so steep and didn't blur out text/pictures that go over the edge anywhere near as bad.
I will gladly buy an S8 edge outright if it holds the design of the Note 7's edge.
Believe that IPS screens have more definition.
Not a bad screen, but if I compare my iPhone 6s Plus between this S7 Edge, iPhone looks more clear.
sYnced said:
Believe that IPS screens have more definition.
Not a bad screen, but if I compare my iPhone 6s Plus between this S7 Edge, iPhone looks more clear.
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I personally don't think the clarity is any better, but the colors are far more realistic which may be what causes that thought. While the S7E is better than previous samsung phones I've had, their colors are insanely over saturated. That just is a samsung thing in general. Their TVs are the same way. Most of the stock adjustments are horrible and I could never own one without it needing calibrated.
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I personally don't think the clarity is any better, but the colors are far more realistic which may be what causes that thought. While the S7E is better than previous samsung phones I've had, their colors are insanely over saturated. That just is a samsung thing in general. Their TVs are the same way. Most of the stock adjustments are horrible and I could never own one without it needing calibrated.
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There are several options in settings > display > screen mode to adjust colors.
nosympathy said:
I personally don't think the clarity is any better, but the colors are far more realistic which may be what causes that thought. While the S7E is better than previous samsung phones I've had, their colors are insanely over saturated. That just is a samsung thing in general. Their TVs are the same way. Most of the stock adjustments are horrible and I could never own one without it needing calibrated.
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I do know about saturation on AmoLed screens. I´m actually comparing both phones right now, and looking closely to them, I can swear iPhone has more like definition, despite of resolution on S7E.
You are right about TVs, their colors are too much strong for me, thats why I prefer LG, curved screens are insane.
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There are several options in settings > display > screen mode to adjust colors.
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Yeah, it doesn't come close regardless of those settings to the more realistic IPS display. I do blame Samsung, I think the displays are capable of realistic colors, but samsung is at fault for their love of over saturation.
sYnced said:
I do know about saturation on AmoLed screens. I´m actually comparing both phones right now, and looking closely to them, I can swear iPhone has more like definition, despite of resolution on S7E.
You are right about TVs, their colors are too much strong for me, thats why I prefer LG, curved screens are insane.
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Do you have the phone set to WQHD? I was comparing mine to my dads Iphone 6S Plus last night and couldn't tell a difference minus the heavy color saturation. I started using some B&W images to compare to try and remove the color problem. Tried to pick some pictures that were more on the W end than the B end to keep it relatively fair. Used some rather large pictures, larger than either display can show, which also plays a role in which compresses better. WQHD is 2560X1440 and the 6S Plus is 1920X1080. I did not compare two 1080P images and so the Iphone may win here. I can't say for sure.
Now if you were to ask me to compare my old Note 3/4 to the Iphone 6 Plus at the time, I would 100% agree with you.
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Yeah, it doesn't come close regardless of those settings to the more realistic IPS display. I do blame Samsung, I think the displays are capable of realistic colors, but samsung is at fault for their love of over saturation.
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This article seems to say otherwise. http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S7_ShootOut_1.htm
nosympathy said:
Yeah, it doesn't come close regardless of those settings to the more realistic IPS display. I do blame Samsung, I think the displays are capable of realistic colors, but samsung is at fault for their love of over saturation.
Do you have the phone set to WQHD? I was comparing mine to my dads Iphone 6S Plus last night and couldn't tell a difference minus the heavy color saturation. I started using some B&W images to compare to try and remove the color problem. Tried to pick some pictures that were more on the W end than the B end to keep it relatively fair. Used some rather large pictures, larger than either display can show, which also plays a role in which compresses better. WQHD is 2560X1440 and the 6S Plus is 1920X1080. I did not compare two 1080P images and so the Iphone may win here. I can't say for sure.
Now if you were to ask me to compare my old Note 3/4 to the Iphone 6 Plus at the time, I would 100% agree with you.
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Yes, on WQHD, on 1080p doesn't have any chance to fight.
I am not sure what it is, just feeling more satisfied with 6s Plus. I have played with Settings on screen for S7E, but it's not close. It may be that I've used my 6s plus for a year and I'm new with the S7E, got used to ips.
Anyhow, I feel same as you with saturation. Samsung could do it better.
I used to own an Iphone 6s and the difference in screen quality is huge.I love my s7 edge!
I really like my S7e in every way but an Iphone 7 plus display looks better to me.
Doesn't really bother me though.
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This article seems to say otherwise. http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S7_ShootOut_1.htm
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says exactly what I am saying...
Screens fine, but over saturated to hell and back. Yes it has a color management to help, but it can't fix horribly handled saturation by Samsung.
"As expected the Galaxy S7 OLED spectra are relatively narrow with deep notches between the primaries, which results in highly saturated colors that are adjusted with display Color Management to improve image color accuracy"
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says exactly what I am saying...
Screens fine, but over saturated to hell and back. Yes it has a color management to help, but it can't fix horribly handled saturation by Samsung.
"As expected the Galaxy S7 OLED spectra are relatively narrow with deep notches between the primaries, which results in highly saturated colors that are adjusted with display Color Management to improve image color accuracy"
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According to the article from DisplayMate, the the average color error (from sRGB) of the S7 Edge is 1.5 JNCD and broke the previous record for color accuracy. I see no evidence that Samsung was unable to properly calibrate the S7 Edge display in Color Management, as it had the least average color error for smartphone displays at the time of review.
kinda disappointed with whiteness of the screen
my opx and oppo f1 s have much whiter screen.this one is yellowish. any tweaks suggested?
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According to the article from DisplayMate, the the average color error (from sRGB) of the S7 Edge is 1.5 JNCD and broke the previous record for color accuracy. I see no evidence that Samsung was unable to properly calibrate the S7 Edge display in Color Management, as it had the least average color error for smartphone displays at the time of review.
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I once bought a Pioneer Kuro 50" Plasma TV. It was, at the time, heralded as the most accurate set available. Display Mate and others did their tests etc and several AV mags used the TV as a reference. It cost me £2700.
I sold it at a £900 loss 6 months later.
Never got on with it and honestly never understood what all the buzz was about. Whilst blacks were deep whites looked ... not white. Worse, in scenes with a lot of white content the brightness dimmed further. The thing also buzzed in tune with brightness levels.
The test reports didn't or hardly did touch on these well known problems often discussed on owner forums.
Moral ... don't believe everything you read.
I also feel that for me a good LCD still has the upper hand in naturalness picture wise overall compared to Amoled which, in comparison, seems over saturated. (I use basic mode and an app called Screen balance)
Other than that, I think the S7E is a good device and I probably will use it another year.
My next phone will likely have an LCD display though unless Samsung change their Amoleds in some ways (or introduce more versatile screen adjustments)
Saturation levels may well also depend on the resolution
If every pixel is used you likely get more Saturation. In Nougat you can lower resolution to HD. I haven't updated yet as I want more S7e user feedback on A7 (I have exceptional battery life on MM and no issues).
I would be interested to hear if anyone noticed less Saturation with reduced resolution, ideally backed up by measurements.
I can't see the differents between FHD and 2k with my eyes

Why people love amoled?

I really don't understand why people love amoled displays, yea it has the best blacks, but the colors are punchy, uncomfortable to the eye and not even close to natural,
On the the other side there is LCD IPS displays which brings a very natural colors, a pleasant to see and not so bad blacks after all especially on The G5, for me AMOLED displays are considered as a disadvantage cuz i prefer natural colors, believe it or not this is one of the reasons i skipped the S7
Many people love them because Samsung told them to
AMOLED is good for the blacks, but mainly battery efficiency too!
Screen Burn-in could be a bad thing though...
I agree though that IPS has more natural colours.
I just wished G5's IPS wasn't this cool... ugh, and I experience kinda bad image retention...
When I was buying a new phone I had in front of me LG G5 and S7 Edge. I had many IPS display phones but I just hate it when they have blueish black tint, and even though that G5 doesn't have a aggressive blueish tint, it still has a lot worse display than S7 Edge does. Watching videos is painful all colours look inaccurate and kind of washed out. For average user LG G5 display will be fine. But if someone wants a really stunning display they will go for the Amoled.
Not trying to offend anyone, I think that LG G5 is a great device, I was considering it over S7 Edge for the camera angle but when I found out that there is no root then I just bought S7 Edge other than that many people were complaining about the battery life. I also really like LG System UI.
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When I was buying a new phone I had in front of me LG G5 and S7 Edge. I had many IPS display phones but I just hate it when they have blueish black tint, and even though that G5 doesn't have a aggressive blueish tint, it still has a lot worse display than S7 Edge does. Watching videos is painful all colours look inaccurate and kind of washed out. For average user LG G5 display will be fine. But if someone wants a really stunning display they will go for the Amoled.
Not trying to offend anyone, I think that LG G5 is a great device, I was considering it over S7 Edge for the camera angle but when I found out that there is no root then I just bought S7 Edge other than that many people were complaining about the battery life. I also really like LG System UI.
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I found watching videos on the G5 a joy, iam not a fan boy or anything simply saying the truth, i had a galaxy s4, s6 and a nexus 5 before, right now i am using the G5, in my persepctive the G5's display is way better than the one found on the S6, i just hate how the colors look unreal and oversaturated, the moment i held the G5 i was stunned by the brilliant color accuracy and how natural it looked.
For the record i have the international G5 and its rooted????
In my opinion I prefer the IPS Quantum Display which also featured in my LG G4, not like over-saturated colours and light bleed by the LED backlits.
When viewing on the G4 it's fantastic to look at the IPS Quantum Display which feels so close to AMOLED.
If you compare orange screen in IPS Quantum Display versus AMOLED, it clearly shows that orange on the AMOLED looks really red. IPS Quantum Display wins here.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/at...g-s-ips-quantum-samsung-s-samoled-g4-s6-6.jpg
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I found watching videos on the G5 a joy, iam not a fan boy or anything simply saying the truth, i had a galaxy s4, s6 and a nexus 5 before, right now i am using the G5, in my persepctive the G5's display is way better than the one found on the S6, i just hate how the colors look unreal and oversaturated, the moment i held the G5 i was stunned by the brilliant color accuracy and how natural it looked.
For the record i have the international G5 and its rooted????
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When I was looking for a new phone there was no root for G5.
And I guess You're right . Some people like extreme saturation (me) and some prefer slightly more natural tones. Honestly I think that S7 Edge could be even more saturated but yeah.. I'm addicted to extreme saturation
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but the colors are punchy, uncomfortable to the eye and not even close to natural
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Do you just repeat stuff or measure it or do you just state things as a fact? Can you provide hard facts?
Fact is, the AMOLED on the S7 used in Basic mode has a very good color accuracy and the Note 5 won the shootout against the iphone 6.
Even the first amoled werent that bad after all. People just thought it was punchy because the other phones were worse in color reproduction and therefore thought it is too punchy.
I switched after 6 years from AMOLED to IPS on the G5, honestly I think both are good with only few disadvantages.
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Do you just repeat stuff or measure it or do you just state things as a fact? Can you provide hard facts?
Fact is, the AMOLED on the S7 used in Basic mode has a very good color accuracy and the Note 5 won the shootout against the iphone 6.
Even the first amoled werent that bad after all. People just thought it was punchy because the other phones were worse in color reproduction and therefore thought it is too punchy.
I switched after 6 years from AMOLED to IPS on the G5, honestly I think both are good with only few disadvantages.
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I'm not repeating anything I'm just saying my opinion, Allready adressed it
I PREFER QUANTUM IPS QHD OVER AMOLED
I love OLEDs, but am not a fan of AMOLEDs due to their stupid pentile structure. This makes the resolution of the display to 66% of what they've advertised and makes everything look kind of zig-zaggy (if you look at it closely).
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I love OLEDs, but am not a fan of AMOLEDs due to their stupid pentile structure. This makes the resolution of the display to 66% of what they've advertised and makes everything look kind of zig-zaggy (if you look at it closely).
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I agree I have the s7 and g5 and although the s7 display looks better the g5 seems sharper and if I'm honest in most videos just as good (apart from the super contrast and colors of course )
For the record i have the international G5 and its rooted????[/QUOTE said:
How did u get it rooted?
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Daydream, battery, contrast, and apps like active display

Pixel 3 / 3XL Screens are NOT equal

I'm not trying to start a pixel flame war, but I'm standing in front of multiple pixel 3 devices and it's very easy to see they have two different color temperatures. The difference isn't as noticeable in photos though.
Granted, they still look 2 times better than last year, but the regular 3 clearly has a warmer temp and greater color shift when viewed off axis.
How did a room full of tech experts miss this at the Google event?!
so whats your point?
It's possible it was just those 2 devices. Not every display is exactly the same, even on same phones.
I am curious is if you checked to see if the brightness levels were the same?
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It's possible it was just those 2 devices. Not every display is exactly the same, even on same phones.
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It was consistent on the multiple devices they had on display.
I also checked display brightness and color settings as you can see in the pictures. Like I said, the difference is more obvious in person and I'm shocked no tech reviewers have mentioned it. I've even noticed it while watching YouTube videos with reviewers holding the devices side by side.
Interesting
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It was consistent on the multiple devices they had on display.
I also checked display brightness and color settings as you can see in the pictures. Like I said, the difference is more obvious in person and I'm shocked no tech reviewers have mentioned it. I've even noticed it while watching YouTube videos with reviewers holding the devices side by side.
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I noticed it too and tweeted about it hoping to get an answer from Jonathan Morrison. No reply from him so came here searching.
Check that pic in my tweet. This is a screenshot taken from YouTube video.
https://twitter.com/Gautam_Thapar/status/1050680718941073409?s=19
I pre-ordered Pixel 3 and now I am a bit worried.
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I noticed it too and tweeted about it hoping to get an answer from Jonathan Morrison. No reply from him so came here searching.
Check that pic in my tweet. This is a screenshot taken from YouTube video.
https://twitter.com/Gautam_Thapar/status/1050680718941073409?s=19
I pre-ordered Pixel 3 and now I am a bit worried.
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That's the same video that caught my eye. Matthew Moniz has a video about the notch that shows both phones with two different temperatures as well. He doesn't mention it either. I am hoping Erica Griffin does a test on it, but she topically only buys the larger version...
Coming from the 2 XL, my main concern is that it's better than that panel. If it is, then I'm happy.
To me, that notch is still enough to make me avoid the 3 XL even if it has slight better color temperature. There's always gonna be something better, bright, whiter, whatever. I'm looking at the overall package at this point in the game and the regular 3 is the better compromise for me.
I went to the Verizon store today and also noticed a difference in the color temperature of the displays. But I could've sworn the XL had the warmer panel. I'm sure there a ton of variability between screens even among the same model especially so soon after release. Not a big deal but I liked the XL screen a bit better especially when watching media. To my eyes the difference between 1080 and 1440 is noticeable. The regular 3 screen is also much smaller than I thought it would be. I figured it'd be pretty close to my Samsung Galaxy S8 but it's a good deal smaller. So I cancelled my Pixel 3 pre-order and went for the XL.
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Yadao said:
Coming from the 2 XL, my main concern is that it's better than that panel. If it is, then I'm happy.
To me, that notch is still enough to make me avoid the 3 XL even if it has slight better color temperature. There's always gonna be something better, bright, whiter, whatever. I'm looking at the overall package at this point in the game and the regular 3 is the better compromise for me.
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Yes, the display on both models is considerably better than the pixel 2 series. I wonder if anyone could compare them to the OG pixels? I loved their screens.
I watch a lot of videos on the net and I realize as the screen of Google pixel 3 to a pink tint ??
I cancelled Pixel 3 and ordered Pixel 3 XL.
Hi, I really hesitate between the two versions now.
I took a fairly janky photo the other day at the Verizon store and the screens looked identical. Both phones in max brightness, adaptive color setting. They looked identical (that's why I took the photo). Unfortunately I couldn't move then from their secure displays, and actually was quite a bit off center for the pixel 3 because another customer wanted to spend 30 minutes with then like I was . The demo models had a purple-and-yellow gradient background image on them, which also looked identical on each phone. I couldn't actually handheld the devices at the time, though, so it's hard to get a good comparison, but the screens looked really great regardless. I'm not worried in the slightest at this point. We'll see if the internet starts up a new conspiracy about screen issues, though.
I looked at the 3/3Xl side by side in 2 different stores yesterday. The smaller one is definitely warmer .. looks more saturated.
Made sure both were at 100 % brightness. No adaptive brightness. Adaptive display color more on both.
Both looked very nice compared to my 2XL.. but the smaller one did look like it had its saturation turned to 11.
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I looked at the 3/3Xl side by side in 2 different stores yesterday. The smaller one is definitely warmer .. looks more saturated.
Made sure both were at 100 % brightness. No adaptive brightness. Adaptive display color more on both.
Both looked very nice compared to my 2XL.. but the smaller one did look like it had its saturation turned to 11.
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My concern is that the whites are just not as white on the regular pixel 3 and it will effect how we perceive the image quality of the photos we take. I make quick edits on my phone using Snapseed all the time, and I don't want it to look different than what I expect.
Well as mentioned in another thread here (the iFixit teardown), the smaller's display is LG while the XL is Samsung.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Google+Pixel+3+Teardown/113763
Bummer... time to wait for more reviews to see differences.
I just received my Pixel 3 and compared it to my 2XL, and I'm so glad I did because I was ready to jump the gun and assume it was a horrible display as soon as I found out it was made by LG. I don't know how it personally compares to the Pixel XL 3, but the Pixel 3's screen is just flat out better when compared to my Pixel 2XL. The viewing angles are vastly better. There isn't a huge color shift when tilted. The colors seem significantly more vibrant. There seems to be less black crush (not perfect).
I was really considering returning my Pixel 3 until I compared the display to my Pixel 2XL. Man, I am glad I did, because I often found that my 2 XL with a case+whitedome screen protector were way too heavy and nearly impossible to use one handed. To be fair, I also prefer smaller phones. I would've bought the Pixel 2 instead of the 2XL if they had just maintained the same design. And I definitely loved my og Pixel over the og Pixel XL.
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I visited a Verizon store yesterday, and it does seem that the screens are different in temperature. The 3 had a bit cooler temp than the 3XL, but they both looked amazing. I set them both on the 3 color modes and they were a tiny bit different than one another, but again they are both really nice and look calibrated well.
I'm still on LG G4, which has an amazing screen (LCD though), and the two pixels are amazing, compared.

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