General Be careful! There are two types of screens! - Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G

I bought a mi 11 lite 5G a few days ago, and it's a great phone. On the other hand, I thought the screen was not great, I felt like everything was blurry compared to my old Samsung A5 2016 (also having a 1080p amoled).
After asking around on Reddit, it looks like Xiaomi is using two different screen suppliers, with two different technologies.
The video below explains it perfectly well.
So it is possible to come across a "PenTile" (or diamond) screen, a classic for AMOLED, or else a "RGB Delta" screen.
The problem with the "RGB Delta" is that it is not as sharp as a "PenTile" because of its pixel layout. We can clearly see a drop in terms of definition and display sharpness. It is especially visible on the text (see photo below, Rgb Delta on the right)
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I'm really disappointed with Xiaomi, either you get a good screen or a not so good one... I tried to contact the support to have more information, but without more.

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thanks for the information! That is unfortunate. Maybe these screens are split along regions? The 780G 5G mi 11 lite comes in China and global versions (former network bands are slightly different in both 4g and 5g). Is yours a global, EU version or the China version? Device name MZB08JXEU 5G EU or M2101K9G 5G Global or M2101K9C 5G China? Am not 100% clear on whether the EU actually differs from the global.

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Ohhh snap!
Mine is waiting on my desk to be setted up
I'll keep you updated

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mac231us said:
thanks for the information! That is unfortunate. Maybe these screens are split along regions? The 780G 5G mi 11 lite comes in China and global versions (former network bands are slightly different in both 4g and 5g). Is yours a global, EU version or the China version? Device name MZB08JXEU 5G EU or M2101K9G 5G Global or M2101K9C 5G China? Am not 100% clear on whether the EU actually differs from the global.
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My device name is M2101K9G (from French Xiaomi Store)

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How could one tell the difference ? Preferably without a microscope ? Is there a specific HW number that indicates it ?

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if you have good eyes, it's visible when you are close, but otherwise no i don't know :/

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Xelycs said:
My device name is M2101K9G (from French Xiaomi Store)
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I have the same model, i don't use it right now, but soon. I'll give you my feedback soon
The thing with your A5 (2016) is that the pixel density is a bit higher. Also i remember my dad has this A5 (2016), and I was impressed with the quality of the screen

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@fegone My girlfriend, has a Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (with 403 dpi, ~ same as Mi 11 lite) is much sharper than my phone.

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I ordered one today. I hope I can spot the display type. I'm gonna send it back if it's not the pentile. I use my phones for 5-6 years so I want the good ****

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Hi, I can't see evidence of what display model has my mi 11 lite 5g.
I ordered in mi.com (Spain), special edition (MFF, Mi Fan Festival edition) 8G/128G black.
I compared with my wife mi 9T and mi 11 lite 5g looks equal or better, not worse.
Don't know if i have the good display or simply I can't appreciate it.

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@vanpopel With the zoom of the mi9T, it should be possible to take a picture of the screen of the mi 11 lite, and see the pixel structure of it

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on my M2101K9G i have a rgb delta, the definition is different than my pixel, but on a daily usage, like 20cm from your eyes, is unnoticable, maybe I have bad eyes.
Anyways, I wll return my device, the speakers are awful, the camera is below average, and the screen is too big for me, I have a pixel 3a... I prefer compact phones.

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Xelycs said:
@vanpopel With the zoom of the mi9T, it should be possible to take a picture of the screen of the mi 11 lite, and see the pixel structure of it
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What are best conditions to take the picture? Black text and white background??

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@vanpopel Yes, you can send the picture here

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i got an M2101K9G, bought from mistore Germany (distributed from netherlands) and made a picture. it looks somewhat diamond shaped?

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@Pseudo12 Nope, it looks like RGB Delta.
Diamond is more noticeable on red color, like this :

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I have bad pulse zooming x10

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Ahi va otra

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@vanpopel, ok it's like me, RGB Delta (there is no "dot" like with PenTile).
So it seems to be very common, well here in Europe...
EDIT: And now I see that my screen is already burned.... (by 1h 1/2 of Waze use, 75% brightness)... wtf?
You can see it at the top and bottom (it's faint but clearly visible IRL)

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@Xelycs
I am seeing some reviews on the web of different smartphones and they say pentile matrix resolution when screen is showing blue or red pixels is smaller than RGB, and image in RGB displays is sharper.
I haven't deep knowledge of screen technologies, and I suspect not only pentile or RGB information is enough to measure display quality. I mean, there may be good or bad RGB displays and good or bad pentile ones ¿?.
Is the RGB implementation of our screen so bad? Or it can be considered good display, and pentile excelent display? Or our RGB display is completely trash?