Summary
Google Pixel 6POSITIVES
Great display brightness for its price
Good color accuracy in Natural mode
NEGATIVES
Inferior shadow tone control at low brightness
Darker colors develop a tint
Terrible auto-brightness system
Color shifts at acute angles
Susceptible to flaws in screen uniformity
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Google Pixel 6 ProPOSITIVES
Excellent picture consistency
Respectable peak brightness
Great shadow tone control
Great color accuracy in Natural mode
Excellent grayscale precision
NEGATIVES
Terrible auto-brightness system
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As a personal note: Jea, the auto brightness system is definitely broken right now. Hopefully XDA is wrong and Google can fix it by software.
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If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the LG G6's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
The LCD is fairly color accurate all considering. This screen is very close to what I achieve using a hardware color calibrate with my work machines. The reds are not too red (faux saturation) and the cooler tones show up as prominently.
It's just a shame I can't hook up a hardware calibrator to it to test it.
Solid color accuracy
I am coming from a OnePlus 3T, so when first firing up the G6 I was a little disappointed. I couldn't believe how much more vivid the AMOLED screen was compared to the LCD. Well, now that I have been using the G6 exclusively for the past two days, I am growing quite fond of this screen. The colors are quite accurate and precise, just not as vivid/saturated as what I was looking at for the past 6 months. Liking this phone more and more each day.
The screen color temperature is definitely on the cool side, certainly higher than 6500K.
It is not pleasant at first for me. I've been using Nexus 6P on sRGB mode for more than a year, and the color saturation on the G6 under default, out of the box settings is disheartening.
To somehow mitigate this, what I did was to enable ComfortView, set at Low Setting. It's far from perfect, but that's better than nothing.
How is this compared to the S8/+ ?
admartianAndroid said:
How is this compared to the S8/+ ?
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From what I saw side by side compared to the S8+ at full brightness, I could see the whites having a more pinkish hue very slightly than the S8+. The S8+ having brighter highlights. Obviously, the S8+ also has deeper blacks, more saturated, and viewing angles are much better because of its AMOLED display. Other than that, the overall range of colours seemed fairly close between the G6 and S8+.
Not sure who will see this but I think the G6 LCD screen compared to an amoled like the one's on the oneplus 3/3t/5 and the s8/s8+ is just better in certain scenarios. There are some people who might be audiophile esque and want high fidelity and things like that. And there might be some people who like bass boosted beat headphones and other things like that which are not accurate at all but are enjoyable on a certain level. If you like big bass sound and you are that kind of person then you will like the amoled screen but I am personally not. I like knowing that what I see on my screen is what it is supposed to look like.
For instance the other day I was looking at a picture of the fifty shades of gray poster. It is supposed to be black and gray but it had a colored tint to it on the s8 compared to a g6 which looked as it should. All I am saying is that there are going to be times when the s8 because it pops colors so much will make what you see innacurate. And that might bother you or it might not. But it bothers me.
Exactly what Scape said. Tech people who know their stuff want accurate color reproduction and analytic sound. The wide mass wants flashy Colors and boomsound. Easy people rate phones by how saturated the phone looks. The more saturation = the better. This is complete BS for people who have knowledge about Electronics. Its like comparing people who buy a Classic car and put Chrome rims on it not caring for the paint because "CROME RIMZ M8". Where there are also people which buy a classic car, care to make it look as original as possible and know every part of their car.
The 2nd. Car may look boring to people, but its quality and worthwise extremely preferable. For example a natural Color reproduction can help when taking photos with the G6. If you take a photo on the Amoled Screen of a Galaxy, and then open it on your calibrated IPS, you will be flashed about how different it looks then on the phone. Thats not what you want.
Regarding the Bass... Well i like perfect color recreation but i hate neutral speakers or headphones, im quite a basshead but i still want a good clarity, deep stage and low noise.
Guys did anyone you tried screen color adjustment under settings-accessibility ?
ben cherian said:
Guys did anyone you tried screen color adjustment under settings-accessibility ?
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Yeah, i kept my custom color setting enabled for a few weeks since the blue color looked way better. It is only when switching back to the default setting that i noticed how washed out the reds looked. I reverted back to the defaults.
lgg6_lgg6 said:
Yeah, i kept my custom color setting enabled for a few weeks since the blue color looked way better. It is only when switching back to the default setting that i noticed how washed out the reds looked. I reverted back to the defaults.
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True
I bought G6 after iP6S+ and I'm really disappointed from display over all. Blue is on G6 boosted as hell. At home I have calibrated displays and iPhone is much more closer. I can't watch photos (photographer) on G6 because of it. Even automatic brightness control is not ok for me. It's still dimmer than I want. LuxLite solved that but colors are terrible.
Why my phone is reporting me that I have screen resolution of 1440x2703 and PPI 544? https://imgur.com/a/lNXhw
Hello.I have Canadian oreo g6 and since the update the color s are more saturated.I held up the screen to my samsung amold screen and my g6 is matched if not better
jimrfraser said:
Hello.I have Canadian oreo g6 and since the update the color s are more saturated.I held up the screen to my samsung amold screen and my g6 is matched if not better
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This is bad news for me, I find the G6 screen beautiful (I am under 7.0) and I do not like at all the rendering amoled screens, precisely because of the saturated colors..
I found on 7.0 that the flesh tones on netflix and terrarium tv were way washed out.looked like everyone never saw the sun lol Na just saying I think LG just corrected the saturation a little bit to not make things so washed out looking.The reds are a little darker also instead of a orangey yellow tint.And like before the greens were not as dark .kinda reminded me of a mint or pastel green.Now on Oreo it is a true green and red.
Is there any app or any online guides to correct the LG G6 color accuracy and get true neutral white balance?
I have s8 and G6. I hate Amoled with that compotish colors. White is not white. Ever with pink or blue or yellow. Amoled is like woman with silicon tits. Far from reality. For me LG and Sony make most better displays.
Does anyone use this? I did for a while. I found it very good at adjusting the blues making them a bit darker FB looks much better IMO after I adjusted it
Reading e-books in night mode (dark brownish background and yellowish font) is the only situation where low light performance of the screen is critical to me. The QHD screen on the Note 4 performs admirably in this regard. The brightness I use is around 5%.
I'm worried the P-OLED might blur the font edges and give them a grainy look, effectively negating the benefits of a higher resolution screen over 1080p. I would not wish for any extra strain on the eyes; I tend to read every night in bed.
Any night-time e-book readers that own the V30 out there?
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Reading e-books in night mode (dark brownish background and yellowish font) is the only situation where low light performance of the screen is critical to me. The QHD screen on the Note 4 performs admirably in this regard. The brightness I use is around 5%.
I'm worried the P-OLED might blur the font edges and give them a grainy look, effectively negating the benefits of a higher resolution screen over 1080p. I would not wish for any extra strain on the eyes; I tend to read every night in bed.
Any night-time e-book readers that own the V30 out there?
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Asking for other e-book readers experience is smart, but be aware your "5%" on the Samsung Note 4 may be much different on other phones.
What is your "5%" in lumens? Give us a real number. Each OLED OEM sets a different minimum brightness level. Saying you like 5% on Samsung Note 4 is useless. That might be 20% or 25% brightness of the LG V30...
That's what Google did for the 2017 Pixel 2 XL -- even though they use the same LG display as the V30 Google set a much higher minimum brightness level. 5% of the Pixel 2 XL is 25%, 30% of the V30. LG lets their display get MUCH darker.
Here, go read this and look and side by side pictures.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=74928406
Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
Yes, I am aware 5 % on the Note 4 is not the same on the V30. I just mentioned it in passing, could just as well have said I keep the screen on "almost as dark as it gets".
I think a further question is, are the display issues less noticeable on dark brown/blackish background vs. the grey most comparisons use as the example?
I keep the background not-quite-black and font not-quite-white (in ither words: yellowish), because it's easier on the eyes than the contrast of simple black and white.
Anyone know how to increase the saturation of the display? The display looks quite dull compared to oneplus 6, galaxy s9 and iPhone x. Had them all side by side. I'm always finding I have to increase the saturation of photos too after taking them to match the colours in scene cause they are clearly muted. If you transfer the unedited photos taken on the mate 20 pro to another phone or computer, they look fine. So glad it's not the camera, just seems to be the display having poor vibrancy. And yes my display is set on vivid in settings.
Would like to know if others have noticed this as I checked out another mate 20 pro on display in a shop and seemed to have the same problem
Try settings - display - colour and eye comfort
I don't find them dull myself but a change in settings could help.
Yeah is on vivid in settings ?
Even my pixel 2 XL looks much more vibrant! It's lovely to pick up and use after the M20Pro. I have BOE screen
Mines is more vivid than my note 9! BOE screen here
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Mines is more vivid than my note 9! BOE screen here
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Interesting, seems to be some major inconsistencies then with this phone. Samsung phones I find over saturated so I can only imagine. I have a green LG screen atm and didn't want to switch to a boe cause I heard the LG display was more vivid than the BOE and I'm finding the saturation on my LG display already so poor so couldnt imagine what it would be like on a BOE screen.
The screen is fine. Seems people are just opening threads now to make baseless accusations against the phone because it's so much better than the competition.
I have Pixel 3 and Mate 20 pro, and just sold my Note 9 and while the whites aren't as blinding as the Note 9 , the saturation is just fine. The Pixel 3 on adaptive is too saturated and the photos from the camera are just fine.
Bringing up the saturation in the camera photos to match the scene? please.
I would advise the op to sell it and get a Pixel.
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The screen is fine. Seems people are just opening threads now to make baseless accusations against the phone because it's so much better than the competition.
I have Pixel 3 and Mate 20 pro, and just sold my Note 9 and while the whites aren't as blinding as the Note 9 , the saturation is just fine. The Pixel 3 on adaptive is too saturated and the photos from the camera are just fine.
Bringing up the saturation in the camera photos to match the scene? please.
I would advise the op to sell it and get a Pixel.
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Fan boy much?
4GB ram and far less battery life, no thanks
To be honest my old oneplus 3 has good colors than nord 2.
Because most of the phones today prefer to have good and calibrated colours rather than punchy and over-satured.
You still can go to the colour screen settings menu and choose "Vivid" instead of "Gentle" for more saturated colours on the Nord 2
Pouic said:
Because most of the phones today prefer to have good and calibrated colours rather than punchy and over-satured.
You still can go to the colour screen settings menu and choose "Vivid" instead of "Gentle" for more saturated colours on the Nord 2
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vivid is still not look good bro. Even mi 11x has saturated. I used to see saturated colors on my previous devices so disappointed with that. For me it's like the colors are dull buts it's okay. I'll get used to it.
On the vivid setting the colours are obnoxiously over-saturated and wrong...
... Perhaps you have some sort of color-blindness? The colors are plenty saturated.
ZanaGB said:
On the vivid setting the colours are obnoxiously over-saturated and wrong...
... Perhaps you have some sort of color-blindness? The colors are plenty saturated
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I have used many devices but the nord 2 colors is good but not great. Even comparing to my oneplus 3 nord 2 not good to be honest. The colors are preference but disappointed. There is no issues with the display it's just the software does not have that option.
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I have used many devices but the nord 2 colors is good but not great. Even comparing to my oneplus 3 nord 2 not good to be honest. The colors are preference but disappointed. There is no issues with the display it's just the software does not have that option.
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The ""gentile"" color profile seems accurate to me, but well, i came from a Mi 9T Pro
ZanaGB said:
The ""gentile"" color profile seems accurate to me, but well, i came from a Mi 9T Pro
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The thing that am disappointed is my old oneplus 3 display is much brighter and has better colors . I'll get used to it. can you able to see the display at direct sunlight?
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The thing that am disappointed is my old oneplus 3 display is much brighter and has better colors
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According to reviews the Oneplus3 has much more worse color accuracy (too much saturated) and is less bright
Oneplus 3 :
max brightness = 420 cd/m²
color accuracy = deltaE 6.0 (normal) & 3.1 (sRGB) (less is better)
Oneplus Nord 2 :
633 cd/m²
deltaE 3.6 (vivid) & 2.1 (gentle)
Saturated fake colors are a thing from the past, today phones tend to go to accurate colors. They are less pleasant/saturated to the eye but at least they are accurate to reality.
Pouic said:
According to reviews the Oneplus3 has much more worse color accuracy (too much saturated) and is less bright
Oneplus 3 :
max brightness = 420 cd/m²
color accuracy = deltaE 6.0 (normal) & 3.1 (sRGB) (less is better)
Oneplus Nord 2 :
633 cd/m²
deltaE 3.6 (vivid) & 2.1 (gentle)
Saturated fake colors are a thing from the past, today phones tend to go to accurate colors. They are less pleasant/saturated to the eye but at least they are accurate to reality.
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Thanks for the info really helpful
Hi,
does anyone know if the Pixel 6 have a pentile or RGB matrix display?
I'm 99% sure it's pentile. It's been a long time since I've heard of a true RGB oled display on a phone. The switch is the most recent thing I've heard of.
Wish it was though, I miss the clarity LCDs had.
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