![]() The Pixel 3 XL has a Record Low Screen Reflectance of 4.3 percent, the lowest that we have ever measured for a Smartphone… As a result of its high Brightness and low Reflectance, the Pixel 3 XL has a Contrast Rating for High Ambient Light that ranges from 94 to 101, among the highest that we have measured for the Calibrated sRGB/Rec.709 and DCI-P3 Color Gamuts. On its Home Screen the Pixel 3 XL produces 424 nits. The Pixel 3 XL has a 100% APL Calibrated Full Screen Brightness of 405 nits for the Calibrated Color Gamuts, which improves screen visibility in high Ambient Light. At 4.3%, it’s the lowest DisplayMate has ever measured on a smartphone. What does help Google’s display, though, is the screen reflectance. That doesn’t seem particularly promising especially compared to the Note 9’s 700+ nits peak brightness. Last year’s Pixel 2 XL apparently maxed out at about 460 nits (although measurements vary by source), while the Pixel 3 XL only hits 424 nits in DisplayMate’s testing. Interestingly, it seems this year’s display takes a hit in brightness. The Absolute Color Accuracy of the Pixel 3 XL is Truly Impressive… and very likely considerably better than any mobile display, monitor, TV or UHD TV that you have. They are the Natural Mode, which provides the most Accurate Colors, the Boosted Mode, which increases the Color Saturation of images by using an enlarged Color Gamut, and the Adaptive Mode, which provides an adjustable Color Gamut up to the Full Native Color Gamut of the OLED display.Įach Pixel 3 XL OLED display is individually calibrated at the factory. Since the Pixel 3 XL supports two Standard Color Gamuts it performs Accurate Calibrated Color Management so the colors appear correctly and accurately based on the on-screen image content. The Pixel 3 XL provides 3 user selectable Color Modes that provide control of Vividness of displayed images for each Color Gamut. The natural mode, however, results in very accurate colors. ![]() There are multiple color modes available with a boosted saturation mode being the default. The colors were a huge issue on last year’s Pixel devices, and it seems Google has solved things this time around. ![]() The Pixel 3 XL apparently still does favor the cyan color when at an angle, but it’s not nearly as noticeable as the Pixel 2 XL and is described as “small.”Īnother important note in DisplayMate’s test is that of color accuracy. The test also took into account the color shift with viewing angles. This also applies to multiple side-by-side viewers as well, and is a significant advantage of OLED displays. While LCDs typically experience a 55 percent or greater decrease in Brightness at a 30 degree Viewing Angle, the OLED Pixel 3 XL display shows a much smaller 28 percent decrease in Brightness at 30 degrees. The angle is often up to 30 degrees, more if it is resting on a table or desk. While Smartphones are primarily single viewer devices, the variation in display performance with viewing angle is still very important because single viewers frequently hold the display at a variety of viewing angles. By all means, Google is playing with the best of the best in this department. By comparison, the iPhone XS Max lands at 25% and the Galaxy Note 9 at 27%. On the Pixel 3 XL, however, that’s down to just 28%. Viewing AnglesĭisplayMate explains that, typically speaking, a 30% angle will decrease brightness on a smartphone display by up to 55%. The first of those is the solid viewing angles. The lengthy piece details tons of information about the display, but there are a few key points I found particularly interesting while digging through it. Our own Stephen Hall says that they are “indistinguishable” to the naked eye.Īs usual, DisplayMate’s Pixel 3 display “shoot-out” is extremely in-depth. ![]() Before getting into that, however, it’s important to note that the smaller Pixel 3 and the larger Pixel 3 XL are on similar wavelengths for their displays. Now, we’re getting a closer look at what makes this new display so great. If you’ll recall, DisplayMate announced last week that it had already tested the Pixel 3 XL display and given it high marks, even handing out a “Best Smartphone Display” award and an “A+” grade. Now, that new Pixel 3 XL display is being put to the test, and DisplayMate has its in-depth results. One of the biggest areas where Google has improved on these devices, however, is on the OLED displays being used. Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL launch later this week and our full, lengthy review, has already been published.
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