LG G6 Media Consumption? - LG G6 Questions and Answers

I've recently been looking to get a new phone, and I have narrowed it down to the oneplus 3T or the LG G6 (I found somewhere to buy it for around £350). I watch a lot of TV and films on my phone, so I was wondering what people think of the LG G6 for watching videos? How would it compare to my current Moto X style, which has a 5.7 inch screen, but is 16:9? Would a oneplus 3T be better for videos?

I don't know much about the screen on the Moto X Style. LG G6 uses IPS technology, OnePlus 3t uses amoled. Most people (not me) think amoled looks better. G6 has better screen resolution, but I do not think this matters on a screen that small. Youtube videos have black bars on the sides due to the 18/9 aspect ratio of the G6. In the end both are fine and it is a matter of personal preference.

Thanks for the reply,
I was mainly talking about screensize, sorry for the badly worded question.
What I'm trying to say is do you think that the LG G6 has a big enough screen to watch films etc since most videos are 16:9 and the phone is 18:9 so videos don't use the full, or is it too small for watching lots of videos?
I'm saying this because I worked out that when 16:9 videos play on the g6's screen, they take up the equivalent of a 5.1 inch screen, which in my opinion is slightly small for watching videos, so I wanted to see the opinions of people who use the phone.
Thanks for replying

Well I have watched utube videos is both resolutions and I haven't noticed any difference but g6 screen is larger than it appears and it takes little getting used to but ips led panel has better picture and amoleds have screen burn in so beware of that.

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Hello,
I would like with advice on buying the LG G6: I currently hesitate between the Samsung S8 and the LG G6.
Can someone tell me if the quality of the screen and the sound is wonderful to use it mainly for multimedia use? I like watch movies in Netflix & Video in YouTube, did they have add this screen ratio, or a tool for have a fullscreen, or it's not supported for now ?
What are the advantages of the LG G6 compared to the Samsung Galaxy S8?
Do you think it is more resistant to shock compared to the Samsung Galaxy S8 with its rounded edges?
Thank you
I` ve got two LG G6.
Advantages - flat screen. Black verson looks like bezelless.
Sound is very good Loud and clear. Compared to my Oneplus 3 and Nexus 6p (6p is louder cause has two speakers)
Blacks and contrast is very good. I loved Amoleds but honestly only at ultra dark room you can see it is not amoled.
Resolution is great - all is ultra crispy.
I have to admit that one of the best Lg`s phone.
And the most important is that i was a fan of stock (google android) but Lg skin is very good. Themes are really geat.
And the last but not least. I thnk Lg G6 is more solid than S8. It has more solid frame and i think the corners are more solid.
SrazZz said:
Hello,
I would like with advice on buying the LG G6: I currently hesitate between the Samsung S8 and the LG G6.
Can someone tell me if the quality of the screen and the sound is wonderful to use it mainly for multimedia use? I like watch movies in Netflix & Video in YouTube, did they have add this screen ratio, or a tool for have a fullscreen, or it's not supported for now ?
What are the advantages of the LG G6 compared to the Samsung Galaxy S8?
Do you think it is more resistant to shock compared to the Samsung Galaxy S8 with its rounded edges?
Thank you
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Hi SrazZz
Both The Lg G6 and S8 are Beautiful phones with Good screens
However s8's colors are more deep Compared To g6 being a Amoled panel on the s8
G6 on the other hand Has the most Crisp IPS display in the market . It's Not Bad it's really great But not On par with Samsung Amoled Panel
I have a s8+ and Rounded edges make it difficult to hold and It's really slippery without a case
G6 is a Sturdy phone with good grip and Less slippery in hand in my opinion . S8 just slides whichever surface you put it on .
Lg on the other hand has Dolby vision
S8 does not
And For now Only Netflix and Amazon Prime Video support the 18:9 aspect ratio and Do a pretty good job
YOU won't be disappointed in either of them
S8 fingerprint scanner is also more difficult to use than lg g6
lg has a wide angle camera Which s8 doesn't and really has a edge based on wide view photos
However s8 photos come out a bit more oversaturated like You have edited them in Snapseed lol
It's your choice both phones are best at their jobs?

LG G6 screen vs amoled: are you happy? I'm disappointed...

Hi everyone...
my operator just offered a limited-time rebate, that lowers G6 cost to just 310 EUR, so i decided to seriously consider it as my Note 4 is on its last legs with its snail-speed EMMC memory which is also a time bomb as it can fail at any moment.
LG G6 is one of the few phones (apart from the Sharp Aquos or Xiaomi Mi Mix) that i actually like...
so i went to a huge department store to test it in real life... and was very disappointed, as the screen looks dull, and text clarity is mediocre. Websites like Android Authority (with gray text) look mediocre too.. Also the store (mediamarkt) was very well lit with lamps, and raising the brightness to max level only made the brightness good enough... well, comparing the LG G6 screen with my note 4 side by side was upsetting, it looked somewhat grayish, and would be clearly a downgrade. The key thing is that it is not crisp.
In the same store were also samsung and huawei demo zones. I understand that LG G6 and Huawei phones have IPS screens... The phone (screen) that I liked very much turned out to be Huawei Mate 9. Huawei P10 was also nice, but Mate 9 screen was the best imho. Unfortunately i recommended a huawei phone to muy friend (it was Huawei Note 8) and now he has tremendous communication delays, whatsapps get delivered sometimes hours later (here users complain about the same problem), so Huawei unfortunately is not an option for me. I was really hoping LG G6 would do, especially at a very decent price of 310 EUR.
I thought maybe it was a defective unit... so i went to another department store nearby that was less lit and also had LG G6 demo zone. It actually had several G6s and they all had that mediocre screens...
Finally i'm afraid i will have to skip that 310 EUR offer which is a pity, i'd love to have a more snappy phone... And in general G6 is very compact and nice...
Wondering what are your impressions from LG G6 screen? I've looked though these forums and see that most people rave about it, which is astonishing. Am i too critical?
I have the (Korean?) H870DS 64GB, Quad DAC version and I am extremely happy with the screen. AMOLED screens may have vibrant colours and black-black, but the colours just don't look natural.
LG G6 has one of the best screens out there, it's got HDR10 display certified too that it almost matches the very best displays like the Galaxy S8, where as IPS Quantum Display in the LG is better than AMOLED is the oranges you see on the AMOLED appear very red , AMOLED are being notorious for over-saturation and longer image retention (screen burn in might be permanent in AMOLED where as IPS the burn in is temporary) LG IPS Quantum Display has excellent whites and more natural colours.
If you are used to seeing life through an over-saturated screen then accurate RGB will seem subdued.
However go into settings on your Note 4 and turn display mode to BASIC and you will see RGB mode on Samsung panels looks very different. Now compare to the G6 ...
Remember Display Mate rate Samsung panels highly based on the 'basic' mode due to colour accuracy and not on Adaptive Display mode they ship with as default.
However if you are fan of the boosted colours then likely only another over saturated AMOLED panel will appease and therefore the G6 isn't for you.
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I am happy with the change i have come from an s8 with the screen i have had all the s range all the note range bar the 5 as was not out in the uk and there is not really that much difference part from blacks look really black on samsung phones my whites look white on my g6 unlike my s8 they looked pink/ red if you are not picking you will find faults and the lg ui is more fluid and faster than my s8 not had one bit of stutter or lag on my g6 but had fair bot on s8
No complaints about the G6 screen. This was my first LCD phone is many years (previously S6, S4, S3, and Note 2; plus Galaxy Tab S), so was worried about switching to the G6's LCD. I see the differences when I compare side-by-side, but I don't notice the difference when I use the G6 by itself.
The Huawei you saw at the store might be set to demo/display mode (like TVs) that maximizes brightness and color to levels you probably wouldn't use.
Yes it does have the hdr 10 thing but there is other phones having it but what the lg g6 is the only phone certifed for , is the dolby vision nd it s the only phone till now it does take the hdr thing to another level :laugh:
No complaints with the screen here, seems just as crisp as my Galaxy S6, with the added benefit of no screen burn. Very happy.
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It's more of a personal choice. I find benefits in both superAmoled, and IPS panels. For me, Amoled is better for long time reading, mostly because of true blacks and less backlight emitition (as I use with my tab s3) while for more realistic colors and specially true white, I prefer my G6. It has probably the best IPS panel I've seen by far.
Unrelated, but somehow related to screen experience, my s7 was a fingerprint magnet. G6 oleophobic coating seems to be much better! (At least after a few weeks)
Theusama19 said:
Yes it does have the hdr 10 thing but there is other phones having it but what the lg g6 is the only phone certifed for , is the dolby vision nd it s the only phone till now it does take the hdr thing to another level :laugh:
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As with most tv content HDR is useless and really really useless during the daytime. This coming from a guy who invested $5k last year on 4k tv and playable equipment. From xbox 1 S. Amazing OLED LG 65" and samsung hdr 4k player
Does anyone use this? It's kinda cool I use it to get a better contrast ratio. Since we don't get screen modes like Samsung does. Been doing it since my g3
Sad ? First of all you should know the difference between amoled and LCD .
An amoled while delivers punchy vibrant colors is actually unreal or artificial colors.
LCD is not punchy but produce Real life colors almost.
Red is red and blue is blue .
Gotta doubt ? Try taking pics of some fruits mixed together and compare them in 2k amoled and 2k LCD.
And for original clarity of display the display brightness should be around 50%.
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Sad ? First of all you should know the difference between amoled and LCD .
An amoled while delivers punchy vibrant colors is actually unreal or artificial colors.
LCD is not punchy but produce Real life colors almost.
Red is red and blue is blue .
Gotta doubt ? Try taking pics of some fruits mixed together and compare them in 2k amoled and 2k LCD.
And for original clarity of display the display brightness should be around 50%.
I have the oneplus 3t and purchased a G6 from eglobal. Excellent service and price. I must say I was also disappointed with the G6 screen the whites are so cool they look blue. I tried changing the colour temperature in the visual settings but couldn't find any srgb mode like I have on the 3t. Brightness is also not great. I sold it on as for me the lcd was just not very nice to look at which is a shame tbh. Hoping the v30 will use a better screen.
Coming from S7 Edge, I must say the LG G6 screen is quite poor ( I still have the S7E). People here bragging about it being an LCD display, true color renditions, and HDR, doesn't know enough to judge the displays. Well, I have a Mi 5 and also compared the iPhone 7 display to the LG 6 ( Both Mi 5 and iPhone 7 has LCD displays) and unfortunately, g6's display was not impressive at all. Not deep enough blacks ( Again comparing only to other LCD's and not to an AMOLED screen), not bright enough(Even indoors, I keep it around 60 plus percent for a satisfactory brightness), not sharp enough ( The text looks pale and not so sharp) and the viewing angles are terrible. I am of course not in any way expecting the G6 to compete with the Samsung AMOLED displays, but G6 being 2017 flagship from LG, should be good enough to compete with at least the Xiaomi Mi 5 if not an iPhone 7.
I bought it for a few reasons,
1) Design and look ( Looks pretty sleek and neat)
2) Got it for a really cheap deal
3) Love the wide angle camera
I had a really tough time maintaining my S7E. It does not have a proper tempered glass due to its edge display and that's the main reason I wanted to switch to another phone so that I can avoid the head ache of changing the tempered glass every month and also my S7E display cracked even with a tempered glass on ( Though it's pretty usable and used it in that same condition for about 6 months). So thought it's not worth getting the display replaced as it seems too fragile and I did not find any other phone to switch to(Not a fan of iPhones), so have temporarily switched to the G6. I think I will switch to Pixel 2 as soon as its launched ( Hate the present pixel for those ugly big chins)
So yeah the G6 display is a very mediocre and definitely not something you should buy the phone for.
shri080 said:
Coming from S7 Edge, I must say the LG G6 screen is quite poor ( I still have the S7E). People here bragging about it being an LCD display, true color renditions, and HDR, doesn't know enough to judge the displays.
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Well this is a stupid assumption because me for example, reviews Monitors for Companies like Yamakasi, Catleap, Samsung, Dell. I had around 15 different Monitors in the last four years (21:9,4K,WQHD,IPS,TN,244 Hz,3D,PLS,G-Sync,Freesync, pretty much everything). And i can tell you from a standpoint where facts matter, the Amoled Smartphone displays are total crap. Amoled has nicer blacks because it doesn't require to power black pixels, in other words, black means off. But the over saturation is completely unrealistic and extremely annoying when taking pictures on your Smartphone and then transfering them to your PC suddenly noticing the Image is way less colorfull and saturated on a Eizo calibrated Eizo Foris. This is nuts. And if you find IPS Panels White color too cool, then you must know that Witebalance is increased with brightness. Whites may look whiter, but if you over expose greys become white too, thats why IPS displays look a bit cooler, because otherwise you would have a solid block of white instead of a nice dynamic range.
Im coming from a Galaxy Note 4 and, guys. This Display is so much better for people who actually want realistic colors and know how to use the camera properly. (eg. Tech Guys). I know many people want extreme Bass on their Headphones or over saturated displays, but it doesn't change the fact that you are loosing details or faking the output. Its simply unpleasant to the eye to have such a big amount of saturation where in reality everything looks much more natural. This stuff was cool when i was 14. Nowadays i want to reproduce everything 1:1, no matter if its Sound Quality or Display color. Professionals are much better off with the G6.
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Well this is a stupid assumption because me for example, reviews Monitors for Companies like Yamakasi, Catleap, Samsung, Dell. I had around 15 different Monitors in the last four years (21:9,4K,WQHD,IPS,TN,244 Hz,3D,PLS,G-Sync,Freesync, pretty much everything). And i can tell you from a standpoint where facts matter, the Amoled Smartphone displays are total crap. Amoled has nicer blacks because it doesn't require to power black pixels, in other words, black means off. But the over saturation is completely unrealistic and extremely annoying when taking pictures on your Smartphone and then transfering them to your PC suddenly noticing the Image is way less colorfull and saturated on a Eizo calibrated Eizo Foris. This is nuts. And if you find IPS Panels White color too cool, then you must know that Witebalance is increased with brightness. Whites may look whiter, but if you over expose greys become white too, thats why IPS displays look a bit cooler, because otherwise you would have a solid block of white instead of a nice dynamic range.
Im coming from a Galaxy Note 4 and, guys. This Display is so much better for people who actually want realistic colors and know how to use the camera properly. (eg. Tech Guys). I know many people want extreme Bass on their Headphones or over saturated displays, but it doesn't change the fact that you are loosing details or faking the output. Its simply unpleasant to the eye to have such a big amount of saturation where in reality everything looks much more natural. This stuff was cool when i was 14. Nowadays i want to reproduce everything 1:1, no matter if its Sound Quality or Display color. Professionals are much better off with the G6.
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Serious the display is not good. The whites are so blue. Lets not turn this into amoled vs lcd because we all know LG, Apple/Sharp will be using Amoled in the future not lcd.
Just pick up an iPhone and compare the G6 screen and that will show how poor it is. Just hope v30 will be better.
I'm disappointed in Samsung crappy Amoled panels. My first S8+ had severly brighter upper half than bottom when viewing dark content. My second unit has white balance shift on the bottom part. Red left side green right side. I can never ever get a good Samsung panel. With the S7+ I switched phones 4 times and never got a good screen. Also Amoled whites suck it's not white like LCD. I ****ing give up on Sammy phones forever now I enjoy my G6 LCD so much more it has punch to its white and not these quality issues Samsung always has had.
Darksession said:
Well this is a stupid assumption because me for example, reviews Monitors for Companies like Yamakasi, Catleap, Samsung, Dell. I had around 15 different Monitors in the last four years (21:9,4K,WQHD,IPS,TN,244 Hz,3D,PLS,G-Sync,Freesync, pretty much everything). And i can tell you from a standpoint where facts matter, the Amoled Smartphone displays are total crap. Amoled has nicer blacks because it doesn't require to power black pixels, in other words, black means off. But the over saturation is completely unrealistic and extremely annoying when taking pictures on your Smartphone and then transfering them to your PC suddenly noticing the Image is way less colorfull and saturated on a Eizo calibrated Eizo Foris. This is nuts. And if you find IPS Panels White color too cool, then you must know that Witebalance is increased with brightness. Whites may look whiter, but if you over expose greys become white too, thats why IPS displays look a bit cooler, because otherwise you would have a solid block of white instead of a nice dynamic range.
Im coming from a Galaxy Note 4 and, guys. This Display is so much better for people who actually want realistic colors and know how to use the camera properly. (eg. Tech Guys). I know many people want extreme Bass on their Headphones or over saturated displays, but it doesn't change the fact that you are loosing details or faking the output. Its simply unpleasant to the eye to have such a big amount of saturation where in reality everything looks much more natural. This stuff was cool when i was 14. Nowadays i want to reproduce everything 1:1, no matter if its Sound Quality or Display color. Professionals are much better off with the G6.
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Did you even read my complete post? My god, how you just want to jump all over and prove me wrong. Please read my complete post if you haven't already. I clearly said i am not comparing the G6's display to the AMOLED ones and i am a professional photographer myself and i know what it means to have a display that can render true colors. But i clearly mentioned that, when i compared this display with the Mi 5, iPhone7 and I even compared it to the Mi 6 today which all have LCD displays and not AMOLED, and unfortunately, they all render better colors ( Of course true colors), they look sharper ( In fact all those phones i mentioned doesnt even have a QHD display, they are all full HD) and over all more impressive. I am not here to win an argument, i am simply stating the facts. being a G6 owner my self, i have no reasons to prove anything against it, unless it is really true.
It really strikes me how display quality perception differs among individuals.
I'm in the process of choosing my next smartphone and, being picky on display quality, I read a lot of posts and reviews putting attention to the display topic.
Well, someone says LG G6 is an excellent display, with good luminosity, well calibrated colors and deep blacks (second only to HTC U Ultra, which looks to have one of the best LCD displays to date).
Someone else, the minority in my reading actually, are not happy and say that blacks quickly turn to grays even at little angles.
Obviously I'm puzzled, and now my only hope is that a store near me will receive a G6 soon, so I'll be able to check it out first hand.
Oneplus 3t in maximum brightness and lg g6 in maximum brightness which is brighter and better to read in the sun? I miss my oneplus two because it was mich better to read
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i'm very disappointed with 4k video

Hi guys, have i got a faulty S8? I purchased it 24 hours ago to upgrade from my S5 , and mainly for a better video camera experience.
The S5 gave superbly sharp 4k video in all but the dimmest lighting conditions, though it was very jerky and showed a lot of rolling shutter jello effects.
So I replaced my S5 with the S8 after reading reviews and watching video samples, but with my S8 set to UHD, i'm finding the video looks more like HD as it's no where near as sharp as the S5
looking at grass and leaves in early evening light, they look mushy, whereas my S5 showed every strand of grass pin sharp.
So could it be i have a bad camera, or is the S8's UHD not as sharp as the S5?
I'm coming from a Note 4, and I feel the same way. I mainly bought my S8 for the great camera that was touted, but my Note 4 had much sharper pictures by far. I will make a post with some side by sides eventually comparing the 2. The S8s pictures are more soft around the edges, not as much detail, and with high contrast areas (such as taking a pictures in a car of the gauges, black with white letters) there is a lot of bleed from the white over the black, like a fuzz. Video also seemed better on the Note 4.
This is very dissapointing as I bought my S8 primarily for a 4k pocket size "camcorder" as my S5, though pin sharp, makes 4k video's too shakey and with constant focus hunting.
The S8 was touted as the best camera ever, next to the Iphone7 and google pixel, so naturally i thought that camera tech should have improved since 3 years ago when i bought the S5.
The biggest improvement is that 4k is much better stabilized and very little rolling shutter, but the image quality is just about the same as FHD, the sharpness if the S5 in 4k video is so sharp that i see every pixel is used individually on my 1080 computer screen, yet the S8 sharpness close up on my 1080 screen, you can see several pixels are blended as one colour, this is on the high detail items, as its very dissapointing if your a 4k fan like myself. I really don't understand why they rated the S8 camera so high for 4k, but having said that, I have seen a few Youtube videos of S8 4k footage and it does look really good, which takes me to my next question, what sensor do we have, as apparantly there are two different sensors fitted to S8 models, a Sony or a Samsung sensor, could it be that one is better than the other?
So i'm guessing theres no point it taking the phone in for repair?
I will try and upload comparison screenshots if this site allowes for this.
Post the video on youtube of the s5 and s8 as unlisted.
Problem solved!
Perhaps I jumped in too soon to report the problem of my 4k video, it turns out that the media player that i'm using on my pc is MPC-HC and this player automatically zooms in to a 1080 crop of the 4k video, I found this out by accident when I noticed that the playback looked more zoomed in than i remembered shooting the scenes, so by pressing the number 1 key on the numeral keyboard, the video zooms out to its full frame and now i'm happy to say that the videos are pin sharp from the S8 too.
Funny thing was that the S5 4k videos played at full frame on MPC-HC without having to zoom out and thats why i thought that the S8 was faulty.

Which one, LG G6 or V30 have better quality displays

Hi, can't remember the last time I needed any help with a phone till now.
I used to love the old Sony Ericsson Walkman phones, then went to Motorola's, and my current phone is a Moto X Play that my contract is almost up on. It's getting old, beat up, and slow.
As I've been looking for a new phone the LG G6 and V30 have really jumped out at me. As I know nothing of the LG brand I've tried to look up as much information as possible about these two models. The same concern has me worried on both models, and that being the screen quality.
On one hand you have the LG G6 which has an LCD screen which appears to still have a lot of image retention issues. So while these may go away I don't think I could live with the issue.
On the other hand, the V30 has an OLED screen which are prone to burn in, degradation over a shorter period of time.
After all my ramblings, my question is this...
How wide spread are the issues with LG LCD screens image retentions, and are the LG P-OLED screens that fragile that I have to be careful not to use it very often?
I've seen both in person, and the demo models both look great. Originally I was going for the V30, but the Pixel 2 issues, and inherent OLED issues got me thinking of the G6 only to find out issues about it as well.
I would need to take out a contact for either phone so I would be committed to a 2 year policy with either one, strangely for the same cost.
Any opinions and help would be greatly appreciated.
LG G6 screen is perfect, I haven't had any problems with image retention in the 8 months I have used this phone. The only bad review of the screen is sometimes the bright is not enough outside when the sun hits the display. But the quality of the colours, resolution, etc its perfect in my opinion.
No issues whatsoever with G6 screen. I am comming from OLED in my last 5 smartphones so I can do an informed comparison. No retention, black level is acceptable (of course not AMOLED level), perfect colors and clarity. Perhaps a bit more brightness could help in a very sunny environment. Cannot comment on V30 though.
For me G6's display is finally something I was looking for for a very, very long time... colors are vivid but not overly, contrast could be better but it's not bad, however as mprovi_15 stated - the display could have better brightness as there were some moments when even 100% in direct sun was not enough.
Also I wish it was a little more battery friendly. It's not bad, I usually get 4,5-5hrs SoT but still OLED screens drain less energy.
No word on V30's display, I've seen it only once in the market on demo unit but it seemed really nice. However there are numerous reports of users having various problems with it, just google "LG V30 display issue".
Thanks for the insight. Good to hear that there are at least a few happy G6 owners. I've seen the screens in person, though I wasn't able to go through and test them in low light, or at low brightness settings, both looked great. Yeah the V30 looked better, but it was an OLED so I did expect.
I've just finished reading a 67 page thread about the V30 issues, but similarly there are also a few about the screen retention on the G6. It would even seem the more I look into it almost every manufacturer seems to have the issue to some extent.
I have an LG G5, which I think has the same display as the G6. I have to admit, I was worried when I first came across the image retention problem! I thought my phone was faulty or something. But you can get used to it. There is also a solution for it. I am rooted and using EX kernel manager, and it has a display control section. I found out if I set red, green and blue from the default 256 value to ~246, it pretty much solves the issue. So if you are planning on rooting your device (which I assume you will, that is probably the reason you are on this website in the first place), then I think image retention is not an issue. By the way, my father has the G6, and have never heard a bad word about it's screen, or image retention at all.
About brightness... Do you really use your phone that much in direct sunlight? You can always cover for the screen, by turning away from the sun, thus casting shadow on it. I think this is a problem that people overdramatize.
I am not a fan of LED displays either, for the same reason as you: burn in. I'm not going to buy any LED displayed phones in the future, that's why I am very happy to hear that LG's new flagship will come with a so called MLCD+ display.
At least to begin with I do like to keep my phones stock. I normally only root or modify them if there is a reason to.
For this very issue I decided to grab my old Galaxy S2 and see what the screen looked like as it's an AMOLED. Back then I was a bit naive about what the screens were. Let me tell you it didn't age well, and the screen looks horrible. Obviously the newer LED screens with better resolution will look a lot better, but if they age similar to my S2, I wouldn't want anything to do with them. Even worse yet if they are poor quality to begin with. I still remember the old CRT burn in and how horrible the screens got on those. It's a definite positive for the G6 as it's still LCD, which in part gives me a bit of a shock that the image retention would even be an issue.
Considering that both the V30 and G6 are the same cost on contract, I may wait to at least see what the G7 has to offer. As the tech seems to get more complex, so do the issues encountered.
I can personally tell you this, I've had both the g6 and the v30 sold the v30. Here's why the v30 is EPIC beautiful phone WAY better bluetooth quality that's for DAMN sure. The speaker quality and mic quality were mich better also. The screen 100% looks worth the $$ for sure. It's faster for sure also. The screen just feels better to touch and to view. I used them both side by side for about 30 days. I kept the g6 cause it feels better in hand. I have "average" sized hands for a 5'8" male so that said the v30 with its slight curve did not feel l "safe" in my hand. I did have them both in the spigen slim armor case. Love that case on all phones. Sadly limted colors but for sure nice case. The v30 is better for netflix or extensive YouTube watching. Of course screen size wins. Let alone the daytime visibility goes to the v30. But I feel that yhe LCD of the g6 is great as well and helps keeps photos, even those taken in HDR more realistic liking the PLED of the v30 seemed to over saturate colors even after adjusting it's color settings. The v30 is the better phone. Period. I however choose to keep the g6 cause I liked the way it felt in hand and truly over all the retail value of a barely used v30 with pre installed class screen protector was well worth selling it. Another thing the v30 is VERY hard to get a nice true glass screen protector for.
AMOLED screens become greenish over time (I had Galaxy S5, S5, S6 and S7, all with amoled) and they all have some type of permanent burn in. That types of displays must degrade over some period of time and you can't avoid that. Here on my G6 no problems with the screen from day one. It is like brand new. No image retention or something similar.
I went back and checked the two units on display and did some brightness and display tests. The LG V30 failed miserably. Extreme burn in even though they had a demo mode constantly cycling images and movies, and when put at 0% the screen was very uneven, and there was enough screen flickering that I could notice it.
The G6 seems dimmer than my Moto X Play, but no screen issues noticed. The screen is roughly the same size as my old phone, though at an 18:9 ratio.
Thanks for the help, now on to find a slim case and screen protector for it.

Clarity/resolution

The Huawei P30 Pro 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.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
They should have definitely gone with a 2k panel, as the display on this phone reminds me a lot of the S5 and S4 displays. Texts looks fuzzy, and the brighter the screen goes, the more you'll be able to notice the pixels, and you don't even need to look for them. Maybe my eyes got used to the sharper displays I had in the past few years, but even when compared to my last year's P20 P30, this doesn't look that good in terms of sharpness.
If you keep the phone really near your face for example when in bed or trying to read something, you will notice it.
You also noticed it when comparing some videos between this and a 2k screen. The images in this phone are very sharp, but in a bad way..
You will also notice the better battery life. It was the major negative in the specification and nearly stopped me buying the phone. But I checked out the display in the shop and I was happy with the OLED panel. Not blown away but I think the difference between this and some of the higher resolution phones is marginal. I cant see any pixels in text have changed the default size of text in the phones settings?
Wonder why be default Samsung set the Galaxy S10 to FHD+ the same as the P30?
No pixelation at all,and default settings for most of 2k phones is fhd+ resolution.
The 2k resolution is useful for VR content using cardboard or similar.
For normal eye,we can't notice any pixelation with FHD+ resolution. 2k resolution is selling point only for other phones or brand but not necessarily useful or noticable
They should give us the option to use 1440p or 1080p instead of just took it away while charging full flagship price.
You won't notice the difference at all unless comparing side by side.
Came from a pixel 2 xl and the downgrade in the screen is barely noticeable
rajziel said:
You won't notice the difference at all unless comparing side by side.
Came from a pixel 2 xl and the downgrade in the screen is barely noticeable
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Pixel 2 xl screen on white was already grainy.
You can see pixels on Black text on whites for sure sure sure. The display is so bad. Compare it with any 1080p display in market. That's the only down side of this phone and also the camera hype.
I've compared to quite a few devices. The whole pixel display hysteria was a non issue with later models.
But I have access to samsung s8 and s9 and the display is not that far behind them in terms of quality. Heck I'm straining at the text as I write this and I can't make out any pixels.
Either you have a dodgy unit or seeing things.
Also the camera is pretty damn good. Got some amazing shots that is just not possible from other devices
Maher.k22 said:
They should have definitely gone with a 2k panel, as the display on this phone reminds me a lot of the S5 and S4 displays. Texts looks fuzzy, and the brighter the screen goes, the more you'll be able to notice the pixels, and you don't even need to look for them. Maybe my eyes got used to the sharper displays I had in the past few years, but even when compared to my last year's P20 P30, this doesn't look that good in terms of sharpness.
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An update on this matter after owning the phone for almost two weeks now:
I don't know if it was the tweaks I did to the screen's scaling, or the font size, or my eyes were used to 2k displays, or maybe a combination of all what I mentioned above, but I don't notice the pixels on my phone anymore, and even when I grab my wife's S10+, I don't feel like I'm looking at a much crisper screen. The S10+ still looks like the better panel imo, it feels like it's a sticker that is sitting on top of the glass, but in terms of clarity, I honestly don't see the difference as much as I did the 1st few days after I got my P30 Pro.
mathrania said:
Pixel 2 xl screen on white was already grainy.
You can see pixels on Black text on whites for sure sure sure. The display is so bad. Compare it with any 1080p display in market. That's the only down side of this phone and also the camera hype.
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Depends which pixel 2 xl they sent you, mine is pure white and been happy with it since release, and yes the text is awful on the p30 pro, should have been a 2k screen.
Ady1976 said:
Depends which pixel 2 xl they sent you, mine is pure white and been happy with it since release, and yes the text is awful on the p30 pro, should have been a 2k screen.
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wow i'd love to see your p30 pro panels because mine is nice and crisp.
Nothing wrong with the text
Even had comments on how good the display is from other people
rajziel said:
wow i'd love to see your p30 pro panels because mine is nice and crisp.
Nothing wrong with the text
Even had comments on how good the display is from other people
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Lucky you, the one i sent back was worse clarity than my pixel 2 xl, do some research and apparently they're using 2 different panels, already can't trust a company that can't be arsed using the same **** trying to fulfill orders.
i use fhd+ resolution setting and not the smart choice(default). I m pretty satisfied with the res. FHD is enough for a screen 6-10 inches. Even in 55 4k tv's most people strungle to separate real 4k from FHD(Not me), so this is more psycological feeling than visual on phone screens. Of course side by side qhd looks crispier than fhd but not by far.
Having used many 1080p devices I found the display not seem as sharp as other 1080p devices, never mind 2k. Not sure if its because of the size or the panel. Maybe it would have been better if it was a samsung panel?
Mine is also nice and crisp, you have to change the resolution to 1080p+. Its not as sharp as the s10 but after a while not noticeable. The colours are good and outdoor visibility is great.
I cant honestly tell the difference! if it saves me battery, I am all for it!
Have used it alongside note 8 display, can't seem to find any difference. Works good for me.
Screen looks just as sharp and vibrant as my Note 9. Battery life is noticeably better than that phone though. I can't fault the decision to use a 1080p screen at all.
coming from a Note 9. I definitely see the difference. P30 Pro display is not as crisp. I agree with above that you can actually see the pixels without looking hard

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