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DISPLAY: Clarity/Resolution

The Note5 has a 1440x2560 display with a pixel density of 515ppi. If you don't know what a pixel is, you should probably look it up somewhere. Rate this thread to express how clear and crisp you think the Note5's display is. 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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Clarity is insane. I can't see pixels even if I enable my superman goggles. Great screen, tack-sharp.

svetius said:
Clarity is insane. I can't see pixels even if I enable my superman goggles. Great screen, tack-sharp.
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Videos appear quite grainy, even if they are 720p or 1080p. In some cases I can see dancing grains. Sometimes the colours burst/blow up for pictures/photos taken from different device or websites.
I had similar issues with Galaxy Tab-S, which was even worse in video and picture quality. My older Note-3 on the other hand is giving crystal clear image.

Great job with dat display Samsung.

No Username Left 2 Choose said:
Videos appear quite grainy, even if they are 720p or 1080p. In some cases I can see dancing grains. Sometimes the colours burst/blow up for pictures/photos taken from different device or websites. I had similar issues with Galaxy Tab-S, which was even worse in video and picture quality. My older Note-3 on the other hand is giving crystal clear image.
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Video appears grainy? Could it be the source? I'll give you an example. If you watch the film Green Zone, the source of the blu ray transfer from film is heavy amount of grain. NOT the phone's fault. I know this is NOT a HDTV forum, or maybe we should start one for video/audiophiles. Just because it's grainy, doesn't mean it's the phones fault. I've seen films like Sucker Punch, where the film is low grain on the film source, before the transfer to blu ray. But it's my cents about it. Either way, it looks fantastic on this phone.
Dr.DL said:
Great job with dat display Samsung.
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YEs they did a fantastic job on this display. The clarity and resolution is very good. I'm not using displaymate or THX app or programs to do this testing. Just watching youtube vids, high quality Blu ray films, twitch, Netflix and alike. The screen on the note 3 was good. On the note 5, its beautiful to watch

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The Huawei Mate 10 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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Of course it's crispy at 2K. Good for VR too. But FHD is enough for daily use.

It is really nice, colors, in full hd. and u can use smart resolution to manage resolution and save battery !

I went to the shop yesterday and helped them turn on vvivid display for Mate 10 after seeing how unattractive the default display is beside the Amoled Mate Pro.

Yesterday it was sunny day. I test display and it's not good. Bad reading on sunny day. Bright was on 100% but display was so dark. Mate 10Pro.

strekib said:
Yesterday it was sunny day. I test display and it's not good. Bad reading on sunny day. Bright was on 100% but display was so dark. Mate 10Pro.
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Auto brightness or manual ?

Auto bright. Manual I tried too but same effect. My old M9 was usable in sunny day without problem.

FHD for the win!

I actually like that the display is 1080P. I never use VR as it gives me motion sickness and I I'm unable to visually discern individual pixels so anything higher than 1080P is just wasting battery life and making the SoC/GPU work harder.
I've found it perfectly fine in direct sunlight. Compared to my LG G6, it's a far superior display. I'm not sure that it's as good as the U11 but it's miles ahead of the Moto Z.

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The Honor View 20 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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Why Honor makes their icons and fonts so huge is beyond me. It's like looking at a VGA screen.

I agree that the fonts are really huuuge but everything else is great.

Screen is fine. You can adjust the font size and display zoom as required. Also making sure smart resolution is off, and 1080p is selected helps for crispyness. Replacing the prefitted plastic screen protector with a glass one helps.
I watch movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime with no issues. I also edited my last YouTube video on the View 20 again with no issues as screen was excellent to see everything.
My only wish is they had some control for icon size on the EMUI launcher. Some of the themes do adjust the fonts and icon/folder size, just wish there was a built in option.

gavinfabl said:
I watch movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime with no issues. I also edited my last YouTube video on the View 20 again with no issues as screen was excellent to see everything.
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Hey, just a quick question: can you confirm, that Netflix and Prime Video work in HD quality on this phone? I know Netflix supports HD on Kirin 980 devices, but never had chance to try it.

Mietas2 said:
Hey, just a quick question: can you confirm, that Netflix and Prime Video work in HD quality on this phone? I know Netflix supports HD on Kirin 980 devices, but never had chance to try it.
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Netflix does, not sure Prime does currently.

XDA_RealLifeReview said:
The Honor View 20 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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I want this type of things really.

gavinfabl said:
Netflix does, not sure Prime does currently.
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Hey, did you do anything to get it working? I bought my V20 today and Netflix doesn't play in HD. There's no "HD" badge next to the title like on my LG G6.
It's stock View 20, official UK distribution, I've got Nova launcher but when I opened Netflix in default launcher it didn't make any difference...

Nothing special. I also have UK stock from Carphonewarehouse. I did have a firmware update when I first used phone. I'm on firmware 9.0.1.125
In Netflix app, I did make sure settings correct.

gavinfabl said:
Nothing special. I also have UK stock from Carphonewarehouse. I did have a firmware update when I first used phone. I'm on firmware 9.0.1.125
In Netflix app, I did make sure settings correct.
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I can't get it... I even turned off dynamic resolution change and it still doesn't work ;/ Well, maybe it will fix itself with time.

The clarity is fine. Nothing that will blow your mind. Would be nice to see honor go back to the UHD displays like they had with the Honor 8 Pro.

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The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 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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XDA_RealLifeReview said:
The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 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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Hi everybody
Do you have the same issue like me: sometimes the rendering or images processing is too bad on my mi note 10...i mean it's like a little blur effect and poor quality
Not on images taken by the camera but images and pictures like wallpapers downloaded, images on internet sites, twitter, Facebook etc...
IS it a known issue or just my device

ronademe said:
Hi everybody
Do you have the same issue like me: sometimes the rendering or images processing is too bad on my mi note 10...i mean it's like a little blur effect and poor quality
Not on images taken by the camera but images and pictures like wallpapers downloaded, images on internet sites, twitter, Facebook etc...
IS it a known issue or just my device
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post an image taken with another device to show the problem, talking about mine is all crisp and no problem regarding the display

SIRKRA said:
post an image taken with another device to show the problem, talking about mine is all crisp and no problem regarding the display
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On twitter :

ronademe said:
On twitter :
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point: are you sure you're not running something like data saving in phone or browser? because to me seems compression to save datas as you said it's all relegated to thing downloadeds or anyway from a browser ( twitter, download images etc )
if not, try to hard reset before but if that the same thing you seen after the reset get it back and replaced.

SIRKRA said:
point: are you sure you're not running something like data saving in phone or browser? because to me seems compression to save datas as you said it's all relegated to thing downloadeds or anyway from a browser ( twitter, download images etc )
if not, try to hard reset before but if that the same thing you seen after the reset get it back and replaced.
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Th6...i'll give a try

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The LG V60 ThinQ 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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Very clear. The resolution is lower than my V30, I think, but it's not noticeable to me.

I honestly don't notice the lower resolution and because of that always had my previous phones set to 1080p to save battery.
Auto brightness has been a problem though, in low light the screen throttles back to 1% far too aggressively and 1% is too dim even in a pitch black room.
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The larger screen size and lower resolution combine for a noticeably lower DPI count, but I happen to think that higher (than 1080p) resolutions on (relatively) smaller phone displays are mostly a waste of battery life.
YMMV, but in my experience, there comes a point where the human eye can only resolve so much and the bump in the resolution of small screen displays just becomes overkill. I'll take battery life over resolution and even refresh rate any day, though I imagine higher resolution displays with higher refresh rates will only become more efficient over time, and I'll likely change my tune eventually.
I went from the V30+ to the V60 at the beginning of this month, and I feel like the new phone is a substantial upgrade over the older one in just about all categories that matter. And that's even considering that the former was rooted and the latter can't be!
The display is crisp enough, though clearly not cutting edge. Colors look at least as good as those of the V30. Viewing angles are fantastic without any noticeable (to me) color shift. It's probably the best we could have expected knowing that the display is relatively modest compared to this phone's 20202 (and some 2019) peers. And if you're fine with that, this shouldn't stop you from considering the phone. If, however, you DO want higher resolutions and higher refresh rates, you already know this phone's not for you and that you've got multiple options.

Mejilan said:
Viewing angles are fantastic without any noticeable (to me) color shift.
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I'm seeing very drastic color shift when viewing at about 45°, more noticeable on white screens. It's a greenish yellowish shift.
Otherwise I agree with the rest of your post. 1080p is plenty resolution and I'm fine with 60Hz refresh.

Mr_Mooncatt said:
I'm seeing very drastic color shift when viewing at about 45°, more noticeable on white screens. It's a greenish yellowish shift.
Otherwise I agree with the rest of your post. 1080p is plenty resolution and I'm fine with 60Hz refresh.
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Are there display variances across production runs, or something? Because I can't seem to reproduce this fault.
I'm not TERRIBLY sensitive to such things, but from what you say, it sounds like it should be blatantly obvious to the eyes.
And I don't suffer from any kind of color blindness that could possibly impact me.

Mejilan said:
Are there display variances across production runs, or something? Because I can't seem to reproduce this fault.
I'm not TERRIBLY sensitive to such things, but from what you say, it sounds like it should be blatantly obvious to the eyes.
And I don't suffer from any kind of color blindness that could possibly impact me.
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I haven't seen anyone else complain of this, so not site if it's an issue with mine specifically or what. Here's a short video I made that hopefully demonstrates the color shift.
https://youtu.be/naGHasaIjp0

Mr_Mooncatt said:
I haven't seen anyone else complain of this, so not site if it's an issue with mine specifically or what. Here's a short video I made that hopefully demonstrates the color shift.
https://youtu.be/naGHasaIjp0
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Huh. How did you get a plain white background to show up like that? (I suppose I can Google one up).
I'd like to test my phone out and see if I can get similar results.
It's a little hard to see in a YT video, but I definitely noticed SOME shift on your screen that I don't think I've ever seen on mine.
I imagine the effect is even more noticeable in real life, with the phone right in front of you.

Mejilan said:
Huh. How did you get a plain white background to show up like that? (I suppose I can Google one up).
I'd like to test my phone out and see if I can get similar results.
It's a little hard to see in a YT video, but I definitely noticed SOME shift on your screen that I don't think I've ever seen on mine.
I imagine the effect is even more noticeable in real life, with the phone right in front of you.
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I use this app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor
It's a photo editing app, but you can start a new image from scratch and select a background color. I set it to pure white, then zoomed in on it to fill the screen. It's definitely easier to see in person. I tried using by wife's Note 9 for the video, but I couldn't select a better refresh rate on it to prevent the banding.

Mr_Mooncatt said:
I use this app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor
It's a photo editing app, but you can start a new image from scratch and select a background color. I set it to pure white, then zoomed in on it to fill the screen. It's definitely easier to see in person. I tried using by wife's Note 9 for the video, but I couldn't select a better refresh rate on it to prevent the banding.
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I tried it out, and while I did notice a dimming or darkening of the white background at extreme tilts, I figure that's normal.
Doesn't quite look like what your YT video shows, but I'm not sure if that's down to the difference between watching a YT video of something and watching it yourself directly.

I've had the V30 and now this and I'm as happy with the screen on this one as I was with the V30. I couldn't care about the refresh rate. It's not like I'm watching a 60" screen. Overall it's a very good screen.

Mr_Mooncatt said:
I'm seeing very drastic color shift when viewing at about 45°, more noticeable on white screens. It's a greenish yellowish shift.
Otherwise I agree with the rest of your post. 1080p is plenty resolution and I'm fine with 60Hz refresh.
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I pissed that it's 1080P, however, people who say a 90+ refresh rate is noticeable is just experiencing placebo.
The human eye will never notice that.
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BROKEN1981 said:
I pissed that it's 1080P, however, people who say a 90+ refresh rate is noticeable is just experiencing placebo.
The human eye will never notice that.
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I've had higher resolution screens, and I can tell no difference between them and 1080p. Even 720p is hard to notice a difference.
When it comes to refresh rates, most people see a noticeable difference between 60Hz and 90Hz. My last phone was selectable between those two and 120Hz, and I couldn't tell a difference between 90Hz and 120Hz.

I can see the difference in resolution between the V30 and V60, it's just that 1080p on a phone doesn't bother me.
It falls in my "good enough" range. These aren't 55+ inch television displays, after all.
I also can definitely see the difference between a 60 Hz refresh rate vs a 90 Hz or 120 Hz refresh display.

my problem is with notifications in the top pull down... its virtually useless in landscape mode...