[DarkNeo]

I've been running "Natural" since I got my phone, but wondering what you guys and gals are running.

Is "Adaptive" really adaptive? Does it change by environment? Or is it just another name for saturated?

[mustang7757]

I've been running "Natural" since I got my phone, but wondering what you guys and gals are running.

Is "Adaptive" really adaptive? Does it change by environment? Or is it just another name for saturated?

Good question, I have it at adaptive

[digitalbreak]

I use whatever the default is

[Mike Dee]

I've been running "Natural" since I got my phone, but wondering what you guys and gals are running.

Is "Adaptive" really adaptive? Does it change by environment? Or is it just another name for saturated?

Adaptive.

It's supposed to adapt based on content. I assume it does though it might be hard to notice

[chezm]

Adaptive, just feel the colors pop perfectly

[bhatech]

I'm using the default adaptive mode and it looks great to me.

[billchat]

Adaptive

[TraderGary]

So far I've left it at the default. Adaptive

[SteelGator]

I've tried all of them, and I prefer Adaptive.

[Rodawg71]

Adaptive

[DMP89145]

Natural is pleasant to me.

[EMGSM]

I have mine on Adaptive

[Mike Dee]

It looks like the majority is adaptive.

[Coop61]

I have mine set to Natural . But to be honest I can't notice a difference when I switch between the 3 settings .

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Natural is the correct setting for anyone who needs or even prefers accurate colors. Natural is accurate on sRGB and DCI-P3 D65 gamuts and is amazingly accurate on both (per DisplayMate).

Adaptive is not accurate, although the name initially made me think that it was the mode that would take advantage of Android's native color management. Unfortunately this is not the case and the Adaptive is WAY off, it doesn't correspond to any known gamuts - it's just wrong.

Boosted is obviously not accurate, but oddly enough it's more accurate than adaptive.

[mustang7757]

Natural is the correct setting for anyone who needs or even prefers accurate colors. Natural is accurate on sRGB and DCI-P3 D65 gamuts and is amazingly accurate on both (per DisplayMate).

Adaptive is not accurate, although the name initially made me think that it was the mode that would take advantage of Android's native color management. Unfortunately this is not the case and the Adaptive is WAY off, it doesn't correspond to any known gamuts - it's just wrong.

Boosted is obviously not accurate, but oddly enough it's more accurate than adaptive.

Would these settings affect how your pictures come out or how they look in the gallery?

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Would these settings affect how your pictures come out or how they look in the gallery?

They will impact how the picture looks on the display yes, but not how they will look on other people's displays unless you edit based on what is on your display.

[mustang7757]

They will impact how the picture looks on the display yes, but not how they will look on other people's displays unless you edit based on what is on your display.

Thanks for feedback trying natural out

[Martin_F]

Natural is the correct setting for anyone who needs or even prefers accurate colors. Natural is accurate on sRGB and DCI-P3 D65 gamuts and is amazingly accurate on both (per DisplayMate).

Adaptive is not accurate, although the name initially made me think that it was the mode that would take advantage of Android's native color management. Unfortunately this is not the case and the Adaptive is WAY off, it doesn't correspond to any known gamuts - it's just wrong.

Boosted is obviously not accurate, but oddly enough it's more accurate than adaptive.

Got mine on natural as well. The only way editing photos on the phone would make sense.

[mustang7757]

I have to admit I like the natural color on the pixel 3xl then 2xl before looked washed out now they look great

[TraderGary]

I've changed from the default of Adaptive to Natural.

[mustang7757]

I've changed from the default of Adaptive to Natural.

How do you like that setting? I like it .

[TraderGary]

How do you like that setting? I like it .

Quite honestly I hadn't paid a lot of attention to color accuracy since getting the 3 XL and had simply left it at the default. I've now changed to Natural because it is the choice if you want color accuracy.

These links are well worth reading...

https://9to5google.com/2018/10/15/pi...h-displaymate/

Pixel 3 XL OLED Display Technology Shoot-Out

[mustang7757]

Quite honestly I hadn't paid a lot of attention to color accuracy since getting the 3 XL and had simply left it at the default. I've now changed to Natural because it is the choice if you want color accuracy.

These links are well worth reading...

https://9to5google.com/2018/10/15/pi...h-displaymate/

Pixel 3 XL OLED Display Technology Shoot-Out

I read it , surprised that the 2xl is brighter with the nits , my 3xl I can see without issues in sun not my 2xl

[TraderGary]

I read it , surprised that the 2xl is brighter with the nits , my 3xl I can see without issues in sun not my 2xl

If you remember the section in DisplayMate, "High Screen Brightness and Performance in High Ambient Light", they say that to be usable in high ambient light a display needs a dual combination of high Screen Brightness and low Screen Reflectance – the Pixel 3 XL has both. This is extremely important for screen readability, picture quality, and color accuracy in ambient light. The Pixel 3 XL Screen Reflectance was the lowest ever measured at 4.3 percent. The lower the reflectance, the better the performance.

They are saying that the combination of brightness and reflectance is why the 3 XL is very readable in bright light even though the total nits of brightness isn't as high as some.

DisplayMate is the authority when it comes to display analysis. And you can sure see the depth they go to in that article. Our 3 XL display is no slouch and ranks in the 3 best phone screens they've ever tested!