Google says this blue shift is normal

[Mike Dee]

Adding my experience to this. I am currently in my 3rd xl device. My first phone had serious blue shift and was blatantly apparent during initial boot up. It also had significant black smear. Thus RMA 1.

The second one was slightly less blue, butt still had smear. I was ready to just accept it and deal as the blue wasn't as bad until I saw a display model at best buy. The display his minimal shift compared to either of my 2 phones and the whites were crisper and brighter. Mine almost looked like it had a faint grayish blueish super fine and grainy files over the screen. RMA 2 initiated as soon as I got home.

My third phone came and there was as noticable difference from the first power up. The blue shift is much more inline with other OLEDs. Still not as good as a Samsung of course, but far better. The screen was also brighter and much closer to my OG pixel screen. There is still the smear, although less dramatic, but I think that is just a flaw in the LG display.

The other issue I have seen is the black crush. This was evident on all phones, but looks to be software. Turning off adaptive display resolved it except for the absolute dimmest display seeing. Adaptive display also send to make the display dimmer in general and looks to need some tweaking.

What's a smear?
in regard to a phone anyway?

 

[dmxjago]

Adding my experience to this. I am currently in my 3rd xl device. My first phone had serious blue shift and was blatantly apparent during initial boot up. It also had significant black smear. Thus RMA 1.

The second one was slightly less blue, butt still had smear. I was ready to just accept it and deal as the blue wasn't as bad until I saw a display model at best buy. The display his minimal shift compared to either of my 2 phones and the whites were crisper and brighter. Mine almost looked like it had a faint grayish blueish super fine and grainy files over the screen. RMA 2 initiated as soon as I got home.

My third phone came and there was as noticable difference from the first power up. The blue shift is much more inline with other OLEDs. Still not as good as a Samsung of course, but far better. The screen was also brighter and much closer to my OG pixel screen. There is still the smear, although less dramatic, but I think that is just a flaw in the LG display.

The other issue I have seen is the black crush. This was evident on all phones, but looks to be software. Turning off adaptive display resolved it except for the absolute dimmest display seeing. Adaptive display also send to make the display dimmer in general and looks to need some tweaking.

I wonder if that's why I can't see the blue color on my phone bc it's do minimal.

 

[anon(9681881)]

I think I have this blue shift thing figured out. I have noticed that under artificial lighting the blue shift is noticeable. However under sunshine it is not noticeable at all. So what we are seeing is not a manufacturing defect but a reflection.

 

[Almeuit]

I think I have this blue shift thing figured out. I have noticed that under artificial lighting the blue shift is noticeable. However under sunshine it is not noticeable at all. So what we are seeing is not a manufacturing defect but a reflection.

Ehrm.. not really. It is due to the display tech -- not a reflection.

 

[mfriedman79]

What's a smear?
in regard to a phone anyway?

The "smear" refers to the delay in pixels turning on and off when scrolling or going from a lighter color to darker. I see it in the Google feed when there are dark images. It's not always there so it seems to be dependent on the image colors. I also see it in my Reddit app when the dark theme is enabled and scrolling. More of a Jello effect there.

Short video from the second pixel. Look at the top edge of the image in the google feed when is scrolls down.
[video]https://photos.app.goo.gl/stu7quwgOcvIIkOg1[/video]

 

[Scottie15]

To the OP,

That is an unreasonable amount of blue tint. I pre-ordered the Pixel 2 XL and after seeing multiple blue displays at Verizon stores, I canceled and got a Note 8. No blue tint, although Samsung is a criminal company that should be sues to hell for being thieves. I recently looked at some 2 XLs in store again and the screens look significantly better.

My point: for $1,000, blue tint is completely unacceptable and consumers shouldn't have to be forced to play screen lottery. Period.

 

[nelamvr6]

I think the best thing for me to do is just start completely avoiding any thread about color shift.

 

[mfriedman79]

To the OP,

That is an unreasonable amount of blue tint. I pre-ordered the Pixel 2 XL and after seeing multiple blue displays at Verizon stores, I canceled and got a Note 8. No blue tint, although Samsung is a criminal company that should be sues to hell for being thieves. I recently looked at some 2 XLs in store again and the screens look significantly better.

My point: for $1,000, blue tint is completely unacceptable and consumers shouldn't have to be forced to play screen lottery. Period.

You should probably clarify that this level of blue tint is unacceptable as all OLED's exhibit it a degree. Even the Note8 and iPhoneX have the tint, it is just at larger angles and not as dramatic.

 

[anon(9681881)]

Ehrm.. not really. It is due to the display tech -- not a reflection.

Please explain to me why then it is different in different color lighting?

 

[Almeuit]

Please explain to me why then it is different in different color lighting?

Just read through the thread -- others have explained it at length . Or look up MHBHD on YouTube and look at his review. About mid-review he sums it up pretty well.

 

[anon(9681881)]

Just read through the thread -- others have explained it at length . Or look up MHBHD on YouTube and look at his review. About mid-review he sums it up pretty well.

I have read this thread and nothing convinces me it is a problem. It is a reflection.

 

[Almeuit]

I have read this thread and nothing convinces me it is a problem. It is a reflection.

It definitely isn't but if you want to just believe random things you think -- I can't stop you .

 

[Almeuit]

I have read this thread and nothing convinces me it is a problem. It is a reflection.

I went and snagged Marques explaining it below .

https://youtu.be/KvNis_A6UaI?t=8m20s

 

[anon(9681881)]

I went and snagged Marques explaining it below .

https://youtu.be/KvNis_A6UaI?t=8m20s

Clearly you are not a photographer and know nothing about light and color temperature. I bet you haven't even taken one outside to see it in sunshine. It is pointless to discuss this issue with you any further.

 

[Mike Dee]

I have read this thread and nothing convinces me it is a problem. It is a reflection.

It's not reflection.... Without getting into technical aspects it's the nature of how pixels work. Having said that different light sources will change how much shift you see. If it's a reflection explain blue shift in the dark.

 

[Almeuit]

Clearly you are not a photographer and know nothing about light and color temperature. I bet you haven't even taken one outside to see it in sunshine. It is pointless to discuss this issue with you any further.

I haven't used mine in the sun? I went to Disney.. pretty sure I did.

As I said.. think what you want but it isn't a reflection .

 

[LeoRex]

The topic has been beaten to death... Google used a fairly aggressive curricular polarizer layer (most use linear) in the display that will start to filter lower frequency light (i.e. red) sooner when you go off angle. There is a benefit to this choice, of course, in that the screen will not get stomped if you happen to have polarized sunglasses and turn it to landscape. This is something that's been a bit of a nuisance with pretty much every OLED phone I've ever had. So, say taking a video of my son's soccer game, I won't have to take off my shades to see what I'm filming... A trait that I'm sure to appreciate this spring

To some people, They won't be able to move past the blue at all and to them, it will be a problem.

But I'm not one of those people.

First, it doesn't bother me when I see it, which I don't really since I usually look at my phone rather than sneak up on it. Second, it only is apparent when you have a white background... And, as a long time OLED user, most of my common used apps have dark modes, and in those modes, the shift is pretty much nonexistent.

To each, their own. I personally have no complaints about the screen and have zero qualms about how much I paid for the phone that drives it. It's truly an incredible phone and one I continue to enjoy every day.

 

[vamp07]

Why are you holding the phone at that angle?

 

[MooMooPrincess]

Why are you holding the phone at that angle?

NO ONE views their phone 100% face on at all, that's why

 

[LeoRex]

NO ONE views their phone 100% face on at all, that's why

Of course not... But as I'm writing this on my 2XL, shifting around at every angle I would ever reasonably use it at, the color shift doesn't occur... Or at such a low level that it registers zero on my 'give a hoot' scale.