just got new Pixel 4 XL, colors are washed out

[Tomster88]

The skin tone is unnatural regardless of how you like it

It doesn't matter. No one looks that washed out in real life

 

[Tomster88]

It would be nice to let people adjust additionally though ..why not have more choices ..

Exactly. That's the fun of Android

 

[mustang7757]

Exactly. That's the fun of Android

How you liking it so far?

 

[Mike Dee]

It doesn't matter. No one looks that washed out in real life

Maybe it's different on your device. Viewing it on my device your sample on the right looks normal here.

 

[Tomster88]

How you liking it so far?

So far I'm really enjoying it except for two things lol. I hate that there's not a saturated mode on here, and I really do miss the fingerprint sensor lol. But the phone is very nice. You have a 4XL right?

 

[mustang7757]

So far I'm really enjoying it except for two things lol. I hate that there's not a saturated mode on here, and I really do miss the fingerprint sensor lol. But the phone is very nice. You have a 4XL right?

That's great to hear, yeah the pixel 4xl white

 

[home44]

I don't like the yellowish warm tint of the screens. I much prefer the cooler blueish tint.

The option to have it should be there.

 

[blackhawkhot]

I think the saturated mode looks fake

It does. I can see the red channel blow out in the Op's pic.

 

[Morty2264]

So far I'm really enjoying it except for two things lol. I hate that there's not a saturated mode on here, and I really do miss the fingerprint sensor lol. But the phone is very nice. You have a 4XL right?

Glad you are liking it so far! I too would miss the fingerprint sensor. How are you liking the Face Unlock?

 

[Mike Dee]

It does. I can see the red channel blow out in the Op's pic.

If you're viewing on. Samsung screen or similar you can see the oversaturation

 

[blackhawkhot]

If you're viewing on. Samsung screen or similar you can see the oversaturation

My Samsung screen is fairly well dialed in. I used color charts as well as images that were corrected on a color calibrated monitor/system.
Faces show bad WB/color calibration first many times.
Samsung color calibration sucks.
On this Note 10+ I have it set to natural, with about 15% set on the blue filter and a 3rd party apk overlay adding about 10% on the rd channel to dial it in by eye.
There's no color calibration apps for this device like Spyder

 

[Mike Dee]

My Samsung screen is fairly well dialed in. I used color charts as well as images that were corrected on a color calibrated monitor/system.
Faces show bad WB/color calibration first many times.
Samsung color calibration sucks.
On this Note 10+ I have it set to natural, with about 15% set on the blue filter and a 3rd party apk overlay adding about 10% on the rd channel to dial it in by eye.
There's no color calibration apps for this device like Spyder

I don't want to take this thread off topic. The OP has a concern with his 4XL looking washed out compared to his 2XL.

 

[KrisYYC]

Hey guys, I just ordered a Pixel 4 XL and received it today. when I put it side by side by my Pixel 2 XL the colors are really washed out compared to the Pixel 2. I have it set to adaptive display. is there anything I'm missing here? I know on my Pixel 2 I had a saturated mode. Is that not on the Pixel 4?

I noticed a similar thing when I got my Pixel 4 and compared it to my Pixel 3. It wasn't extreme but the Pixel 4 seemed to have a warmer tint than my Pixel 3 and less punchier colours. Once I sold my Pixel 3 and got used to the Pixel 4 it stopped bothering me.

 

[Tomster88]

I noticed a similar thing when I got my Pixel 4 and compared it to my Pixel 3. It wasn't extreme but the Pixel 4 seemed to have a warmer tint than my Pixel 3 and less punchier colours. Once I sold my Pixel 3 and got used to the Pixel 4 it stopped bothering me.

Thank you. I think that's what will happen as well. Once I sell my Pixel 2 I won't have anything to compare it to lol

 

[RHS]

Maybe they can fix this with a software update.

 

[blackhawkhot]

I don't want to take this thread off topic. The OP has a concern with his 4XL looking washed out compared to his 2XL.

Sorry.

I was hoping a pure bred Android have better color management than its current Samsung counterparts.
The same.
No RBG option in Developer Options either as was in the older OSs

 

[Dan808]

Did you find a fix for this? I just got my Pixel 5 and compared to my Pixel 2 XL the colours are quite bad, very washed out.

 

[mustang7757]

Did you find a fix for this? I just got my Pixel 5 and compared to my Pixel 2 XL the colours are quite bad, very washed out.

Hi, welcome to AC!
You tried the different screen modes in setting?
Can choose natural/vivid

 

[Tomster88]

Did you find a fix for this? I just got my Pixel 5 and compared to my Pixel 2 XL the colours are quite bad, very washed out.

No I'm afraid there's no fix for it. I'm actually used to the screen now that I've had this phone for about 6 months. But it's definitely not a saturated is the Pixel 2 was. You might get used to it over time.

 

[Dan808]

Hi Mustang
Yep that's the first thing I tried, no luck I'm afraid, each setting is slightly different in colour but none have the same vibrance as the Pixel 2 screen does. Really disappointing