The Pixel 3 uses LG / 3 XL uses a Samsung screen panel

[chezm]

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The red is straight on. The whites are all that tinted color to my eyes

Ugh ok well thanks for heads up let’s see what happens when I get mine

 

[mustang7757]

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I’m in Canada and our release date is Nov 1, wonder if it’s just the first batch or all going out.

So just if anyone can clarify, the same issue last year was with pixel 2 having blue tint only when looking at specific angles...but straight on it looks normal?

I dont Kno but this sucks , was hoping everyone 3/xl was going to enjoy the phones right off the bat .

 

[anon(10092459)]

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I dont Kno but this sucks , was hoping everyone 3/xl was going to enjoy the phones right off the bat .

Shhhiiiidddd... Please believe, I will be enjoying mine to the fullest! Warmer screens, cooler screens .. all the same to me.

 

[mustang7757]

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Shhhiiiidddd... Please believe, I will be enjoying mine to the fullest! Warmer screens, cooler screens .. all the same to me.

I'm with you

 

[TraderGary]

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I started another thread called Pixel Screen Color Calibration if you're interested.

 

[TrueBlueKew]

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I went to 7 different Best Buy locations to compare. Each location was EXACTLY the same.

Chiming in with KillerQ. Posted this in a couple other threads but sharing here as well - I've been to two different Verizon stores and two different Best Buys (one of which I've been to six times in the last week). In every instance, if I hold the 3 and the 3 XL phones side by side and look at the same images, the smaller 3 has slightly higher contrast and a higher red cast (more noticeable on skin tones). The higher contrast and the red cast on the smaller 3 is not garish by any means, it's still a great display, and side by side someone might argue that the XL is too low in contrast (it's not, it's incredibly well calibrated for a mobile device). So, all things being equal (both set to adaptive display, same brightness etc.), the output is not the same. However, I notice these things because photography is my passion, I used to do color correction in a lab, I'm used staring at a calibrated Lacie monitor for hours at a time and because I'm trained to notice such things. Truly, if you didn't have the phones side by side, you likely wouldn't notice. It's not an issue and if it were I'd sound the alarm here. Both phones have great screens and they are better by leaps and bounds compared to their 2017 siblings.

 

[vzwuser76]

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Chiming in with KillerQ. Posted this in a couple other threads but sharing here as well - I've been to two different Verizon stores and two different Best Buys (one of which I've been to six times in the last week). In every instance, if I hold the 3 and the 3 XL phones side by side and look at the same images, the smaller 3 has slightly higher contrast and a higher red cast (more noticeable on skin tones). The higher contrast and the red cast on the smaller 3 is not garish by any means, it's still a great display, and side by side someone might argue that the XL is too low in contrast (it's not, it's incredibly well calibrated for a mobile device). So, all things being equal (both set to adaptive display, same brightness etc.), the output is not the same. However, I notice these things because photography is my passion, I used to do color correction in a lab, I'm used staring at a calibrated Lacie monitor for hours at a time and because I'm trained to notice such things. Truly, if you didn't have the phones side by side, you likely wouldn't notice. It's not an issue and if it were I'd sound the alarm here. Both phones have great screens and they are better by leaps and bounds compared to their 2017 siblings.

So, a question. Of the 3 different color settings, isn't adaptive supposed to be the furthest away from RGB? In other words it's the same as the Boosted setting on the Pixel 2/XL? If so, maybe it's not as apparent on the lower (less boosted) color settings. And as the did last year, when they released the different color settings to compensate for the blue shift in the screen, couldn't they do the same for the red shift here?

 

[thunderup]

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My apologies if this has been discussed, but has it been confirmed the smaller 3 uses a Samsung panel? Everything I read today said it was confirmed the XL uses a Samsung panel, but there was no confirmation for the regular 3. Maybe that's the difference with the color temperature? Then again, maybe I'm just out of the loop...

 

[vzwuser76]

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My apologies if this has been discussed, but has it been confirmed the smaller 3 uses a Samsung panel? Everything I read today said it was confirmed the XL uses a Samsung panel, but there was no confirmation for the regular 3. Maybe that's the difference with the color temperature? Then again, maybe I'm just out of the loop...

Well, for the first year Pixels, both used Samsung panels. For the second year Pixels, the regular used a Samsung panel and the XL used an LG OLED. So the one constat is that the regular Pixel has always used a ssung panel, it makes sense they would've continued that. But as for concrete evidence, I don't have any.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

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My apologies if this has been discussed, but has it been confirmed the smaller 3 uses a Samsung panel? Everything I read today said it was confirmed the XL uses a Samsung panel, but there was no confirmation for the regular 3. Maybe that's the difference with the color temperature? Then again, maybe I'm just out of the loop...

Not confirmed, no. We only know that the bigger Pixel 3 XL has a Samsung panel.

From reviews, impressions etc, it seems like the two screens are very close in quality to one another, so I'm guessing that the Pixel 3 is also using a Samsung panel.

 

[radgatt]

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LG been making since Nexus days
I'm just happy that they smarten up and went with Samsung. I do think they listen to these forums to some degree.

I was talking about the display investment they did last year. That was after the Nexus days. Previous LG Nexus phones used LCD displays. Google didn't invest in LG when they made those LG G Flex displays that were OLED.

 

[mustang7757]

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I was talking about the display investment they did last year. That was after the Nexus days. Previous LG Nexus phones used LCD displays. Google didn't invest in LG when they made those LG G Flex displays that were OLED.

Oh ok gotcha

 

[TrueBlueKew]

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So, a question. Of the 3 different color settings, isn't adaptive supposed to be the furthest away from RGB? In other words it's the same as the Boosted setting on the Pixel 2/XL? If so, maybe it's not as apparent on the lower (less boosted) color settings. And as the did last year, when they released the different color settings to compensate for the blue shift in the screen, couldn't they do the same for the red shift here?

I believe it is. However, I should note/clarify that the shift remained visible to my eyes in Boosted and to a lesser degree Natural modes. However, I want to emphasize again that it's very slight (even in Adaptive), and truly I don't see it as an issue. Not a software guy but I would think it could be tweaked in an update if a fuss was made. But, there's really nothing to fuss about. Not an issue like the blue screen on the XL 2 or the crushed blacks on the smaller P2. I will try and swing by BB again this eve and have one more look but... truly both screens look great and either way you won't be disappointed.

 

[vzwuser76]

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I believe it is. However, I should note/clarify that the shift remained visible to my eyes in Boosted and to a lesser degree Natural modes. However, I want to emphasize again that it's very slight (even in Adaptive), and truly I don't see it as an issue. Not a software guy but I would think it could be tweaked in an update if a fuss was made. But, there's really nothing to fuss about. Not an issue like the blue screen on the XL 2 or the crushed blacks on the smaller P2. I will try and swing by BB again this eve and have one more look but... truly both screens look great and either way you won't be disappointed.

Ok, thanks.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

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My apologies if this has been discussed, but has it been confirmed the smaller 3 uses a Samsung panel? Everything I read today said it was confirmed the XL uses a Samsung panel, but there was no confirmation for the regular 3. Maybe that's the difference with the color temperature? Then again, maybe I'm just out of the loop...

Smaller 3 uses a LG panel. This thread is incorrect.

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Google+Pixel+3+Teardown/113763#s217609

 

[KillerQ]

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Well, that definitely explains why the 3 sucks and has a red-hue!

 

[Lobwedgephil]

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Well, that definitely explains why the 3 sucks and has a red-hue!

Yeah, opposite on last year. Though most reviews say the 3 looks good, a lot of mention of that red hue.

 

[mwboost]

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A reddish tint wouldn't bother me too much. Since I won't sit it side by side comparing.
As long as there is no uneven pink or green coloured hues across the screen. I've exchanged many Samsungs because of that. Still not sure if I'm going 3 or 3xl yet.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

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Smaller 3 uses a LG panel. This thread is incorrect.

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Google+Pixel+3+Teardown/113763#s217609

Damn... That does suck.

 

[TrueBlueKew]

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Well, that definitely explains why the 3 sucks and has a red-hue!

Based on what I have seen, I have to respectfully disagree in going so far as to say the smaller 3 sucks (though granted, I understand you've seen more handsets than I). That said, I'm going to have one more looksee this evening for good measure. In the end I suppose time will tell soon as it gets into the hands of folks in the forum here and the masses in general.