I upgraded from Pixel 3 to Pixel 4. I find the display is too warm and muted. My pixel 3 on the other hand has a nice white balance and has more vivid colours. Is there a way to change the white balance?
I am rooted and on a custom kernel which enables Kcal config. But not able to figure out how to change the white balance. Any suggestions?
sacthegreat said:
I upgraded from Pixel 3 to Pixel 4. I find the display is too warm and muted. My pixel 3 on the other hand has a nice white balance and has more vivid colours. Is there a way to change the white balance?
I am rooted and on a custom kernel which enables Kcal config. But not able to figure out how to change the white balance. Any suggestions?
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Have you tried disabling ambient eq in settings? It makes the screen warmer for easier reading in different light conditions and tends to tint everything yellow. As soon as I turned it off on mine, screen looked just as cool as on my Pixel 3.
EVR_PR said:
Have you tried disabling ambient eq in settings? It makes the screen warmer for easier reading in different light conditions and tends to tint everything yellow. As soon as I turned it off on mine, screen looked just as cool as on my Pixel 3.
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Really??? I have 3 pixel 4s and nothing happens when I toggle ambient eq! Its still the same old yellowish white balance!
sacthegreat said:
Really??? I have 3 pixel 4s and nothing happens when I toggle ambient eq! Its still the same old yellowish white balance!
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Interesting, in my case I notice when the color temperature switches from warm to cool depending ln the light of the room the phone it's in.
In any case, I believe there is a Magisk Module that allows you to tamper with the color temperature settings of your screen using Ambient EQ so that may help you out.
You might want to read this:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-4-ambient-eq-tweak/amp/
EVR_PR said:
Interesting, in my case I notice when the color temperature switches from warm to cool depending ln the light of the room the phone it's in.
In any case, I believe there is a Magisk Module that allows you to tamper with the color temperature settings of your screen using Ambient EQ so that may help you out.
You might want to read this:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-4-ambient-eq-tweak/amp/
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Thanks! will try it out tomorrow!!
sacthegreat said:
I upgraded from Pixel 3 to Pixel 4. I find the display is too warm and muted. My pixel 3 on the other hand has a nice white balance and has more vivid colours. Is there a way to change the white balance?
I am rooted and on a custom kernel which enables Kcal config. But not able to figure out how to change the white balance. Any suggestions?
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I had the same issue when I went from a P3 to a 3a. I just liked the cooler blueish tint. Since I don't root I was "stuck" or so I thought. A couple of things happened though and continued on my P4. I got used to it! If I compared then I was disappointed but if I didn't compare the display looked fine, even better. Then I read some reports that said the warmer color on the 3a and 4 are truer to reality and the blue was a tint. I haven't looked back since. That being said, if I was rooted I'd probably go back to blue. lol
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I haven't received the z3c yet but wanted to start theis thread early so everyone can post what display setting there using and any issue on the display. This is from the phone areana review.
" Color accuracy is way off on the Xperia Z3 Compact. Sony has gone purposefully with a colder, noticeably bluish display with color temperature reaching the whopping 10000K (while 6500K is the reference value, and everything above it is cold). Color balance in greyscale is noticeably skewed towards the blue across all brightness levels. Color purists have the option to adjust color balance with separate controls for red, green, and blue. With some fiddling (you’d need to add in a lot more red, and a bit more green to get to more balanced colors,*we tweaked it to the following values: red ~ 250, green ~ 190, blue ~ 0), you can get to the point where colors are not outrageously blue, but getting this right is no trivial task and requires either a trained eye, or a colorimeter."
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It's great that we have white balance settings, but the only thing I don't like about it is that it decreases screen brightness when applied.
for me its Red 40, Green 75 and Blue 0
If anyone has a colorimeter at hand it would be greatly received if they could perform some tests and provide the optimum RGB values.
dillalade said:
If anyone has a colorimeter at hand it would be greatly received if they could perform some tests and provide the optimum RGB values.
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I plan on doing this as soon as I receive my phone.
tocirah1 said:
I plan on doing this as soon as I receive my phone.
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Awesome! this will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks! :good:
Anyone that had received the are you satisfied with the stock screen settings?
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I'm pretty happy with the colors. Coming from N4, that always seemed a little dim.
damned91 said:
for me its Red 40, Green 75 and Blue 0
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This looks good to my eye and a white paper reference. Cheers
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Anyone that had received the are you satisfied with the stock screen settings?
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No - I'm no color purist, but the extreme blue tint was very obvious and off-putting. Very puzzling choice on Sony's part, it makes the screen look really bad.
I turned off X-Reality and put it side-by-side with my Moto G and adjusted the sliders until it more or less matched my Moto G. I'm still fiddling with it, but right now I have it set to Red 120, Green 145, Blue 0.
Doesn't the display get significantly darker when using high values for white balance?
Leaving XReality on - I like R:20, G:20, B:0. Just warms things up a tad without overdoing it.
So is everyone experiencing the same blueish tint?
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Doesn't the display get significantly darker when using high values for white balance?
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A little bit, I guess? It's still more than readable for me in sunlight, and I'm using Red 120 + Green 145.
I've been using Red 40 + Green 73. No "Image Enhancements"... my reality is enhanced enough, thank you. It does *appear* dimmer, but I'm going to assume that's a physiological color perception issue. You can increase the brightness of the display while keeping the ambient light sensor on, which is a nice feature. Also, the screen can still get blisteringly, stupidly bright if you disable the sensor and crank it all the way up, even with those settings.
I have a colorimeter, and I know that the diagnostics menu lets you do a series of display tests (including flipping to red/green/blue). Does anybody know if those panels apply your color balance settings? Or, alternatively, a good (preferably free) Android app to help with calibration?
Also, seriously, WTF Sony. The displays look almost comically bad straight out of the box. I feel bad for every user who buys the phone and never delves into these settings. :|
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It does *appear* dimmer, but I'm going to assume that's a physiological color perception issue.
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As far as I'm aware, the reason why Sony's white balance option makes the screen appear dimmer is because it's not really a true white balance option, but rather a sort of workaround where it adds a coloured transparent overlay to the screen. Higher values mean that the overlay becomes less transparent so the colour overlay will appear more intense while making the screen appear dimmer consequently. There are third party white balance apps in the Play Store which have exactly the same effect, although those also add a bit of lagginess to everything. But the colour and dimming effect is the same.
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As far as I'm aware, the reason why Sony's white balance option makes the screen appear dimmer is because it's not really a true white balance option, but rather a sort of workaround where it adds a coloured transparent overlay to the screen. Higher values mean that the overlay becomes less transparent so the colour overlay will appear more intense while making the screen appear dimmer consequently. There are third party white balance apps in the Play Store which have exactly the same effect, although those also add a bit of lagginess to everything. But the colour and dimming effect is the same.
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Huh. I mean, I use Twilight (basically the Android version of f.lux) on my Nexus 5, and have never noticed lag issues. It is *definitely* an overlay, though. That's very surprising that Sony would use such a method, as they actually have access to the actual firmware. You would think, as such, that it would allow you to use ICC color profiles.
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Huh. I mean, I use Twilight (basically the Android version of f.lux) on my Nexus 5, and have never noticed lag issues. It is *definitely* an overlay, though. That's very surprising that Sony would use such a method, as they actually have access to the actual firmware. You would think, as such, that it would allow you to use ICC color profiles.
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Ah, no, I meant apps to correct the white balance, not colour measuring apps. I used to try one of such apps on my old xperia tablet s because its display had a noticeable yellow hue. It did make the colours better, albeit a little dimmer, but everything seemed to be laggy/choppy when the effect was applied.
Oddly, according to my Spyder4, good settings are R:0, G: 137, B: 255.
I'm not convinced...
tocirah1 said:
Oddly, according to my Spyder4, good settings are R:0, G: 137, B: 255.
I'm not convinced...
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Well, the screen is said to be blueish and you're adding extra blue so of course that's not the way to fix it.
I've started using this phone yesterday. There seems to be a yellowish tint on the screen. Also, the brightness fluctuates at times while browsing. The Screen in its entirety has a warm color to it. The whites don't appear truly white, they have a yellowish tint to them.
Anyone facing similar issues/ knows how to resolve them?
Go to settings, then display and then change the color mode to Vibrant. It serves its purpose in Moto G4 Plus! If your yellowish tint is still not gone, then it must be the screen guard which you might have applied. Always go for Tempered Glass protector or even the Glossy to get that pure vibrant experience on the phone. Never go for Matte as it makes the view dull and pale. Good luck!
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Go to settings, then display and then change the color mode to Vibrant. It serves its purpose in Moto G4 Plus! If your yellowish tint is still not gone, then it must be the screen guard which you might have applied. Always go for Tempered Glass protector or even the Glossy to get that pure vibrant experience on the phone. Never go for Matte as it makes the view dull and pale. Good luck!
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I change the color mode and the yellowish continues....
Tell me more about the configurations about screen guard... :good:
brunobdantas said:
I change the color mode and the yellowish continues....
Tell me more about the configurations about screen guard... :good:
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Could u also check one more thing? In settings>display, please make sure that adaptive brightness is turned off..
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brunobdantas said:
I've started using this phone yesterday. There seems to be a yellowish tint on the screen. Also, the brightness fluctuates at times while browsing. The Screen in its entirety has a warm color to it. The whites don't appear truly white, they have a yellowish tint to them.
Anyone facing similar issues/ knows how to resolve them?
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Dude, yellowish tint on LCD displays is not exclusive for a Moto G4 line. It´s a manufacturing process and could came yellowish or blue tint on it...
If you want a non yellowish display, go for amoled display phones and u be safe.
If you don´t like yellow tint, try to call a replacement, and maybe, next time u get a non yellow tint display...
Or try to use an app called screen adjuster free avaiable for free on playstore. With the app, u can adjust colors on display at your own taste...
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Could u also check one more thing? In settings>display, please make sure that adaptive brightness is turned off..
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I check the menu and the adaptive brightness is turned off...
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Dude, yellowish tint on LCD displays is not exclusive for a Moto G4 line. It´s a manufacturing process and could came yellowish or blue tint on it...
If you want a non yellowish display, go for amoled display phones and u be safe.
If you don´t like yellow tint, try to call a replacement, and maybe, next time u get a non yellow tint display...
Or try to use an app called screen adjuster free avaiable for free on playstore. With the app, u can adjust colors on display at your own taste...
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thank you for the tips! I have reviewed and agree with you : the amoled displays are sharper !
I have researched this problem and the amount of posts and videos on youtube about this issue is amazing !!
I installed the recommended program for you but did not get a good fit. I'll keep trying !!
Below I share one video found on youtube about the problem:
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Can anyone suggest a screen mode?
No because it's a matter of personal taste. I tend to not use adaptive cause the colors are too saturated. AMOLED Cinema is the more pleasing one to me on this phone in particular
I really wish I could adjust the whites on basic or decrease the saturation on adaptive. Any ideas?
gabrielgon said:
I really wish I could adjust the whites on basic or decrease the saturation on adaptive. Any ideas?
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You can adjust whites on adaptive with the rgb color balance slider. I turned the white point temperature right down to 6800k. The default is around 7500 I think.
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You can adjust whites on adaptive with the rgb color balance slider. I turned the white point temperature right down to 6800k. The default is around 7500 I think.
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Sure, but adaptive is too saturated for my taste. I'm sticking with basic for now, but the white is quite reddish. I'm not exchanging this again as it takes over 2 weeks :c
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Sure, but adaptive is too saturated for my taste. I'm sticking with basic for now, but the white is quite reddish. I'm not exchanging this again as it takes over 2 weeks :c
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Did you try going into the advanced setting and lowering the red with the slider?
Edit: never mind, read your comment too fast and thought you were talking about adaptive being too red.
Just got my P4 today and observed that the colors are extremely muted compared to my P3. Is this the same for everyone?
I hadn't rooted my P3 and planned on using my P4 also that way. . But if this is the case and Google doesn't fix it, I'll have to root my P4 to change the display profile.
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Is this the same for everyone?.
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Same here. Looks awfully dull compared to my OnePlus 6.
Might be a silly question, but have you tried adjusting the color profile in settings to "Boosted"? Either way, Displaymate has already confirmed that the displays colors are extremely accurate and cover the entire DCI-P3 color gamut spectrum. So you may just be used to artificially oversaturated colors.
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Might be a silly question, but have you tried adjusting the color profile in settings to "Boosted"? Either way, Displaymate has already confirmed that the displays colors are extremely accurate and cover the entire DCI-P3 color gamut spectrum. So you may just be used to artificially oversaturated colors.
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No doubt that is the case. Sadly I prefer a slightly oversaturated display. I have it on boosted now, I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually.
Have you tried turning off Ambient EQ? I found the whites to be too warm with this on.
Im coming from the HTC 10, the pixel 4 is indeed less saturated, but the display is pretty damn good. Im using the adaptive settings, boosted increases saturation slightly
One thing I did notice when comparing to my Pixel 3 is that the 4 XL's screen is a lot warmer than the 3. I first thought of the "true tone" setting on the iPhone, but I don't remember google having anything like that.
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One thing I did notice when comparing to my Pixel 3 is that the 4 XL's screen is a lot warmer than the 3. I first thought of the "true tone" setting on the iPhone, but I don't remember google having anything like that.
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I noticed it when I went from my P3 to the 3a. In sure it's similar. You really do get used to it when the display is so nice.
Strange, I have found the complete opposite. In the Tmobile store, the Pixel 4 had more pop and color than the S10. Also, in a s10 vs pixel 4 review on youtube the pixel clearly had more color and the s10 looked washed out.
Update : I went to the store and checked for a demo pixel 4. That had an amazing display. Vibrant colors and good white balance. That means I have a dud!
That means two display manufacturers? or just some bad units? or maybe software?
What I can't understand is that under settings->display->colors... Yo have "natural" "boosted" and "automatic"... and the automatic setting doesn't correspond to any of the first two... What does it mean?
You tried the saturated profile right? (Is it called now "adaptive"?)
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I tried the Pixel 4 in a store and the natural setting doesn't look natural at all. I took photos with the camera app and the colors were definitely less saturated than reality. The adaptive setting produced more natural colors with the camera app. I wonder whether other users can confirm whether some units have a worse/better display?
I only know that previous Google phones had severe differences. Some Google phones seem to have a yellow tint, this happens for years. I remember that the store had a Pixel 3 XL or Pixel 3, which had an extreme yellow tint whereas a Pixel 3a looked great.
I can confirm this is true on my Pixel 4 as well. There is a very noticeable difference in color pop from the Pixel 3 to the Pixel 4, no matter what display setting I set. I originally thought it was the Amazon tempered glass screen protector, but I peeled it off and the dullness remained. Hopefully this gets fixed.
So i noticed that when you are in a dark room and you set the brightness to the lowest (0%-20%), some dark black colors of buttons and graphics becomes Red.
You can easily see this in the setting menu honestly at lowest brightness.
Changing display color presets does change it in vivid, natural etc.
What does help is going to oneplus laboratory at bottom of settings and enabling DC dimming.
It fixes the problem but also make the gamma very very low so a lot of the objects are too dark and kinda shaded with some extra shadow.
Is my screen faulty? Any other display settings or tuning i can do?
Does this oled panel have too much technology in it up to a failt? (120hz, QHD and 1Billion colors)
mety333 said:
So i noticed that when you are in a dark room and you set the brightness to the lowest (0%-20%), some dark black colors of buttons and graphics becomes Red.
You can easily see this in the setting menu honestly at lowest brightness.
Changing display color presets does change it in vivid, natural etc.
What does help is going to oneplus laboratory at bottom of settings and enabling DC dimming.
It fixes the problem but also make the gamma very very low so a lot of the objects are too dark and kinda shaded with some extra shadow.
Is my screen faulty? Any other display settings or tuning i can do?
Does this oled panel have too much technology in it up to a failt? (120hz, QHD and 1Billion colors)
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Yes these are the first attemots on 120 hz/qhd panels..
Are a bit problematic.
I believe next year they are coming better panels..on next oneplus device(OP9)
cultofluna said:
Yes these are the first attemots on 120 hz/qhd panels..
Are a bit problematic.
I believe next year they are coming better panels..on next oneplus device(OP9)
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I read tons of reviews for a month before buying, non of them mention this issue.
Are we just supposed to live with this on a 900 dollar phone?
mety333 said:
I read tons of reviews for a month before buying, non of them mention this issue.
Are we just supposed to live with this on a 900 dollar phone?
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Yes
mety333 said:
So i noticed that when you are in a dark room and you set the brightness to the lowest (0%-20%), some dark black colors of buttons and graphics becomes Red.
You can easily see this in the setting menu honestly at lowest brightness.
Changing display color presets does change it in vivid, natural etc.
What does help is going to oneplus laboratory at bottom of settings and enabling DC dimming.
It fixes the problem but also make the gamma very very low so a lot of the objects are too dark and kinda shaded with some extra shadow.
Is my screen faulty? Any other display settings or tuning i can do?
Does this oled panel have too much technology in it up to a failt? (120hz, QHD and 1Billion colors)
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I also have same problem.
Had same issue returned mine
Try turning off true tone and see
If you've got eye comfort turned on then this is normal..turn if off and it should go back to black.