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Ok. Just happens that I noticed while the screen is off. If you just angle it right at the sun maybe 45 degrees or something you'll notice the blue lines and square boxes? I mean its hard to explain but looks like the screen pixels, their all spaced out evenly and the lines too. Im not sure because its a new screen. I never noticed on any other phone. Is this normal showing it or ?
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You've just been introduced to the Pentile Matrix display...
I was scared you would say that lol. I can only see it while under the sun while its off but I guess I can't complain.
Now I know its normal sucks lol
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Ok. Just happens that I noticed while the screen is off. If you just angle it right at the sun maybe 45 degrees or something you'll notice the blue lines and square boxes? I mean its hard to explain but looks like the screen pixels, their all spaced out evenly and the lines too. Im not sure because its a new screen. I never noticed on any other phone. Is this normal showing it or ?
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its the touch screen. they all have that. my thunderbolt i can see it too
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its the touch screen. they all have that. my thunderbolt i can see it too
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Its not as bad d'oh. I didn't noticed on my tb but this phone I can see it. I can almost play chest and use this phone as a board lol
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You've just been introduced to the Pentile Matrix display...
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It's the digitizer you see... Has nothing to do with how the subpixels are arranged.
At least you can see the screen in direct sunlight. Lol...
More than what can be said about others.
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Well as long as its normal im cool with it. I wasn't sure or how to take it in. As soon as I saw it and turned it on I could see the squares and lines but went away. Wasn't sure of that was a defect but thanks all the the answers guys. I appreciate clearing things out.
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At least you can see the screen in direct sunlight. Lol...
More than what can be said about others.
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SOOOOOOOO how are you liking this phone? if you are deving for this, I am probably going to get one. Your roms are crazy good.
Will you be doing a review or anything?
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SOOOOOOOO how are you liking this phone? if you are deving for this, I am probably going to get one. Your roms are crazy good.
Will you be doing a review or anything?
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I love it so far... very happy I made the switch.
I have 2 made from the system dump (thanks P3Droid) UNL3ASH3D Blurry and UNL3ASH3D Clarity... We need Recovery of course, but.... I am ready. Lol. There is a bit of a learning curve coming from HTC and AOSP but, I think all will turn out well.
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I've been searching for this post. I am also very observant, and I noticed this blue matrix. Seems not a lot of other people notice it. I can also confirm that it varies in visibility across different phones. I have 2 Bionics side-by-side, one where the matrix is clear as day in room lighting, and another where it is hard to see in room lighting.
On a side note, I would like to say that Moto quality control needs improvement. My 1st Bionic came with a small nick on the top right metal frame, but the blue matrix screen is hardly noticable. But, on my 2nd Bionic, there are no nicks are scratches yet the screen looks like a chessboard. I would like to exchange it for another, but I am pretty sure I'll just get a Bionic with another issue. Decided to keep the chessboard Bionic.
By good, I mean, free of faults ?
I bought a SGS2 online and waiting for receiving it. But considering the large amount of users having a yellow tinted screen on the left, I'll probably get one of those faulty devices too.
In that case, I'll get it replaced and go for the SGS1, but, as a SGS1, can you tell me if the S1 has the same issue ?
Thanks.
No nothing like that on SGS1 or even i am using SGS2 its also quite fine and no screen tinted issuse.
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The wifes sgs2 has tint.
My 1.5 yo sgs1 has had no screen protector ever and is still scratch free and all pixels working like new.
My experience anyway.
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sgs1 screen is brilliant i think.
scratch free and you can see it outside when sun is shinning really well.
I had two different HTC phones. And they where both useless outside. could not see a thing.
SGS1 display is nothing less than a benchmark for all the mobile displays out there in the market. First device ever to have such an awesome, vibrant and Gorilla resistant screen. I'm in love with SGS just for its display.
Other not being really sharp up close due to pentile the display is perfect. Bright, great colours and takes a beating.
There are kernels with integrated functionality to correct for any colour tint. To be honest, AMOLED ages really ugly. Contrast is great, colors too, but after a few months of moderate usage, when the screen displays a grey image, the color is not uniform. It has signs of burn-in from place to place. This is the biggest disadvantage of this tipe of screen. I have it since March and sometimes I wish it had SLCD instead. I always have to be carefull not to keep the display on for too long or with the same image and icon layout on the screen.
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Not on my phone. Nearly 1.5 yo and no such problems. Greys look fine. I'm always on it too.
Like stated before. Its the benchmark. Slcd sux in daylight.
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There are kernels with integrated functionality to correct for any colour tint. To be honest, AMOLED ages really ugly. Contrast is great, colors too, but after a few months of moderate usage, when the screen displays a grey image, the color is not uniform. It has signs of burn-in from place to place. This is the biggest disadvantage of this tipe of screen. I have it since March and sometimes I wish it had SLCD instead. I always have to be carefull not to keep the display on for too long or with the same image and icon layout on the screen.
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Not my experience at all. Well over a year old, no screen tint, burn in, loss of colour or missing pixels. Best screen I have seen.
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I'm 1 year in and can barely see the 'M' from AM/PM before I started using 24-hour clock along with a bit of 'smudges' around the time, and only on a bright solid blue screen.
I could see issues if you set the screen to stay on while plugged in all day and put 10+ hours a day on it (I did that a few times and I think that's where my bit of burnout came from) but for the typical few hours of use a day there doesn't seem to be much of a problem.
Hands down the SGS is the best display I have ever used on a phone!
I also have an Atrix with double the power (including ram) and I still keep uning my SGS. The screen is just way to good...
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I agree, on higher brightness and a more vivid color you can't tell if the screen is burned-in. But try this. Get these 2 apps from the market OI Flashlight and OI Color Chooser, open OI Flashlight, press left softkey, Colour and select a very close to dark color and tell me if it's uniform. Maybe there is something wrong only with my screen.
I'm not saying it's the worst screen ever, I'm just suggesting someone should take this minor downside into account when choosing this type of screen, because once you go AMOLED you never go back ;-). You may have second thoughts when some wear will start to appear on the pixels.
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I know that many do not like the Pentile display on the Bionic, but I have to say it is the best phone display I have ever had in direct sun light. There is no more having to put your back to the sun and cup your hands around the display to show others your pictures or what ever it is you are wanting to show someone else that is on your display. I am truly amazed at how visible it is in direct sun light. I use SPB Shell 3D as my home launcher and I actually get comments on how bright and colorful my display is. I don't miss the display on my Droid Incredible or my OG Droid any more. I would keep this phone for just this reason alone, since I'm out in the sun most of the time with my job any way. But let me be honest there are a bunch of other reason I love this phone not just for the super bright no problem to read in the blazing Georgia sun display.
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I know that many do not like the Pentile display on the Bionic, but I have to say it is the best phone display I have ever had in direct sun light. There is no more having to put your back to the sun and cup your hands around the display to show others your pictures or what ever it is you are wanting to show someone else that is on your display. I am truly amazed at how visible it is in direct sun light. I use SPB Shell 3D as my home launcher and I actually get comments on how bright and colorful my display is. I don't miss the display on my Droid Incredible or my OG Droid any more. I would keep this phone for just this reason alone, since I'm out in the sun most of the time with my job any way. But let me be honest there are a bunch of other reason I love this phone not just for the super bright no problem to read in the blazing Georgia sun display.
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I will have to agree with you on that one. It's better than the iphone 4 and it's better than any of the htc phones i have had. Huge improvement from the thunderbolt
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Has always looked good to me
I wont comment in those other threads about the screen. I do not have a degree in temporal dithering or upshift panaglobalara penis glass. too serious that lot of gazers.
I am almost ashamed to say that the screen brightness was one of the things i just left set from the store. It was perfect day night taking pictures doing 70 on my Goldwing. It is a great screen. Complex yet subtle and i appreciate it for being both.
I say!
Same results here, digging the brightness of this screen. Even got compliments from two iPhone4 users which surprised me ha I didn't like the screen too much at first but it's growing on me
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I know that many do not like the Pentile display on the Bionic, but I have to say it is the best phone display I have ever had in direct sun light. There is no more having to put your back to the sun and cup your hands around the display to show others your pictures or what ever it is you are wanting to show someone else that is on your display. I am truly amazed at how visible it is in direct sun light. I use SPB Shell 3D as my home launcher and I actually get comments on how bright and colorful my display is. I don't miss the display on my Droid Incredible or my OG Droid any more. I would keep this phone for just this reason alone, since I'm out in the sun most of the time with my job any way. But let me be honest there are a bunch of other reason I love this phone not just for the super bright no problem to read in the blazing Georgia sun display.
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Definitely nice in the sun!!!
Completely agree!
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I can Geocache with c:geo now!!! Yay!!
Oh, and down with all the Pentile screen haters.
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It it definitely the best android phone I have used for being able to see the screen in the direct sunlight.
It's perfect in the direct sunlight! Hard to believe it is this readable/viewable and I like it out of the sun as well
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I will have to agree with you on that one. It's better than the iphone 4 and it's better than any of the htc phones i have had. Huge improvement from the thunderbolt
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+1 ... I couldn't believe the difference from the TB. EASILY readable in direct sunlight. The TB struggled even on overcast days.
This was the main reason of why I ditched my Incredible. I was not able to use it much in sunlight.
The display on this phone set at 25% is better than my Incredible at 100% in sunlight.
Love this screen!
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Hey everyone,
Friday I went from EVO 4G to the Bionic. I have noticed that the screen seems overly dark. It is as if the saturation and contrast levels are all wrong.
For example, I was looking at the same vacation pics on both my Evo and the Bionic, and in all the pictures, the dark areas are noticeably darker on my bionic- too dark. Shadows are overly exaggerated. People look like they have raccoon eyes or no eyes at all in some photos. Also bright areas are washed out looking. Mind you, these are photos NOT taken by the bionic. In fact, photos I took with the Bionic that I thought had bad lighting look great when viewed on my Evo...
Is anyone else noticing this? I really hope it is something limited to my particular phone, but I fear this is a "feature" of the Bionic.
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Did you mess with the brightness settings at all? I set mine to 10% inside and if I need to see the screen in direct sunlight I turn it up. This phone has got nothing but rave for visibility at least.
I've gried auto, max, min, and everything in between, and images, even in the browser, and graphics in games look too dark or washed out. Text looks great though.
Maybe my Bionic is a bad build, because in addition to the screen, the sound on my hdmi skips and sounds distorted. Tested my roommate's X2 and its HDMI was fine.
I guess if I'm the odd one out with these issues, I should take it back to Radioshack and exchange for another one...
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Edit: My Display Solution is : FauxClock. It has gamma correction and color tweaking. It's a paid app but it's inexpensive and def with it.
You can follow Faux123 work on the Nexus for kernel development as well as it rocks but not necessary for the color/gamma tweaks.
His thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2008222
Hey Nexus 4 Community,
I've read endless articles about how the Nexus 4 display is inferior to the iPhone and is bland and gamma raised way too high. I'm a photo-enthusiast, tech fanatic, and work in the field of mobile apps. With that said, I'd have to agree that the screen is amazing but has many short falls that it quiet frankly shouldn't.
I've dealt with screens from the old Palm Pilot Days (For those of you who remember the Treo ), TFT screens, Amoled (Or Super Amoled as Samsung so articulately imaged, and now IPS. I've dealt with high PPI's, to well... BlackBerry's. In the end, and after my last Galaxy Nexus... I took the screen out of the box and I was blown away with the sharpness and detail. Once that wow factor subsided I then got hit with the "Ummm..." factor of the washed out effect. I was one of the few that got mine from T-Mobile. I've experienced Google in the past shifting colors on releases and it's very frustrating to say the least.
I did some reading-up on tests and internet reviews and apparently our phone (the Nexus 4) actually has a better contrast rating and blacker blacks then even the iPhone 5. But, that doesn't make sense because I have an iPhone 5 (well, my girlfriend does actually) and I "went in" on details and video's to see which screen looked better. The colors in comparison on the Nexus 4, were off. The colors seemed so much more rich on the iPhone 5 as well. Now, trust me, I'm no iSheep. However I do appreciate quality. My Digital lenses (particularly my 85mm 1.4) in my Nikon collection afford me the ability to truly appreciate the low light shooting and quality of what true imagery can render in a photo.
It frustrates me to no end that Google hasn't gotten it right yet on this one. And I do emphasize yet, however I truly believe it's going to take one of you geniuses to actually get this screen calibration corrected. I *do* believe our screen is better then the likes of the Galaxy S3 (though opinions come into play here as some people like the Amoled saturation better) and even the iPhone line-up. I've personally tested the sharpness to be greater than both. With the right game adjustments and color calibration I know this can be done.
I'm not complaining...(well maybe a lil) I love my phone. Best Nexus device to date, IMO, as I've had them all less the Nexus One. I just want to use it at its true potential. I remember tweaking my Nexus S with Voodoo drivers and that made a lot of difference. I've even used FauxClock which I can appreciate for its color tweaking ability on the kernels, including the Nexus 4 one rooted, but I still need game control. I certainly hope if google fails to correct this display issue that someone here gets it right.
Well, that's my rant... oh yeah and one more thing. Those that question those of us who do complain about the washed out look. It's a bit insulting to hear that we are used to certain devices (such as Amoled) as there are so many devices to compare our screens to and unfortunately most give ours that washed out feel. It's unfortunate to have what I believe to be one of the best screens on the market and be hindered like this. Everyone has the right to their opinion and if you like the screen as is... you're not alone as many do, including me. But it can be better. That I know.
In hopes of the Nexus 4 to its utmost potential,
Rome
(PS. All of our phones are slightly different in regards to the screens, so what might be slightly greener on mine might be a touch more red on yours. Just remember that everyone's experience differs.)
Have you tried this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexus4displaycontrol
tocirahl said:
Have you tried this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexus4displaycontrol
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Hi and thanks for the recommendation. I have tried that and it distorts the colors even worse for me over 255 making all of my white yellow.
My colors currently aren't horrible or anything but could use improvement but more over I'm even more interested in the gamma to be lowered so blacks on the app page and over all color isn't as washed out.
Thanks for taking time to try and help though. Its appreciated.
Rome
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Supposedly the developer of that app is working on a gamma setting feature for a future version.
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Supposedly the developer of that app is working on a gamma setting feature for a future version.
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That would be awesome. I'll be looking out for that. Thanks for the info.
Rome
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Supposedly the developer of that app is working on a gamma setting feature for a future version.
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Can wait for it, the screen is too warm, the white looks yellow
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The screen is a bit washed out. Colors just seem to be a tad light. Also, it seems that blues are a bit undersaturated.
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The screen is a bit washed out. Colors just seem to be a tad light. Also, it seems that blues are a bit undersaturated.
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My issues seem to fall right in line with yours. Undersaturated aka high gamma. Also washed out colors.
Despite my initial post stating the screen is beautiful and device just needs some tweaking such as gamma controls and color adjustment I'm sure people will start with the whole "we are used to amoled" crap Lol so be prepared to hear it.
That a side I'm happy but could be fully content with those adjustments in a new release or tools to fix these issues as Google hasn't normally in the past corrected color calibration issues in a timely manor in the past, if ever at all.
Lastly it seems there are a good bunch who are dealing with the yellowish screen issue (I'm not personally) and not sure if that goes away in time as I've heard that could be do to the glue on the screen. Again not sure as I'm not experiencing it.
Rome
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Can wait for it, the screen is too warm, the white looks yellow
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here is a picture, left side old one which i sent back cause it had a cracked in the back glass and right side the one i have and it seems like the yellow tint killin it.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/64014163/DSCN0649.JPG
romeoliny said:
My issues seem to fall right in line with yours. Undersaturated aka high gamma. Also washed out colors.
Despite my initial post stating the screen is beautiful and device just needs some tweaking such as gamma controls and color adjustment I'm sure people will start with the whole we are used to smiled crap Lol so be prepared to hear it.
That a side I'm happy but could be fully content with those adjustments in a new release or tools to fix these issues as Google hasn't normally in the past corrected color calibration issues in a timely manor in the past, if ever at all.
Lastly it seems there are a good bunch who are dealing with the yellowish screen issue (I'm not personally) and not sure if that goes away in time as I've heard that could be do to the glue on the screen. Again not sure as I'm not experiencing it.
Rome
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Yeah, I actually think this screen is worlds better than Super AMOLED even with the slightly faded color pallette. My point of comparison is the SLCD on the HTC Sensation. While not an IPS screen, the colors are definitely deeper and more vivid than the Nexus 4, especially the blues (see image).
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here is a picture, left side old one which i sent back cause it had a cracked in the back glass and right side the one i have and it seems like the yellow tint killin it.
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Wow that's definitely some serious yellow tinting going on there v thanks for sharing the pictures and I hope the fix comes soon for that
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Yeah, I actually think this screen is worlds better than Super AMOLED even with the slightly faded color pallette. My point of comparison is the SLCD on the HTC Sensation. While not an IPS screen, the colors are definitely deeper and more vivid than the Nexus 4, especially the blues (see image).
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I see what you mean. From the picture it also appears you're dealing with the yellow tinting as well. But the blues are of for sure. My blue seems a bit on the purple side. I played a video by Katy Perry (the one with the blue hair on vevo in hd to see the resolution/quality) on my nexus 4 vs the iPhone 5 and to my surprise I was paying more attention to the colors being so misrepresented I forgot I was comparing sharpness.
Then I checked other videos and i noticed more and more. I guess all of our phones are of in different ways. Sort of complicated the matter further I'd imagine.
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Wow that's definitely some serious yellow tinting going on there v thanks for sharing the pictures and I hope the fix comes soon for that
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yup don't know what to do is this yellow tinted problem hardware or software related?
I'm not picky about colors or displays as long as i can see in bright sunlight. Usually in a dark room at night i notice very faint backlight bleed from the top when screen is dark black @ 30-50% brightness, like in some older LED notebooks.
Hi, can you also compare the whites and sharpness on iPhone 5 and nexus 4 respective screens. I really love reading text on beautiful white screen of iPhone 4S.
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Francisco's work for the GNex was brilliant, including a good bit of calibration tools. He'll get there (he hasn't even received his N4 yet!).
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Supercurio is the man we want working on our screens. He's done absolute magic in the past
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I'm cross-posting my reply to this thread here because it touches on the differences in displays and what I've observed.
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I've heard from a lot of more educated folks and some devs how the common "washed out screen" complaint your seeing is not really accurate at all. Many of us (especially coming from Samsung phones) are used to those SAMOLED displays which oversaturate the colors. The colors you will see on a high quality IPS display like the Nexus 4 are actually a true representation of what they are supposed to look like. At first it is going to appear weird and "washed out" to you, but after adjusting a bit you should be able to appreciate that you are seeing the colors the way they were designed, by Google, to be viewed. Just some info I wanted to pass along
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I'm sorry, but I'm really going to have to beg to differ on this. When I got my Nexus 4 and showed it the my girlfriend next to my Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Long Name phone, she instantly said, "The old one looks a lot better." I told her that the SAMOLED screen was merely hyped up because of all the usual reasons, but the difference DID bother me. I told myself, "No, this is more natural. It's not washed out. You're just used to the old screen," but I can't do it any longer. My screen IS washed out; it IS inaccurate. I'm not sure what to do about it.
I'm a semi-pro photographer (meaning I've made money from my work, but it's not my day job; see my stuff here) and thus really picky about image quality and fidelity. I also used to be a DVD reviewer for a couple of major sites and had to calibrate my home theater setups to properly grade A/V quality. I just recalibrated my main computer's display - a Dell UltraSharp U2410 IPS-panel connected via DisplayPort using a GretagMacbeth Eye-One Match 3 calibrator - and compared my current wallpaper (NSFW, so not linked; skin tones are a good source to judge because of the subtleties of complexions) from mine and other Flickr users work and the differences are there and problematic. I even dug out my OG EVO 4G to compare because it was its too-cool/bluish display that paled (no pun) in comparison to the GS2 was what made me thunk down $500 to buy the latter unsubsidized. I had to use the Movie setting in Display properties to get the least-hyped picture because Standard and Vivid were just acid-trip crazy.
Compared to the GS2, the N4's colors are flatter, paler and washed out, especially in highlights on skin which are getting close to being blown out to white. It looks cooler until you throw the EVO into the mix and see what really cool, bluish color cast looks like. When looking at all three, the GS2 looks the closest to the PC monitor; the N4 is clearly less saturated and skewed toward yellow (note: I do NOT see the yellow color cast on pure white that others have reported; it just looks like more red is needed); the EVO looks really cool (blue).
Checking another photo (again NSFW; tanned partial nude woman in vivid magenta leather jacket) shows similar issues. The N4 is flatter in contrast and the highlights are blown out; the wall in back doesn't look creamy, but almost white; the jacket looks pink, not magenta; the burgundy wash on her hair is almost unnoticeable. I couldn't check with the EVO because it's having a cow about updating (gee, it's been offline for 14 months, could that be the problem?) but since it's obsolete, who cares? The GS2 looks really close to the monitor and the N4 doesn't.
Using the LCD test patterns here - LCD monitor test images - the most damning one isn't the Black Level one (browser color profiles seem to mess with it) or the Gamma test (all the phones look waaaay out of whack) but the White Saturation pattern which demonstrates how brighter values are rendering. On my computer, I can see the difference between 254 and the 255 background. The highest the N4 shows is 247, meaning everything from 248 on up looks the same as pure white, 248-254 = 255 = not good. The GS2 goes four steps up to 251 and the difference between getting 96.9% of the way and 98.4% makes a difference. As someone who usually shoots black-clad musicians in dimly-lit clubs with black walls, the difference of a few steps is the difference between seeing a guy in a black shirt in a black room playing guitar or seeing a floating guitar and arm. (This is an all-time worst case example.)
The hardest thing to do in publishing is color management and printers and pre-production houses spend thousands of dollars trying to get their workflow together so that what designers see on the screen will match what's on the page when it's printed. It is said that a man with one clock knows what time it is but a man with two clocks is never sure and what may look fine in isolation may suffer in comparison to something else. (Like how your significant other may be cute, but stand them next to the latest Sexiest Man/Woman Alive and you realize you're in a relationship with a mortal.) The trick is to determine what is CORRECT. For clocks, you get one of those atomic deals and set your watch to that. For displays, you color calibrate and use test patterns.
This is what I've done and while there is a element of personal taste involved - like when you adjust the tone controls on your sound system to boom the bass or whatnot - I'm not interested in preference, but accuracy, and the screen on my Nexus 4 simply isn't accurate. Maybe it's isolated bad unit; maybe it's an issue with 25% of units; who knows? All I know is that some people say it's washed out; others say it's as good as the best-in-class HOX; some try to rationalize what they're seeing by attributing it to the differences between LCD and SAMOLED; and I just want a faithful version of what's being displayed.
Have you tried adjusting using Franco's display control app? Should be able to get pretty close to what you want.
The N4 is already a way better screen than the N7 I'm typing this on.
Edit: A few seconds tweaking got the white level to 253. Gamma as you say is way off..
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I would, but for some reason Play is saying I don't have any qualifying devices and doesn't even show my N4 in the dashboard, so I'm SOL to even try it.
EDIT: Was able to buy it from my phone, but what settings do you use. The lack of even labels on the RGB sliders and no sample image makes tweaking difficult.
EDIT #2: I refunded it because there wasn't enough info to work with in just 15 minutes. I was able to randomly slide things around and get White Saturation block 251 to appear (up from 247) and at one point it almost appeared to get the skin tones on the ballpark, but time ran out. I still think a gamma tweak would do a lot to help as well.