Contrast (true blacks) - Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Real Life Review

How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.
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Does anybody have colour blending (blacks) issues in mi 8 se? there is cloudy and dull black colour when watching videos, feels like there is too high contrast or something.

maketzu111 said:
Does anybody have colour blending (blacks) in mi 8 se? there is cloudy and dull black colour when watching videos, feels like there is too high contrast or something.
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Yeah, noticed something like this. When color shifts from deep black to a bit greyish black, there was something like that "cloudy" thing you said. Not sure what was it though. Although the black is really deep (as an AMOLED display should)

That is exactly what i have experienced. Hopefully Xiaomi fix this in future updates. There was same problem in Samsung Galaxy s9+ but it got fixed by update.

maketzu111 said:
That is exactly what i have experienced. Hopefully Xiaomi fix this in future updates. There was same problem in Samsung Galaxy s9+ but it got fixed by update.
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Which rom ? Maybe eu.rom is better.

gbrezak1 said:
Which rom ? Maybe eu.rom is better.
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I have Xiaomi.eu 10.0.1.0 stable. Now it appears that my mi 8 se have pretty bad Display Uniformity Issues which aren't uncommon in oled screens. It also looks lacking colors in dark pictures and in videos which is pretty annoying thing. I don't think it is rom issue. There is forum threads about samsung amoled screens issues (mi 8 se have samsung amoled display too). I'm pretty sure that my next phone will have ips display.

Not really, I just flash pixel experience ,but it never show me the Fack black(gray)

Kaichess said:
Not really, I just flash pixel experience ,but it never show me the Fack black(gray)
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Me too.. I just got a Mi 8 se from secondhand market. I think the display is replaced with tft or ips panel by the previous owner. But I'm just curious if my ROM is causing it to display gray-ish color. Even on boot logo
Did you also see the gray-ish color when the boot logo (Mi logo) appear?

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Contrast (true blacks)

How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the LG G5's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.
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will never be as good as oled but surprisingly does a pretty good job
Well it gets the job done could be better
Compared to my G3 its miles better. and compared to that over saturated piece of garbage i would say job well done LG.
May not compete with the S7 OLED in terms of black levels but I'm pretty certain the colours are more natural and realistic.
The colors are more natural and the contrast (black levels) is just too damn good compared to my G3. Well done LG!
ItBankRock said:
The colors are more natural and the contrast (black levels) is just too damn good compared to my G3. Well done LG!
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Do you find the G5's screen cooler?
I tried a side by side comparison with my G3 at full brightness, the G3 screen has a red tint to the white, while the G5 has a turquoise tint... I wonder which one is actually closer to real colours
Bastienhere said:
Do you find the G5's screen cooler?
I tried a side by side comparison with my G3 at full brightness, the G3 screen has a red tint to the white, while the G5 has a turquoise tint... I wonder which one is actually closer to real colours
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Honestly, to my eyes, the screen is on the neutral side. Not cool, not warm. Pretty good imo.
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All I can really say is the black is pretty good for a non amoled screen, if you want to compare it a amoled screen, may be in a few years time, at present nothing comes close to amoled.
ItBankRock said:
Honestly, to my eyes, the screen is on the neutral side. Not cool, not warm. Pretty good imo.
Sent from my LG-H860 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Thanks! I guess colour accuracy is very subjective when it is not on paper
I found the white a bit more white at full brightness, but a bit bluish at lower brightness, if only we could correct it! haha, Lg has this strange tendency to make cooler displays since the G4 (the V10 has it too) They go around 7800-8000k instead of the ideal 6700k
If i let a brigth image for ~10 minutes the pixels stuck in this image for ~30 minutes and for that time i can see in grey that image.
Guys, do you have screen bleed on black with your G5s?
drmilosh said:
Guys, do you have screen bleed on black with your G5s?
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I had that and got it exchanged
Bastienhere said:
Do you find the G5's screen cooler?
I tried a side by side comparison with my G3 at full brightness, the G3 screen has a red tint to the white, while the G5 has a turquoise tint... I wonder which one is actually closer to real colours
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I also notice that my screen is a bit yellowish in low brightness..

Color saturation & accuracy

If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the OnePlus 3's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.
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oversaturated
having come from xiaomi mi3 , i am a bit disappointed. find the colour bit oversaturated. can i change any settings?
[email protected] said:
having come from xiaomi mi3 , i am a bit disappointed. find the colour bit oversaturated. can i change any settings?
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You can change the white balance, but that's about it. You should be happy because most other amoled screens are painfully oversaturated. I feel this is just the right amount.
I dont know but does it look accuracy as LCD?I mean all amoled screen are pinky
GokulVSD said:
You can change the white balance, but that's about it. You should be happy because most other amoled screens are painfully oversaturated. I feel this is just the right amount.
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I agree. Most AMOLED screens, like Sammy's, are way too rich in color. This is the first display I've seen to hit it just on the mark. I prefer a little washed out/natural display, in terms of color balance. This phone has an excellent color pallete.
This phone was way way better whites than the Note 4 and 6P I had before.
However at low brightness Greys appear greenish. Very noticeable.
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js042507 said:
This phone has an excellent color pallete.
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Yes, it's the best amoled!
(personal opinion)
HarrySteed said:
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Yes, it's the best amoled!
(personal opinion)
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Anandtech said this phone has the worst display they've ever reviewed.
kaspar737 said:
Anandtech said this phone has the worst display they've ever reviewed.
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(personal opinion)
HarrySteed said:
(personal opinion)
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Your personal opinion is invalid. The colours are as wrong as they can be.
HarrySteed said:
(personal opinion)
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No. As per measurement.
kaspar737 said:
Your personal opinion is invalid. The colours are as wrong as they can be.
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I've never held a oneplus 3 and I've read the anandtech review but would average Joe notice? Most reviewers said it's good nothing outstanding.
Unfortunately my Oneplus 3 has an unevenness in color display!
In the upper part of the screen, the colors become a bit more reddish, while in the lower part the tint becomes a bit more greenish.
This especially can be seen when turning brightness down.
Once seen, this can't be unseen and makes me very much think of returning the unit!
Is there anything else who has different hues in different parts of the screen?
Blueish
I don't like the blueish colours, oversaturation and small text rendering on my OP3.
Even colour temperature setting can't fully fix the blueish colours
Not sure why a lot of people are having issues with their contrast and saturation. My display is perfect. Blues are completely accurate, as well as every other color. This is hands down the best display I have seen. I love it. Blows Sammy's over exuberant color pallet away. This is all I did to adjust the display...
I had the Nexus 6P and that AMOLED is probably the best calibrated display and much sharper than OP3. I don't think it's a huge deal breaker here since the phone is so much faster, easier to hold and use. I really wanted to like the 6P but it just didn't have enough customizations even though custom roms are plenty.
I love the display. Its so much better than on the 1+1. Those blacks and colors.
I'm a very picky user for most everything on my phone. I have extreme ocd. I believe everyone's screen is different. My display in my OP3 is better than my S6 and my S4 as well as my honor 5x and Nexus 6p. It may also be preference because as I do love amoleds, this one is a bit duller than usual samoleds but more accurate. I have no color transitions no color issues at all. I have my white balance bar about 88% up to max. Personally, to me its looking excellent. Everyone's screen must differ.
kaspar737 said:
Anandtech said this phone has the worst display they've ever reviewed.
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yes they did , but in terms of Accuracy .
it is absolutely possible that it feels good to a not so keen user.
Also there's a possibility of better calibration via XDA devs
[email protected] said:
having come from xiaomi mi3 , i am a bit disappointed. find the colour bit oversaturated. can i change any settings?
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Completely agree with you. At first I thought it was just me. Coming from various devices including 6P,G4,Moto X Pure and N5 the screen on this 3 is terrible.
I've always preferred AMOLED over LCD as I found it easier on the eye. Returning my 3 as it's causing me eye strain (don't play games,Facebook etc).

Display is slightly on the warmer side/whites are not pure white, bit of yellowish

My moto z plays display looks warmer. whites are not pure white a bit of yellowish. That's when viewed straight on (i.e. normally). From a slight angle whites look white.
Initially i haven't noticed this, but when I compared this with redmi note 3, i can see the difference where redmi note 3 is more vibrant than moto.
Does anyone else noticed this?
Is it normal or issue with the display??
phegde111 said:
My moto z plays display looks warmer. whites are not pure white a bit of yellowish. That's when viewed straight on (i.e. normally). From a slight angle whites look white.
Initially i haven't noticed this, but when I compared this with redmi note 3, i can see the difference where redmi note 3 is more vibrant than moto.
Does anyone else noticed this?
Is it normal or issue with the display??
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Have you already tried changing the color mode in Display Settings?
phegde111 said:
My moto z plays display looks warmer. whites are not pure white a bit of yellowish. That's when viewed straight on (i.e. normally). From a slight angle whites look white.
Initially i haven't noticed this, but when I compared this with redmi note 3, i can see the difference where redmi note 3 is more vibrant than moto.
Does anyone else noticed this?
Is it normal or issue with the display??
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I feel the same, warmer yellow tint. And when i tilt the phone upwards from below a little, then white looks white. I have not compared but clearly see this. Please someone tell me too if its normal or should i get it replaced ?!
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FreedFromDeath said:
Have you already tried changing the color mode in Display Settings?
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Yes i did , but still please read my above comment and reply.
FreedFromDeath said:
Have you already tried changing the color mode in Display Settings?
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Yeah. I tried that but no use
I compared my phone next to htc desire 816 and lenovo k4 note and i completely felt the yellow feeling on whites makes the color of the people skin on images and videos look awesome and that's why they should have done it. As on others skin looks nothing, just flat okaish if compared. Just feel little yellowish on texts in black with white background. Its more into very light bluish white in other screens to give that screen white feeling. I just have arranged a technician from the website where i bought it. Just will show him once, to clear my misconception . And i am using amoled sceen phone after so long. Few more things I feel the screen in warmer so even in full britghtness it doesnt harm eyes at all.
Its not an issue, many phones has came out with warmer displays, its more of a screen calibration type thing, at the factories some phone screens come out a bit warmer and when its inspected they dont really look for that so thats why some phones are warmer and some are cooler in colors if it annoys you try to get another.
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StreetkillnHD said:
Its not an issue, many phones has came out with warmer displays, its more of a screen calibration type thing, at the factories some phone screens come out a bit warmer and when its inspected they dont really look for that so thats why some phones are warmer and some are cooler in colors if it annoys you try to get another.
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Thanks even i was confused weather i should replace it or not. But i am replacing it now

Contrast (true blacks)

How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Samsung Galaxy S10+'s display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.
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Anyone noticed any black crush? This for me was the single most disappointing thing about the s9+
Please try the tests and let me know... thanks!
salada2k said:
Anyone noticed any black crush? This for me was the single most disappointing thing about the s9+
Please try the tests and let me know... thanks!
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Amoled's black crush is pretty much unavoidable in low brightness, I can notice it on mine but only when under 30% brightness and on a very dark screen, the only possible fix for this would be to have MicroLED.
Corv0 said:
Amoled's black crush is pretty much unavoidable in low brightness, I can notice it on mine but only when under 30% brightness and on a very dark screen, the only possible fix for this would be to have MicroLED.
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Thanks for your response. This was mostly mitigated last year on the s9 using Screen Balance. I had hoped that Samsung would have included a fix for this now. It’s impossible to test this in the shop under the bright lights so I was curious... I didn’t think every single OLED suffered this but perhaps I was wrong. Thanks again for confirming.

Question Over sharpened Mi 11x Amoled display

Hi, I recently bought mi 11x and have been using it for past couple of days. What I have noticed is that the shaprness of my phone's display is very high and because of that everything looks really bad on the screen... Like artifacts around black text on white background or anything running in low resolution... Is this normal or there's any problem with my display? Should I get my device replaced? Is anyone else is facing similar issue with mi 11x/poco f3/redmi k40 ? Is this MIUI issue and will it be solved if I install custom rom?
what phone did you use prior to mi 11x ?
PS: there is no such thing as sharpened display
suaveUt said:
Hi, I recently bought mi 11x and have been using it for past couple of days. What I have noticed is that the shaprness of my phone's display is very high and because of that everything looks really bad on the screen... Like artifacts around black text on white background or anything running in low resolution... Is this normal or there's any problem with my display? Should I get my device replaced? Is anyone else is facing similar issue with mi 11x/poco f3/redmi k40 ? Is this MIUI issue and will it be solved if I install custom rom?
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turn of ai hdr enhancement in settings, it'll be around in display
K-scorpion said:
turn of ai hdr enhancement in settings, it'll be around in display
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I had turned it off immediately after using the phone for the first time ... but Still text is a lot more sharper than normal .. and there are artifacts around text (although minute but still there).
venomus001 said:
what phone did you use prior to mi 11x ?
PS: there is no such thing as sharpened display
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Lmao get out of here, never owned a TV or monitor in your life???
Sharpness doesn't exist because I never heard about it
Rstment ^m^ said:
Lmao get out of here, never owned a TV or monitor in your life???
Sharpness doesn't exist because I never heard about it
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this is not tv or monitor, phones generally don't have any Sharpness settings, pixels can be turned off or combined to the lower resolution, i simply wonder if op was using LCD or different ppi density prior to buying this phone
venomus001 said:
this is not tv or monitor, phones generally don't have any Sharpness settings, pixels can be turned off or combined to the lower resolution, i simply wonder if op was using LCD or different ppi density prior to buying this phone
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We don't have settings for sharpness indeed but manufacturer does . They can fine tune the display as they like...
Different phones can have different feels to them regardless of pixel density or panel type
Rstment ^m^ said:
We don't have settings for sharpness indeed but manufacturer does . They can fine tune the display as they like...
Different phones can have different feels to them regardless of pixel density or panel type
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Please refer below images. I have tried to capture the text fringing and white artifacts (light shadows) around black text with my old phone's camera.
I hope these images will give you better idea of what issue i am facing right now with AMOLED display.
The outcome required with this discussion would be to check if there is something wrong with my phone's display or this is generally normal with AMOLED displays.
And if there is some problem with sharpness, do i need to get it replaced???
P.S. - I have tried to capture the issue.. i don't know the pictures are doing the justice to reflect the issue but all these mentioned halo effects and text fringing are quite visible to the naked eyes.
My poco f3 also has this problem
this is a common problem with pentile AMOLED panels it seems. I am not sure why this still exists in 2021 though. Maybe Xiaomi and other Chinese brands are using low-quality panels. I checked a few phones. Newer Samsungs don't have this issue.
From what I searched it did popup in S3 when Samsung started using these panels first.
I checked Realme GT ME and MI 11x both and both had the same issue, whereas some old Vivo phones, MI A3, Samsung S5 were perfectly fine.
I think it's just cost-cutting from these brands to use lower-quality E4 panels.
wow... looking to my F3.... i see normal... cant see that very small haloing effect.
Try it with black text on white or white text on black also on setting menu...
Maybe my eyes not good anymore...
Your concerns are absolutely valid and the commentors claiming sharpness doesn't exist are noobs. I've had the same issues with Xiaomi phones. It's a little like a lottery. For the same model, some devices can get a high quality display and some units get a lower quality display where you can see it to be overtuned or artifacts.
Or there could be another possibility as widely discussed, Xiaomi takes displays from multiple manufacturers but ends up using the same fine tuning values for all the units of the model, for Eg Poco F3. As a result, your friend can have the exact same device and a perfect look display while you are left with a shady display with issues.

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