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S6 Edge More Color Contrast

I was at Tmobile today and I was comparing the S6 edge and the S6. Both were on max brightness with adaptive color profile. The edge had more contrast richness than the non edge. How is this possible when they have the same specs? Are they different panels?

I doubt anything is different except the curve. I've had the same phone side by side a few times and they've never looked exactly the same.

I want to get the non edge because I like the feel better in my hand. However, it's bothers me that the edge screen color has more pop in it.

I believe there was actually an in-depth review put up that decided that the Edge's screen actually was mildly superior, though likely not noticeably so to most people.

Actually, I was at T Mobile again today to look at the phones. On second look, the non Edge had a better screen. It was sharper and didn't show some artifacts that I noticed on the edge. However, the edge still has more contrast. At this point I am considering the non edge because sharpness is important.
Specifically, I was focusing on the man's face. The photo doesn't show the significance of what I saw... But oh well here it is anyways

How to unlock S7's true max brightness manually?

Hi,
I like a 500 nit screen, which all say the S7 has...it's just not available manually. You must be in sunlight.
How do I unlock this feature?
Reason is that the S7 screen is dim compared to iPhone at max brightness. I've looked at several S7s in store to confirm.
Thanks

I would also like to know if this is possible

it dim compared to the s6 as well. I got both phones and noticed this. probably why the battery last longer well one of the reasons

cpugeeker said:
it dim compared to the s6 as well. I got both phones and noticed this. probably why the battery last longer well one of the reasons
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My galaxy s7 screen is brighter then my galaxy s6 screen. The s7 has also a nice white tint compared to s6. With the same color settings of course.

You can't and that's for a good reason as having the screen set to max brightness for too long will cause burn in and other damage to the screen. Just set it to auto because there is no need for anyone to use the sunlight setting in normal conditions.

aaronito said:
My galaxy s7 screen is brighter then my galaxy s6 screen. The s7 has also a nice white tint compared to s6. With the same color settings of course.
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My S7 is much brighter than my S6 too.

Does anyone know how to disable the max brightness? It bothers me as it keeps changing when I'm outside and the default max brightness is more then enough where I live.
Thanks.

Near-black areas of the screen are way lighter than it should be

I have a Galaxy S6 with this issue where very dark grey areas of the display are displayed in a lighter colour. I first noticed this when I copied over my background from my old S5 (i.redd.it/9ot00213jzr01.png). Instead of a smooth transition from the edge of the planet to outer space (on the top side of the image), there was a VERY noticeable halo, and you could clearly see where the image transitioned into fully black pixels. This was noticeable on my old phone, but the transition was extremely smooth and so you had to look very closely at it. It's also noticeable in the Reddit app. I use AMOLED night mode, and some areas, especially when loading in a subreddit, there is a colour that looks almost exactly like black on my S5, that looks way lighter on my S6. Is this a known issue? If not, what's going on? Can I fix it?

Huge app selection on outer screen

Hi everyone so I've noticed my edge panel app selector is huge on my outer screen I've seen pictures and videos of other people and theirs is properly scales to the screen. Would anyone know why mine is so big? I'm running the US unlocked variant with 400dpi on outer screen and 900 dpi inner screen.

Screenshot

It looks normal. Just Remove some apps if you want a single row.

txtmikhail said:
It looks normal. Just Remove some apps if you want a single row.
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It takes up to almost 50% of the screen. I've seen others where it looks like my S20 Ultra which is just a small section on the right.

You are comparing to different devices and screens..

txtmikhail said:
You are comparing to different devices and screens..
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I've seen other galaxy fold 2 screenshot where it is scaled similar to my S20 Ultra.
Sorry if I didn't word it correctly.

Without pictures for proof. I don't believe it.

Looks a lot like mine.

Same here

Next Launcher 3.7.3.1
I just can't believe this OLD launcher that's a bit buggy on 8.0> is actually usable on Android 10 on the Fold2 (with the same and a couple more quirks as my V20 on 8.0).

Looks like it's normal. I wish we could scale it to our own liking. Thanks guys.

The issue the OP is complaining from is actaully due to the fact that certain display minimum width values (above a certain threshold) would cause some widgtes(e.g device care widget) and icons to go large (i dont know wheather it's because it triggers tablet mode or not). Try to set display zoom to default values in the settings and it should return to the correct scaling designed natively.

Changing the Dpi doesn't change the pull-out menu..

Why is the screen a little warm (yellow tint) on the Pixel 4a

Just moved to Pixel 4a from an LCD display and I notice that the screen is a bit warm. Do others notice the same thing?

sugamdevare said:
Just moved to Pixel 4a from an LCD display and I notice that the screen is a bit warm. Do others notice the same thing?
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Yep. There are some options in settings related to the display (settings/display/colours where you can choose natural, boosted or adaptive which make very little difference, and in accessibility there's a promising looking rainbow under colour correction but sadly there are just a few colour-blind related presets) but nothing which would let you set the white balance manually.

sugamdevare said:
Just moved to Pixel 4a from an LCD display and I notice that the screen is a bit warm. Do others notice the same thing?
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Yep - which I appreciate. Obviously personal preference; native tuning options appear limited based on a bit of early experimentation.
On a related note, integrated "night light" (blue light filter) does a poor job with dark themes; throws off weird casts on light text when scrolling. I find it too distracting to use; just lower the brightness a tad more or use a 3rd party tool.

Looks good to me, where I can tell is looking at skin tones I find them very natural.
Got a picture of a beach water deep blue, sky look natural blue.
Taste maybe but it like it the way it is.
The setting mentioned my screen is on Adaptive, changing it does no effect much ??

Yes the screen is slightly yellowish and can't be changed even with the available presets. Fortunately I don't mind it personally since I prefer warmer whites compared to cold tones.

Yes, quite annoyed in warmth difference in the beginning because I was still using both 4a and my old phone actively. Searched here n there to make it cooler and also tried to make my old phone screen bit warmer to match (cause I just hate the difference not the warmer screen), but I don't like it even further with the tuning
All I can say is give it time, you'll slowly adapt to the new warmer screen

Yes I was just using a Moto One Active for a few weeks, which has a surprisingly decent LCD screen with perfect whites, and now that I'm back to using a Pixel 4a again I'm noticing that yellowish tint. Also had the galaxy s20 FE somewhere in between , which was obviously superior to both lol.