DisplayMate: iPhone XS Max Has Best Smartphone Display Ever

[MacRumors]

iPhone XS Max has the best smartphone display ever, according to display testing and calibration firm DisplayMate Technologies.

iPhone XS Max has a number of notable improvements over the original iPhone X, including higher peak brightness and better color accuracy, and matches or sets smartphone display records in a number of areas, according to Dr. Raymond M. Soneira, President of DisplayMate Technologies.

For example, DisplayMate says the iPhone XS Max has a peak full-screen brightness of up to 660 nits for the sRGB and DCI-P3 color gamuts, which improves screen visibility in high ambient lighting conditions. By comparison, the iPhone X achieved a peak full-screen brightness of 634 nits in its year-ago tests.

DisplayMate measured the iPhone XS Max's screen reflectance to be 4.7 percent, close to the lowest that it has ever measured for a smartphone. As a result of this high brightness and low reflectance, the iPhone XS Max has one of the best contrast ratings in high ambient light on any smartphone it has ever tested.

DisplayMate provides an extensive overview of the iPhone XS Max display, concluding that it is a "very impressive top tier smartphone display."

Based on our extensive Lab Tests and Measurements the iPhone XS Max receives our DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Award, earning DisplayMate's highest ever A+ grade by providing considerably better display performance than other competing smartphones.

Of note, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max use the same display technologies.

DisplayMate's iPhone XS Max OLED Display Technology Shoot-Out article is a worthwhile read for anyone looking for comprehensive analysis and testing of the iPhone XS Max display. DisplayMate has been a provider of display calibration software for consumers and technicians since 1991.

Article Link: DisplayMate: iPhone XS Max Has Best Smartphone Display Ever

 

[iObama]

That's why we buy!

 

[Coconut Bean]

I don't think anyone is surprised! 

 

[ChrisMoBro]

Until another smartphone is released in a few months...

 

[dan9700]

Fake news it has a piss yellow tint hue and brightness keeps diming using it and auto brightless and true tone night shift is OFF Loads are having this issue

 

[imola.zhp]

If it doesn't give you a headache to look at it...

 

[GuruZac]

And just when I'm content keeping my 7 Plus, more good news on the XS Max comes out I keep telling myself I'll wait until next year... let's hope the temptation doesn't win out. Actually, other than deeper blacks and slightly sharper ppi, is the XS Max display remarkably better than the LCD inside the 7 Plus?

 

[Mauminator]

And what about the normal XS?

 

[cmaier]

That can't be right. I keep reading on here that everything apple does is horrible, and the Max is nothing but a rip-off money grab.

 

[dan9700]

The old x is much higher brightness than my xs max i think apple limit it to make batt better

 

[alpi123]

And what about the normal XS?

They're literally the same.

 

[BigSky20]

That is if you win the display lottery. In night shift, mine is yellow on top (like it should be in night shift) and pink on the bottom. Significant uniformity issue.

I would pay extra if they gave me a display similar to the one they sent to Display Mate to test out!

 

[trekkie604]

The newest one always has the best screen though, lol.

 

[dominiongamma]

Here come the note 9 fans saying it’s not true

 

[dan9700]

That is if you win the display lottery. In night shift, mine is yellow on top (like it should be in night shift) and pink on the bottom. Significant uniformity issue.

I would pay extra if they gave me a display they send to Display Mate to test out!

Same

 

[Focusx0131]

This makes me interested to see if the XR really is “the best LCD in the industry.”

People will still complain about it though.

 

[farewelwilliams]

Fake news it has a piss yellow tint hue and brightness keeps diming using it and auto brightless and true tone night shift is OFF Loads are having this issue

goto the apple genius bar. i have no such problem so your iPhone is probably defective

edit:
i just read your post about Apple replying to you. they're going to fix it. so what's "fake news" about this article? displaymate got a non-defective device. their article is accurate.

 

[rulymammoth]

Love the Debbie downers in here claiming about massive issues with the screen. Not discounting anyone's problem, but the XS Max screen is probably one of the most beautiful screens I've seen on a smartphone. Yes, I'm an Apple fanboy, but still.

 

[happyslayer]

I 100% agree with this. Love my Max screen!

 

[puma1552]

pages and pages of macrumors members would disagree with displaymate's findings.

isnt it odd how testers never seem to get a junk display? Sure there are millions and millions of good units, but seems their chances of getting a bad one wouldn't exactly be that low either. you can walk into any store at any time and find poor display units anywhere.

 

[fokmik]

They're literally the same.

both Xs and Xs max has more dynamic range on the displays

 

[DeanL]

Fake news it has a piss yellow tint hue and brightness keeps diming using it and auto brightless and true tone night shift is OFF Loads are having this issue

Oh okay, DisplayMate, MacRumors, stop everything. This guy is having an issue so that means everyone must be having that issue and it means DisplayMate lied!

 

[BootsWalking]

Finally, a rationale we can use to drop over $1k on a phone

 

[decypher44]

Mine looked bad until I turned off True Tone. Now, it looks good.

Reception is another issue

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-the-xs-max-even-worse-than-iphone-x.2140854/

 

[MauiPa]

Fake news it has a piss yellow tint hue and brightness keeps diming using it and auto brightless and true tone night shift is OFF Loads are having this issue

non-fake news includes info from reliable sources, of which you have provided none. If you are in fact correct, I wonder if there is a quality problem with the LG displays, Samsung has been making them for awhile and they rate well, Apple has used them to great results, but LG is new in the OLED arena. If it is in the Samsung displays, then Samsung would just be evil.......something to think about.