Reproducing an impressive 143.6 percent of the sRGB color spectrum, the GX8 can display more
colors than the average smartphone (119.05 percent) and every other phone in this comparison.
Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideThe Mate 8 reproduced an impressive 160.3 percent of the sRGB gamut, meaning it can show more
colors than the average smartphone (117.9 percent), the iPhone 6s Plus and the LG V10, but fewer than the Nexus 6P and the Galaxy Note 5.
This means it can display more
colors than the average smartphone (115.8 percent), the LG G4 (109.8 percent) and the iPhone 6 (95 percent).
Not exact matches
Our benchmark numbers back up my impressions, as the Moto Z2 Play's panel produced 208 percent of the
color gamut, which is higher
than the
smartphone average but behind the OnePlus 5's 220 percent.
Reproducing 123.7 percent of the sRGB
color gamut, the G5 is less colorful
than the
average smartphone (139 percent), the Nexus 6P and the S7 Edge.
However, the Blackphone 2 reproduced 138.5 percent of the sRGB
color gamut, indicating that it can display more hues
than the
average smartphone (117 percent) and the iPhone 6s Plus (105.1 percent), but less
than the Note 5 (193 percent).
The Blackphone also scored a lower Delta - E error rating (1.32)
than the
average smartphone (3.31) and the Galaxy Note 5 (2.7), meaning its screen shows more accurate
colors.
While better
than the
average smartphone's score of 4.4, it's a step down from the
color accuracy of the previous Moto G (0.85).
The GX8 also beat most of the competition in
color accuracy, as its Delta - E error rating of 1.58 is better
than the
average smartphone (3.07), the OnePlus and the Honor.
Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideReproducing 98.1 percent of the sRGB
color spectrum, the Maxx 2's panel is less colorful
than the
average smartphone (115 percent), the OnePlus 2 (104.4 percent), the Nexus 5X (106.3 percent) and the Moto X Pure (106.4 percent).
Reproducing 120 percent of the sRGB
color spectrum, the V10 is capable of displaying more
colors than can the iPhone 6s Plus (105 percent) and the
average smartphone (115 percent), but fewer
than the Nexus 6P (187 percent) and the S6 Edge Plus (164 percent).
Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideThe HTC 10 reproduced an excellent 162.6 percent of the sRGB
color gamut, making it more colorful
than the
average smartphone (139 percent) and every other competing phone, other
than the Galaxy handsets.
In terms of
color accuracy, the iPhone performs better
than the Note 4 with its Delta - E of 1.9 (closer to zero is best), compared to the Samsung's Delta - E of 4.2, which is just slightly better
than the
smartphone average of 4.6.
The Grand X3 reproduced 104.3 percent of the sRGB
color gamut, making it less colorful
than the
average smartphone (119.6 percent) and the Honor 5X.