Leaving HDR + in «Auto» mode and just letting the software do its thing yields wonderful results —
slightly punchy colors, super sharp edges and great dynamic range.
The Mate 10 Pro's OLED panel naturally produces better blacks and
slightly punchier colors, but the Mate 10's IPS LCD does an admirable job.
Not exact matches
Yep, clarity is
slightly better, but this biggest difference is
color which I can tell is more
punchy on the Bluray.
Color rendering is excellent, ensuring vivid and pleasant hues, with
slightly punchier saturation compared to the iPhone 7 and the Samsung S8, and on par with the Google Pixel.
Color accuracy and white balance are phenomenal, with deep
colors that are
punchy but not unrealistically over saturated, and a white balance that trends ever so
slightly warm.
Samsung's tendency to make
colors punchy works for everything else, including landscape shots using the rear camera, but it can make skin tones appear
slightly more red than the iPhone X's more natural hues.
Both images sport good contrast with
punchy colors, though the newer iPhone does a
slightly better job of catching the highlights in the petals.
Fine arts consultant Jacqueline Becker chose abstracts with
slightly punchier oranges to pick up the
color thread.