The primary goal of this Display Technology Shoot-Out article series has always been to publicize and promote display excellence so that consumers, journalists, reviewers, and even manufacturers are aware of and appreciate the very best in displays and display technology. We point out which manufacturers and display technologies are leading and advancing the state-of-the-art for displays by performing comprehensive and objective scientific Lab Tests and Measurements together with in-depth analysis. We point out who is leading, who is behind, who is improving, and sometimes (unfortunately) who is back pedaling.
All of the DisplayMate Display Performance Grades, Ratings and Awards are based entirely on the extensive objective Lab tests and measurements that we also publish, so that everyone can judge and compare the display performance data for themselves as well.
With consumers now spending rapidly increasing amounts of time watching content on their Smartphones, the shift in emphasis from primarily improving Display Hardware Performance to enhancing the overall Display Picture Quality and Color Accuracy is an important step that DisplayMate Technologies has been pushing for many years in our Display Technology Shoot-Out article series, so it is great to see manufactures improving and then competing on these DisplayMate Lab Measurement Objective Display Performance Metrics.
The OnePlus 12 sets or matches 18 Smartphone Display Performance Records for:
Numerical Display Performance Differences that are Visually Indistinguishable are considered Matched and Tied Performance Records.
JNCD is a Just Noticeable Color Difference and APL is the Average Picture Level for on-screen Image Content.
· Highest Color Accuracy of White (0.7 JNCD for sRGB and 0.7 JNCD for DCI-P3) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Highest Absolute Color Accuracy (0.7 JNCD for sRGB and 0.7 JNCD for DCI-P3) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Smallest Maximum Color Error (1.5 JNCD for sRGB and 1.7 JNCD for DCI-P3) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Smallest Shift in Color Accuracy with APL (0.1 JNCD for sRGB and 0.1 JNCD for DCI-P3) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Smallest Maximum Color Shift with APL (0.2 JNCD for sRGB and 0.3 JNCD for DCI-P3) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Highest Image Contrast Accuracy and Intensity Scale Accuracy (2.21 Gamma) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Smallest Shift in Image Contrast and Intensity Scale with APL (0.02 Gamma) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Smallest Change in Peak Luminance with APL (0.5 percent) – Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
· Highest Full Screen Brightness for OLED Smartphones (1,630 nits at 100% APL).
· Highest Peak Display Brightness (2,675 nits for Low APL).
· Largest Native Color Gamut (116% DCI-P3 and 146% sRGB / Rec.709 for the Vivid mode).
· Highest Contrast Ratio (Infinite).
· Lowest Screen Reflectance (4.0 percent).
· Largest Color Gamut in 1,000 lux Ambient Light (85% for sRGB and 85% for DCI-P3).
· Highest Contrast Rating in Ambient Light (408 for 100% APL and 669 for Peak Brightness).
· Smallest Brightness Variation of White with Viewing Angle (24% at 30 degrees).
· Smallest Color Variation of White with Viewing Angle (2.2 JNCD at 30 degrees).
· Highest Visible Screen Resolution 3K (3168x1440) – 4K Does Not Appear Visually Sharper on a Smartphone.
The OnePlus 12 earns our Highest A+ Display Performance Assessment Rating
OLED has evolved into a highly refined and mature display technology that produces the best and highest performance displays for Smartphones.
OLED Display Performance continues to provide major Record Setting improvements with every new generation.
OnePlus has concentrated on significantly raising the on-screen Absolute Picture Quality and Absolute Color Accuracy of the OLED display by implementing Precision Factory Display Calibration, moving the overall OnePlus 12 Display Performance up to Record Setting Outstanding Levels with close to Text Book Perfect Calibration Accuracy that is Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
DisplayMate Display Performance Ratings:
All of the Results in this article are based Entirely on our Objective and Extensive DisplayMate Lab Tests and Measurements that are all listed in the sections below.
· To get a DisplayMate A Display Performance Rating the display must get All Green [Very Good to Excellent] Ratings for All of the Display Tests and Measurements [except for Color Shifts at 30 degrees Viewing Angle, which are deemed less important].
· Then to get a DisplayMate A+ Display Performance Rating the Average Absolute Color Accuracy and the Average Absolute Color Accuracy Shifts with Average Picture Level APL must All be less than 1.0 JNCD, and the Largest Color Errors must All be less than 3.0 JNCD.
The OnePlus 12 delivers Uniformly Consistent Top Tier Display Performance and receives All Green [Very Good to Excellent] Ratings in All DisplayMate Lab Test Display Performance and Accuracy Categories and has Absolute Color Accuracy much better than 1.0 JNCD.
The OnePlus 12 display meets all of the criteria and requirements for a DisplayMate A+ Grade, earning DisplayMate’s Highest Overall Display Assessment Rating and Highest Display Performance Grade of A+.
DisplayMate Display Performance Rating and Best Smartphone Display Award
Based on our extensive Lab Tests and Measurements the OnePlus 12 has a Very Impressive Excellent Top Tier World Class Smartphone Display with close to Text Book Perfect Calibration Accuracy and Performance that is Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect. Based on our objective Lab Tests and Measurements the OnePlus 12 receives a DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Award earning DisplayMate’s highest ever Display Performance Grade of A+ and setting or matching 18 Smartphone Display Performance Records including 8 that are Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect that are listed above.
The OnePlus 12 joins the very select Top Tier of Smartphone Displays which all provide Close to Text Book Perfect Calibration Accuracy and Performance that is Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect, so they all received and maintain Concurrent DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Awards. All are Excellent State-of-the-Art Displays, each is better in some Display Performance Categories, but None are Best in All the Display Performance Categories. Note that measured numerical display performance differences that are Visually Indistinguishable are equivalent.
As Display Performance continues to improve we have and will continue to raise the Performance Levels necessary to receive a DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Award and an A+ Display Rating, so The Top Tier of Smartphone Displays will continue to evolve and change with each new display generation, but only the Very Best Displays will continue to receive A+ Ratings each year.