Google Pixel 5 it is the latest masterpiece of the homonymous brand that has from its boundless knowledge in the software field. In fact, it is no coincidence that all users rely on GCAM (Google Camera) to have better algorithms in the photographic field. However, a smartphone is not just photography, but also audio and screen. DxOMark, with his experience, he evaluates all devices and this time he has his say on the display of this device. How he behaved? Let's go see it together.
Google Pixel 5 has a great display but maybe it's misused: there are gaps that should be filled to make it level up
Before going to see what are the points of light and shadow of the Google Pixel 5 display, let's review what are the key specs of the screen. In a nutshell it is a top of the range device that however integrates a mid-range SoC, the best in this range, that is Snapdragon 765G. The test was carried out with Android 11 mounted, therefore the latest update. The display is characterized as follows:
- screen: OLED type
- dimensions: 6.0 ″ (~ 86% screen-to-body ratio)
- dimensions: 144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm
- resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels
- proportions: 19,5: 9,
- pixels per inch: about 432 ppi
- update frequency: Maximum 90 Hz supported
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Let's start with the blackheads: first the readability is not the strong point of the Google Pixel 5. What this smartphone flaws on is the maximum brightness that does not allow you to read as you would like a screen under the sun. This happens also and above all when the brightness is set to the maximum value. This also leads to one suboptimal viewing of HDR content. Unfortunately the DxOMark team found that this brightness is not even that uniform as it should. Result: the screen is brighter at the top and dimmer at the bottom.
As for the PROs, touch is accurate on every part of the display and it is smooth even while browsing or in the gallery app. The device also hardly shows no dropped frames while watching a video; also the flicker is well managed and in no way represents a problem in use. Basically: despite Google's commitment, the screen is certainly not the strong point of the device.
