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MOTO X MOTO G 2015 ANDROID
MOTO X MOTO G 2015 UPGRADE
Ultimately I'm let down by the Moto G's display, because this year's model saw no upgrade to resolution, and I had hoped that there would be some improvement, or at the very least no reduction in the display accuracy. The inaccuracies in rendering primary and secondary colors combined with the greyscale errors means that there aren't many shades the display actually does render accurately outside of some that primarily consist of a green component. Unfortunately, the display is far too blue, and this causes significant greyscale errors despite the display's relatively straight and accurate gamma. Peak brightness increases substantially which is appreciated, and maintaining black level has boosted contrast. While I don't know how consistent the calibration across Motorola's devices is, based on the results measured for our samples of the 20 Moto G it's clear that the display of the 2015 model regresses in most respects. When using the Moto G this was fairly evident to me throughout the UI, particularly on icons that I see very often such as those for Google's own apps. Shades of green tend to have a decent level of accuracy, but most other colors and shades of grey suffer from over-saturation or under-saturation depending on what primary/secondary color they most relate to, and are just generally inaccurate.
This is another situation where the 2015 Moto G's display regresses compared to the 2014 edition, and it's to a much more significant degree than the greyscale test, with the older 2014 Moto G having achieved a result that rivals high end smartphones.ĭue to the inaccuracy in the greyscale and in rendering primary and secondary colors there's not much hope for accurate reproduction of color mixtures on the 2015 Moto G's display. Red demonstrates some saturation compression, and there's general inaccuracy in yellow, cyan, and most of all, magenta. In our saturation sweep test we see that blue has a degree of over-saturation at all points, with saturations past 60% overshooting significantly. It's not clear if this is just model variance, or if this is applicable to all versions, but in any case it is disappointing. In all of these aspects, the 2015 Moto G's display actually regresses significantly from the 2014 model. From 20% grey onward one can notice the blue tint in grey shades, and in the end the average error is a somewhat disappointing 4.5532, with the error in the lightest shades being even higher at around six. The white point average is 7627K, which is noticeably more blue than the desired average of 6504K. The Moto G's gamma is very accurate, but the overall greyscale accuracy is let down by the panel's blue shift. What makes the Moto G somewhat difficult to use outdoors despite its brightness is the fact that the display seems fairly reflective, and the capacitive touch sensors show up very easily in the light which creates a pattern that obscures the content on the LCD. The Moto G has a good peak brightness, although the black level is higher than most recent devices, including the 2015 Moto E.
MOTO X MOTO G 2015 PRO
To evaluate the various aspects of a display we use X-Rite's i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer along with their i1Display Pro colorimeter, and SpectraCal's CalMAN 5 software. While some have begun to focus on the color accuracy of their mid-range devices, others have not. With specs like resolution reaching a point where there isn't much more improvement to be made, manufacturers have moved on to improving display accuracy. As smartphones advanced we first saw increases to display resolution to improve sharpness, as well as a shift from TN displays to VA or IPS panels in order to improve viewing angle. Since a smartphone is primarily a large display that you interact with, it's important that manufacturers prioritize including a high quality display.