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DisplayMate gives Pixel 3 XL highest-ever grade of A+, excels in every test
June 22, 2025
If you’re concerned about theGoogle Pixel 3 XLdisplay not being up-to-snuff, you might not have to worry: venerable rating organizationDisplayMatejust awarded the Google Pixel 3 XL with an A+ — the highest rating DisplayMate’s given to any smartphone.
The Google Pixel 3 XL earned “Very Good” to “Excellent” ratings in every single DisplayMate metric — only the third smartphone in history to do so (theSamsung Galaxy S9andSamsung Galaxy Note 9are the other two). The Google Pixel 3 XL has now earned the DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Award.
While this would be noteworthy for any smartphone, it’s especially noteworthy for the Pixel 3 XL considering the display problems which plagued theGoogle Pixel 2 XL. For those of you who missed out on these issues last year, thePixel 2 XL’s display was criticizedas being grainy, blotchy in low-light conditions, and suffering from a blue tint when viewing the phone off-angle.
Although these display issues may not have been noticed by the casual smartphone user, it certainly was a problem for power users and put the phone’s high price (at the time) into question.
Apparently,Googlelistened well to all the complaints because the Google Pixel 3 XL’s display has no such issues. According to the very long and thorough review by Dr. Raymond M. Soneira — the president of DisplayMate Technologies Corporation — the Google Pixel 3 XL looks “absolutely stunning and beautiful, even to my experienced hyper-critical eyes.” In the color accuracy section, Dr. Soneira said the Pixel 3 XL is “visually indistinguishable from perfect.”
In fact, the Google Pixel 3 XL’s display is so good, DisplayMate might have to change the metrics it uses. Dr. Soneira had this to say:
You can click the button below to read the exhaustive report on the Google Pixel 3 XL display. In the meantime, let us know how this makes you feel: does this info sway you from not wanting to buy the Pixel 3 XL, or are you still not interested? Let’s hear it!
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