ADAPTIVE COLOUR TONE FEATURE - THE S24 Series WASHED SCREEN EXPLANATION

[GoanGeek]

Hi Lovely People. 

You might want to grab a coffee.

A Few Thoughts about the new Samsung Screen and the new features it comes with.

Dynamic AMOLED 2X: This latest iteration of Samsung's AMOLED display technology delivers exceptional brightness, colour accuracy, and power efficiency. It can reach a peak brightness of 2,600 nits, significantly higher than the S23 Ultra's 1,750 nits, making it viewable even in bright sunlight. Additionally, it boasts a 100% Mobile Colour Volume in the DCI-P3 colour range, ensuring vibrant and realistic colours across the entire brightness spectrum.

The Adaptive Colour

Tone: Your Personal Display Chameleon

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's new "Adaptive Colour Tone" feature takes display customization to a whole new level. Here's how it works and its benefits:

Think of it like sunglasses for your phone: Instead of manually adjusting brightness and colour temperature, this feature automatically adapts the display based on your environment.

Imagine this: You're reading an eBook in a dimly lit room. The display automatically warms up, reducing harsh blues and creating a more comfortable reading experience. Step outside into the bright sun, and the display instantly cools down and brightens up, making everything easy to see.

How does it work? It uses sensors to detect the ambient light around you and then adjusts the colour temperature and white balance accordingly. So, no more fiddling with settings – your phone adjusts automatically!

Benefits:

• Reduced eye strain: Warmer tones in low light are easier on your eyes, especially at night.
• Improved readability: Cooler tones in bright light make text and images sharper and easier to see.
• More natural viewing experience: The display feels more natural and less jarring when it adapts to your surroundings.
• Convenience: No more manually adjusting display settings – it just works!

Is it for everyone? Some users prefer complete control over their display settings. While Adaptive Colour Tone offers a convenient solution, you can always turn it off and adjust things yourself if you prefer.

Overall, Adaptive Colour Tone is a smart and convenient feature that improves your viewing experience by automatically adjusting the display to your environment.

Q1: What is ‘Adaptive colour tone’ feature?

A1: The Adaptive colour tone feature is a colour optimization function available in the Galaxy S24 series. It adjusts the colour and white balance of the device screen based on the ambient brightness, providing more natural colours suited for different environments or lighting conditions.
 To enable the feature:
① Settings > Display > Adaptive colour tone
② Quick panel > Brightness bar > More options > Adaptive colour tone

Q2: How does the Adaptive colour tone function work?A2: The Adaptive colour tone function works by adjusting the colour and white balance according to various ambient brightness changes based on the brightness and light source. However, in low brightness conditions or strong light sources, such as outdoors, the Adaptive colour tone values prior to specific environmental conditions are applied instead.

Q3: What is the difference between ‘Adaptive colour tone’ feature and the ‘Eye comfort shield’ function?
A3: ‘Eye comfort shield’ is a function that automatically adjusts the colour temperature of the device screen over time according to lighting.
Meanwhile, the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function adjusts the colour to an optimized one according to ambient environment such as brightness and light source.

Q4: How do both ‘Adaptive colour tone’ and ‘Eye comfort shield’ function work together?
A4: When both functions are turned on, the colour of ‘Eye comfort shield’ is applied first, and then the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function optimizes the colour that doesn't interfere with sleep.

Q5: The display colour tone looks awkward after turning on the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function. / Blue tone seems prominent.
A5: After enabling the ‘Adaptive colour tone’ function, you may notice some changes in the colours displayed on the screen that can be seen more intensified and prominent particularly as a blue tone. This can be attributed to the adjustment in white colour temperature. As a result, other colours in complementary relationship may appear slightly darker or different than usual. This is because of an optical illusion created by contrast and should not cause any concern.

PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND SUMMARY:

1. Having had the S9+ > S21 Ultra > S24 Ultra I have seen Samsung slowing transitioning away from Vivid and contrasty look (both in camera and screen) due to the endless complaints from consumers. It has been a love and hate relationship with some loving it and some don't.

2. Having received my S24 ultra I too initially saw the difference but quickly got used to it. The only thing it effects is the home screen icons which look a bit pale. It doesn't seem to affect your photos or videos etc.

3. The most complaint feature that VIVID vs NATURAL doesn't do anything is both correct and wrong in the sense for me it just switches the screen from between cool for vivid and warm for natural. Yes, it doesn't work the way it used to before and it could be intentional on the part of Samsung.  Read above post again.

4. There is also another feature under EYE COMFORT called ENHANCED COMFORT which when turned ON will lighten your fonts and make them less contrasty.

5. All in all, I feel Samsung has adopted a NATURAL Look and Feel with the S24 series and the VIVID was probably not an option they thought people would want as much and probably with the new screen tech and high brightness and HDR and stuff it may not be feasible. 

6. At this point in time there are rumours that Samsung is listening to Consumers so do send FEEDBACK.

SOLUTIONS TO TRY ( Either one or a combination of the below)

1. Turn OFF EYE COMFORT

2. Turn OFF ENHANCED COMFORT if EYE COMFORT is ON

3. Someone suggested wipe caching the accessibilities settings (will come back on this one if I find it)

4. If it's really bad try a phone Wipe Cache and Repair Apps when in same Menu

5. Try Factory Resetting your Phone. (Wouldn't really recommend this as it won't really make much difference due to explained fact above. It might make a slight difference but not much)

FINAL THOUGHTS

I would say enjoy the phone as it's not really a deal breaker for a lot of people specially those coming from the s23 series (I have spoken to a few, and some didn't even notice)

There is a possibility Samsung might release some update for the VIVID and NATURAL Toggle or Just remove it to avoid confusion.

Comments and further discussions are Welcome. (Do post which phone you are coming from and what is washed out for you e.g.: icons, pictures, videos etc.)

Thanks for Reading if you made it this far. 

[GoanGeek]

Samsung is quiet good at listening to feedback.
This also is a result of people moaning about their saturated pictures and stuff and with new screen tech looks like they are trying something new and different with more natural looking stuff.

[Joeeye]

Being rude in itself is not an opinion

[bjnm]

Are you saying you don't 😯😀

[GoanGeek]

Yes and no. I actually like it.
I also kinda was shocked with the difference as I always used vivid on my s21 ultra.
But my eyes seem to have adjusted to it within a day . Also, it doesn't affect anything else.

[Robin999]

Been reading all these posts regarding 'washed out colours' etc. Was seriously considering trading in S23 for the S24 but glad I held off after seeing all the complaints. Anyway it got me thinking and so I went into my phones display settings and changed from Vivid to Natural. At first I was like eurghh it's not as vibrant but after several hours now, I'm actually used to the change and actually prefer the natural tones. Changing back to vivid and reds seem fake and almost pink in comparison. It seems to me that I was so used to the vivid setting (for so many months) that I thought it was 'normal'. Now I haven't actually seen the new S24 for myself so for all I know there could be a fault that needs a fix, but just maybe we've been so used to fake eye popping colours that we automatically expect it on every new phone release. Maybe the new changes made to the S24 display are...as it should be? I guess we'll just have to wait for Samsung to give us an answer.

[GoanGeek]

Exactly my thoughts as well.

People get hyped for different reasons and for some good reasons as well.

For me.this is like the exynos vs snapdragon drama that was happening.

Had my exynos s21 ultra since preoder and never had any issues. It's still going strong and easily lasts a day with 5-7 hours SOT with the full shebang.

But the fact that the Vivid and natural toggle doesn't do much is what it is ATM.

[Robin999]

I'd be interested to see a side by side comparison between natural setting on S23 and natural setting on S24

[GoanGeek]

Saw a random chap today with the new s24 ultra and asked him how he finds the screen colours and he said.it was very.good.

Out of curiosity asked him.whi h was his last phone and he said s23 ultra.
He didn't even find any difference between the screens.

It's crazy.

I guess if you are using an older phone. You will see the difference.

If you are new to Samsung I doubt anyone will complain.

This are more.from.people who have been using older Samsung phones or been with Samsung for long Time.

[Robin999]

Yes, i have also seen posts from users that actively praise the new screen and love their new phone. I guess I need to see one for myself....or wait for the S25 hahahahaha

[Reylob]

Samsung has a footnote (24) explaining the S24 Ultra screen.

The Dynamic AMOLED 2X display on Galaxy S24 Ultra received a certification from VDE Germany for 100 percent Mobile Colour Volume in the DCI-P3 colour range, which means your images aren’t washed out and you’ll get unbelievably vivid colours regardless of differing levels of brightness. The display can achieve peak brightness of up to 2600 nits, improving the contrast between dark and light aspects of digital content for a more brilliant picture quality, with a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio to make your mobile experience more immersive.

The vivid, natural mode is a software issue, which it should be easy to fix. It is not a hardware fault. As @gambiting said, the dilemma is whether this is intentional or bug and if Samsung will be willing to "fix" it. I assume that they will, they still have a vivid mode which does not work at the moment.

@GoanGeek also mention that this might an answer to people complaining about the oversaturated colours. I prefer a more natural look. It bothers me when I am taking a picture and the colour on the screen is way different that what I am seeing, but it is not a deal breaker for me.

There some comparison on natural mode with other phones and the S24 does not look very different. It also seems to perform way better in daylight.

I do understand that many might feel very disappointed. There are also valid concerns of being left with a very expensive device that they are not happy with. If this is a deal breaker, there is always the option of returning the phone and re-ordering it when more kinks has been ironed out.

I ordered the S24 Ultra 1TB and the lack of vivid mode will not be a deal breaker for me. I think it is a positive, that Samsung is trying to have better colour representation. Of course, they should properly implement the vivid mode as well for those who prefer it.