We put the Huawei Mate 60 Pro through our rigorous SBMARK Display test suite to measure its performance across four criteria. In the results of this test, we will analyze how it performed in a series of tests and in several common use cases.
Overview
Key Display Specifications:
- 6.82 inch OLED
- Dimensions: 163.6 x 79.0 x 8.1 mm (6.44 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches)
- Resolution: 1260 x 2720 pixels, (density ~440 ppi)
- Aspect ratio: 19.5:9
- Refresh rate: 120Hz
Pros
- Color rendering is accurate in most ambient lighting environments
- The touch is smooth, precise and responsive
- Readability is comfortable in most ambient lighting environments
Against
- Lacks detail in sunlight
- Lack of brightness and detail in darker areas when watching HDR10 video
The Huawei Mate 60 Pro’s display provided an overall very satisfying user experience.
The screen’s readability generally maintained the same level as its predecessor, although low-light readability lacked the necessary brightness. We noticed that the device’s brightness at midnight was dimmer than the screen brightness turned on in low-light conditions during the day, presumably to avoid dazzling users’ eyes with strong light in the dark. Outdoor readability is good, although brightness may be a bit low. When the device was placed in an extremely bright environment, the device’s screen luminance measured a peak of 1645 cd/m².
The Mate 60 Pro also has an option called “HDR Images” turned on by default, which improves “the display quality of high dynamic range images.” This improvement is also applied to non-HDR images, such as our models. A comparison (hue lighting environment) is shown below. When HDR Images is on, content appears more readable, but rendering loses detail in darker tones and the subject’s face appears flatter.
HDR enabled, left; HDR off, right.
Indoor lighting was a good environment for watching videos on the Mate 60 Pro thanks to adequate brightness, but when the luminance was at its highest, dark tones in HDR10 content were slightly missing some details. In low light, the screen’s brightness was comfortable enough for watching HDR10 content, though dark tones lacked detail. Watching SDR video content was also a good experience with indoor lighting thanks to the correct brightness, but in low light conditions, the screen dimmed slightly.
Screen colors in true mode were accurate and remain a strong point of the Mate 60 Pro’s display, although a purple tinge was noticeable when viewing photos.
Finally, tactile interactions were smooth and pleasant, with very quick reaction times.
Test summary
About SBMARK display tests: For scoring and analysis, a device is subjected to a series of objective and perceptual tests under controlled laboratory and real-life conditions. The SBMARK Display Score takes into account the overall user experience provided by the screen, considering hardware capability and software optimization. Only factory-installed video and photo apps are used during testing. More in-depth details on how SBMARK tests displays can be found in the article “A Closer Look at SBMARK Display Testing.”
The following section focuses on the key elements of our comprehensive testing and analysis performed in SBMARK laboratories. Comprehensive reports with detailed performance evaluations are available upon request. To order a copy, contact us.
How the display readability score is composed
Readability evaluates the user’s ease and comfort in viewing stationary content, such as photos or a web page, on the display under different lighting conditions. Our measurements performed in laboratories are complemented by perceptual tests and analyses.
Skin tone rendering in an indoor environment (1000 lux).
From left to right: Huawei Mate 60 Pro, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Oppo Find X6 Pro, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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Readability in an outdoor environment (20,000 lux).
From left to right: Huawei Mate 60 Pro, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Oppo Find X6 Pro, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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Readability in a sunny environment (>90,000 lux).
From left to right: Huawei Mate 60 Pro, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Oppo Find X6 Pro, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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SCI stands for Specular Component Included, which measures both diffuse reflection and specular reflection. The reflectance of a simple glass plate is around 4%, while it reaches around 6% for a plastic plate. Although the first surface of smartphones is glass, their total reflectance (uncoated) is usually around 5% due to multiple reflections created by the complex optical stack.
The average reflectance is calculated based on the spectral reflectance in the visible spectrum range (see graph below) and human spectral sensitivity.
Uniformity
This graph shows the luminance distribution across the entire display panel. Uniformity is measured with a 20% gray pattern, with bright green indicating ideal luminance. An evenly distributed bright green color across the screen indicates that the display brightness is uniform. Other colors indicate a loss of uniformity.
Displays flicker for 2 main reasons: refresh rate and pulse width modulation. Pulse width modulation is a modulation technique that generates pulses of variable width to represent the amplitude of an analog input signal. This measurement is important for comfort because low-frequency flickering can be perceived by some individuals and, in more extreme cases, can induce seizures. Some experiments show that discomfort can occur more frequently. A high PWM frequency (> 1500 Hz) tends to disturb users less.
How the display color score is composed
Color evaluations are performed under different lighting conditions to see how well the device handles color with its surroundings. The devices are tested with sRGB and Display-P3 image models. Both faithful mode and default mode are used for our evaluation. Our measurements performed in laboratories are complemented by perceptual tests and analyses.
Circadian action factor is a metric that defines the impact of light on the human sleep cycle. It is the ratio between the light energy that contributes to sleep disturbances (centered around 450 nm, representing blue light) and the light energy that contributes to our perception (covering 400 nm to 700 nm and centered at 550 nm, which is green light). A high circadian action factor means that the ambient light contains strong blue light energy and is likely to affect the body’s sleep cycle, while a low circadian action factor means that the light has weak blue light energy and is less likely to affect sleep patterns.
How the Display Video score is composed
The video attribute evaluates the handling of Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) and High Dynamic Range (HDR10) video in indoor and low-light conditions. Our measurements performed in laboratories are complemented by perceptual tests and analyses.
Video rendering in a low light environment (0 lux).
Clockwise from top left: Huawei Mate 60 Pro, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Oppo Find X6 Pro, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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Clockwise from top left: Huawei Mate 60 Pro, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Oppo Find X6 Pro, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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These indicators present the percentage of frame irregularity in a 30-second video. These irregularities are not necessarily perceived by users (unless they are all with the same timestamp) but are an indicator of performance.
How the Display Touch score is composed
We evaluate touch attributes in many types of content where touch is critical and requires different behaviors such as gaming (fast touch and response times), web (smooth page scrolling), and images (accurate and smooth navigation from image to image). other ).
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