At the Google I / O 2022 event that took place not that long ago, Google showed a variety of products, such as the Pixel 7 series of smartphones.
While the specs of the device are not officially announced yet, some information about the display has been made public. Earlier, we learned that the Google Pixel 7 Pro come with the old Samsung S6E3HC3 OLED display, which is the same display as that of the Google Pixel 6 Pro.
Later, there was news that the Google Pixel 7 Pro will not use the Samsung S6E3HC3, but the Samsung S6E3HC4. While the new Samsung S6E3HC4 display will keep the same 3120 x 1440 resolution as last year’s Pixel 6 Pro, there are some changes.
According to the Google Source page, the Samsung S6E3HC4 panel will allow the Pixel 7 Pro to deliver a peak brightness of 600 nits in manual brightness mode. This is 100 nits higher than the Pixel 6 Pro.
Apart from this, the Samsung S6E3HC4 display also increases the maximum high brightness mode from 800 nits to 1000 nits. Mishaal Rehman also pointed out that since this HBM value represents 100% APL, it means that the Pixel 7 Pro can achieve more than 1200 nits of brightness at lower APL values.
Pixel 6 Pro @ 100% brightness: 500 nits
Pixel 7 Pro @ 100% brightness: 600 nits
Pixel 6 Pro w/ HBM: 800 nits
Pixel 7 Pro w/ HBM: 1000 nits
This is all at 100% APL, so HBM at lower APL probably exceeds 1200 nits.
The BOE and P10/C10 panels also list 1000 nits max for HBM.
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) June 22, 2022
Generally, if the Google Pixel 7 Pro comes with a Samsung S6E3HC4 display, it means this model will be brighter and more power-efficient than the Pixel 6 Pro. In terms of refresh rate, this new phone ought to support an adaptive refresh rate of 10Hz-120Hz. But here we have to state that there is no difference when compared with the previous year’s model.
Not surprisingly, the Google Pixel handset will come in the fall. This is not an official statement but our assumption based on Google’s previous practice.
