Some people say that the Nexus 5 has a poorly calibrated display, and despite having a 5 inch 1080p Full HD display, I agree with some of them. The 5 inch IPS LCD display in the Nexus 5 provides great viewing angles and brilliant outdoor performance however when we come to color reproduction and saturation the is still much left to be desired. The color saturation is a big improvement from the Nexus 4 but is still slightly behind the Nexus 5's flagship rivals, such as the Galaxy S5 which features a Super AMOLED display. One way to re-calibrate the display of the Nexus 5 to put it on par with the Nexus 5 is to use Franco Kernel.
Requirements
- Rooted Nexus 5
Step 1.
Install the full version of Franco Kernel because the free version doesn't have the color control features.
Step 2.
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Click the download button to download the latest version of Franco Kernel. After clicking download, you will receive a pop up, in the pop up select the auto flash option.
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This will automatically flash the kernel and reboot your device.
Step 2.
Open the Franco Kernel app and swipe from the left and select the color control option.
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Step 3.
Select the color utils option.
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Step 4.
Click import preloaded profiles to import lots of preloaded color profiles for Franco Kernel servers.
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Step 5.
Click load a color profile to select a color profile.
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Step 6.
Select your desired color profile. I recommend Bear Perfect or Jetlitheone 2.2 Gamma
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Step 7.
Select the set colors on boot option.
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Step 8.
Lock your device to turn off the display, then unlock your device and enjoy your perfectly calibrated display.
At first you may not notice a difference however when you look at high resolution images or YouTube videos you will notice the more accurate colors.
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