Samsung’s Privacy Display is seemingly ‘better’ at privacy than rivals, but at what cost?

Xiaomi's Privacy Display Could Avoid Samsung’s Quality Trade-Offs

Reviews have found that Samsung’s strongest privacy mode reduces screen brightness, clarity, color richness, and contrast.

Samsung's Four-Way Privacy Screen Sets Bar High as Xiaomi and Huawei Close In

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra delivers the strongest four-way privacy blocking through hardware baffles, outpacing Huawei and Xiaomi's horizontal-only approaches. Yet its brightness drops and user discomfort reports highlight trade-offs as Xiaomi's 18 Pro adds smarter app-specific controls and better image quality. Recent comparisons show the race tightening fast.

Samsung’s Privacy Display is seemingly ‘better’ at privacy than rivals, but at what cost?

Credit: Stephen Radochia / Android Authority TL;DR Leaker and display enthusiast Ice Universe says that Samsung leads in Privacy Display tech by using four-way baffles to block viewing from the top, bottom, and sides, whereas HUAWEI and Xiaomi only block horizontal views. However, Samsung’s aggressive hardware implementation causes notable off-axis brightness loss, reduced image clarity, and even eye strain and nausea for some users. Competitor…