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Netflix’s UHD streaming isn’t supported on the Galaxy S8 and LG G6’s HDR displays
June 02, 2025
Netflixhas confirmed that theGalaxy S8andLG G6don’t support Netflix’s Ultra HD streaming, despite the HDR capabilities of the smartphone displays. The news was published earlier today byPhone Arena, who received the information from a Netflix customer service representative.
Netflix haspreviously stated, however, that HDR streaming support for the LG G6 (and presumably now the Galaxy S8) will arrive at some point. It just hasn’t yet.
Now, you may be wondering why this matters at all when the Galaxy S8 and LG G6, which both feature ~2K displays, can’t currentlystream UHD content. The simple reason is that the Galaxy S8’s Mobile HDR Premium certified display and the G6’s Dolby Vision display could still benefit from 4K streaming.
TheMobile HDR Premiumcertification the Galaxy S8 has is essentially the same aswhat’s required for 4K TVcertification, only with lower resolution. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ both support the required DCI-P3 color gamut coverage when used in Cinema Mode, saysPhone Arena, and can achieve 610 nits of brightness when its set at full (or more than 1000 nits in specific conditions), according toDisplay Mate.
This means that, though the Galaxy S8 wouldn’t be able to reproduce all of the pixels that UHD streaming provides, it could reproduce similar color and contrast levels, for a more vivid experience. The LG G6’s HDR10 Dolby Vision display, meanwhile, uses different tech, but would be similarly capable of reproducing 4K HDR content.
It’s disappointing right now for those wishing to pick up one of these devices and immediately benefit from HDR streaming, but it’s on its way. Further, Netflix isconsideringother ways it can optimize content for smartphones — Android users aren’t being left out in the cold.
Until then, these are the 20 HDR or Dolby Vision shows on Netflix that you won’t receive the full experience of:
You can find outeverything you need to know about HDR displaysin our explainer article at the link.
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