Originally posted by raymondjackso25 Galaxy S8 is probably the best smartphone display available right now and the blacks look okay.
A monitor that has been calibrated with calibration hardware (e.g., from X-Rite) will give you a more authoritative answer to the question whether the black point is too high or not.
Originally posted by raymondjackso25 I think my work looks amazing and seems rather nitpicky to come up with a problem with the blacks.
Just to clarify: I don't have an issue with your blacks. I thought your look was done on purpose and it suits the photography. So no criticism from me.
If you want to know how your images look on other people's monitors, though, you shouldn't consult your smartphone but at least use the test page I pointed you to. Even better, you'd use a hardware calibrator. Perhaps you can borrow one. I don't believe manufacturers that state that there is a need to re-calibrate frequently. This may have been true for old CRT screens, but modern LCD displays seem rather stable.