Always-on S5 vs S6, part II

[bbates123]

I had a few comments in my earlier thread comparing the always-on with the Series 5 vs the Series 6 that the watches were at slightly different angles and that's why the Series 6 looked brighter. I re-did this test using my wife's Series 5 and my Series 6. This time the Series 5 is on the left and Series 6 is on the right. Sorry the size watches aren't the same and neither are the complications but you get the idea.

 

[dsc888]

Thank you for the pic! AOD was the sole reason I upgraded from my S4. I was tired of moving my wrist/raising my arm for the last 4 years to see the face light up. I had a S0 starting in 2016 and this, for me, was the killer feature.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

So glad to see there isn’t much difference
I also live in a country where sunlight is rare so this feature is rather irrelevant most of the time lol.

 

[LFC2020]

What level was the brightness at during that photo? Reason why I’m asking getting my series 6 soon, wonder if you need to have the brightness set to max to use it outdoors.

 

[bbates123]

What level was the brightness at during that photo? Reason why I’m asking getting my series 6 soon, wonder if you need to have the brightness set to max to use it outdoors.

Just eyeballing the gauge it looks like it's about 2/3 of the way to full brightness. It's the default brightness since I never change that.

 

[bbates123]

So glad to see there isn’t much difference
I also live in a country where sunlight is rare so this feature is rather irrelevant most of the time lol.

It's at least twice as bright, just like Apple said. I have the opposite problem of you since I live in the "sunshine state".