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iPhone 14 Pro Display Gets Two Times Brighter When Outdoors in Sunlight
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Well said. My 13 Pro gets too hot with just general use indoors!
Very good. I notice my iPhone 13 is pathetic to view in bright sunlight and one of many reasons I use a separate Canon.
Have you ever been outside and found yourself unable to use your iPhone because it's too dim in the glaring sun? For those upgrading to Apple's latest high-end models, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are able to get significantly brighter when used outdoors in sunlight, thanks to more advanced displays.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max feature Super Retina XDR displays that Apple calls the "most advanced displays in any smartphone." The new displays have a peak brightness of 2,000 nits when used outdoors in sunlight, two times the peak brightness of previous models.
When viewing HDR photos, videos, and movies, the new displays can reach a peak brightness of 1,600 nits, higher than older iPhones. With 1,600 nits of brightness, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max now deliver the same level of brightness as the high-end $4,999 Pro Display XDR when watching HDR content, according to Apple.
Apple is able to deliver these higher brightnesses thanks to a more advanced OLED panel and a new Display Engine in the A16 Bionic chip that powers features like Dynamic Island, always-on, and the 120Hz variable refresh rate.
There are also smaller changes in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max displays compared to their respective predecessors. For example, the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 2,796 by 1,290 resolution compared to the iPhone 13 Pro Max at 2,778 by 1,284. The iPhone 14 Pro also gets a small bump in resolution at 2,556 by 1,179 compared to 2,532 by 1,170 for the iPhone 13 Pro.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, alongside the lower-end iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, were made available for pre-order earlier today and will begin arriving to customers on Friday, September 16. The iPhone 14 Plus will begin shipping on Friday, October 7.
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Yeah I find in the summer my iPhone 12 screen gets dimmer quicker because of heat.
That's going to be useful.
I remember going out a lot of times this summer and I couldn't see anything on my iPhone 12 at max brightness.
I remember going out a lot of times this summer and I couldn't see anything on my iPhone 12 at max brightness.
This is definitely something I'd adore. Quite many times when we go out with our kids and taking pictures get kinda hard because the screen is not very visible. The slight increase on the pixel count is probably due to the thinner bezel while maintaining the physical dimensions. I applaud both improvements and can't wait to get my hands on the 14. I've been using the iPhoneX for quite some time now.
I think it was 1,000 outdoor and 1600 Peak for HDR content only.
Are the small bumps in pixels do to no more notch or something else? The screens are the exact same dimension, yes?
Great on paper, IRL it's going to dim in warm weather.
Please... let Apple and TC know about this before it's too late, as it likely never crossed their mind! Stat!
So, will the iphone still aggressively ramp down the brightness when you’re in the sun thus negating the advantage of the brighter screen?
none of this really matters because all phones throttle the brightness after about 1 minute when its too hot (bright) especially in summer when you need more brightness and its hot outside
I wish people would learn to use words... 50% brighter is not half as bright - "brighter" adds to 100%, so "50% brighter" is "150% as bright." 2x brighter means the same thing as 200% brighter - which would be 3x as bright. The title says 2x brighter, but the text says "two times the peak brightness of previous models." That is 100% brighter (1x brighter).
This marketing mis-speak (or falsifying?) is almost as bad as those that list more than 100% lower or more than 100% cheaper... 100% less than any starting value is zero (zilch, zip, nada). You can't have more than 100% reduction of anything. You can't have more than 1x less of something. 1x less is the same as 100% reduction. So if you hear somebody tout 300% less (whatever) or 5x less (whatever), just laugh. Subtracting 300% or 3x is not the same as dividing by three (which is probably what was meant). Twice the savings is not 200% less of anything. One third as likely is not the same as 3x less likely (which means 300% less likely), it's only 66% less likely (or .66x less likely).
This marketing mis-speak (or falsifying?) is almost as bad as those that list more than 100% lower or more than 100% cheaper... 100% less than any starting value is zero (zilch, zip, nada). You can't have more than 100% reduction of anything. You can't have more than 1x less of something. 1x less is the same as 100% reduction. So if you hear somebody tout 300% less (whatever) or 5x less (whatever), just laugh. Subtracting 300% or 3x is not the same as dividing by three (which is probably what was meant). Twice the savings is not 200% less of anything. One third as likely is not the same as 3x less likely (which means 300% less likely), it's only 66% less likely (or .66x less likely).
Yes. It's gotten so aggressive in the latest phones and is my biggest gripe with nearly every phone since the X. My 13PM becomes useless after taking just a few photos in sunlight, and I do a lot of capturing out on hikes and Jeep overlanding trips. The max brightness "steps" down abruptly even if the user has commanded full brightness on the control center setting. Blast your car's AC at the bottom inner corner of the camera bump and you'll see the brightness come right back in 10-15 seconds.
I'm hoping because they talked a lot about the display being all-new plus the 4nm SoC and gained efficiencies that they've improved this behavior. It honestly appears to me as far too conservative and aggressive with how much it limits brightness in the sun.
I didn’t realise so many people couldn’t see their screens. Honestly my phones been very legible in the sun for like 3 years at least. I think the old dim screen tech is over with for a while.. but give the people what they want. Apparently, that’s 2000nits.
