iPhone 14 Pro Display Gets Two Times Brighter When Outdoors in Sunlight

[incoherent_1]

I was out in the hottest time of the afternoon in the Middle East recently and couldn’t see ANYTHING on my 13 Pro’s screen because the sun was so insanely bright. Will be interesting to see if these 14s can get bright enough.

 

[The Game 161]

i would hope the cooling system is improved where it can handle it in the sun so it doesn't dim. so many times i wish my screen was brighter outside. 2000 nits will be so ideal.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

I have a Samsung S22+ and fly drones outside all the time. Before then, I had a one plus 7 pro which was years old and less nits. Never had a problem. My work issued iPhone dims within a few minutes which is problematic because I can crash my drone.

As I've said in previous posts, you're being uncharged for a name brand that doesn't deliver consistently.

That seems a very reductive statement.

I choose iPhone for the overall iPhone, iPad, AirPods, Watch, and Mac integration experience.

But I don't delude myself into thinking that it is perfect.

In your specific use case scenario, it seems you picked the right device by going Samsung (I love their devices too BTW, and used them exclusively for almost a decade).

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

This is awesome. I’m coming from an 11 Pro so I can’t wait to do a side by side comparison.

 

[Nicky G]

1.21 giganits!

Where we're going, we don't need nits

 

[spinedoc77]

This is pretty huge, but I wonder if it will offset my iPhone massively dimming the screen when it's in sunlight supposedly overheating in 80 degree weather...

 

[thadoggfather]

The question is for how long. Even today it stays bright for 2 minutes and then dims all the way down because it's too hot. I can't imagine that at 2000 nits it's going to do much better.

I doubt it’s 2 minutes but we’ll see

I hope 4nm thermals and new screen type all help

 

[_Spinn_]

This is very impressive!

 

[Apleeseed84]

I’ll believe it when i see it, especially when the tech sheet says operating temperatures says less than 95F under the sun so we will see!!!

 

[davidkisley]

I have a Samsung S22+ and fly drones outside all the time. Before then, I had a one plus 7 pro which was years old and less nits. Never had a problem. My work issued iPhone dims within a few minutes which is problematic because I can crash my drone.

As I've said in previous posts, you're being uncharged for a name brand that doesn't deliver consistently.

If you can crash your drone by not being able to see the screen you have a lot more problems and should learn more before you fly. Line of sight is required, and the screen is for looking at it when you have a spotter and you have it under control. Stop acting like apple's choice makes your hobby dangerous.

 

[compwiz1202]

The only time I've really struggled to read the screen in bright sunlight was recently in Egpyt with 40*c temperatures, but the main problem was the phone had dimmed the screen drastically to reduce overheating, so I wonder how the 14 will fair in those bright but also very hot conditions. At the end of the day, brighter = hotter.

Yea it's counterproductive. What they are doing to try to solve it will just make it throttle sooner

 

[FelixDerKater]

Can't keep the screen running at max brightness for more than a few minutes on the 13PM in the summer months without it dimming to an unusable level.

 

[billychodeOG]

Wait…

 

[macduke]

I’ve had my iPhone overheat quickly in the sun as well and dim the display. It gets so dim you can’t see anything. It’s really bad. I hope they’ve done something for this outdoors setting to throttle the cores down and that it does indeed have the new vapor chamber heat exchanger that was rumored or this doesn’t mean anything to me. I have to use a shade with my iPhone when I fly my drone in the sun (it mounts to the controller as the display) or it will overheat very fast, within minutes in the summer.

from 1600nits to 2000nits is regarded as two times?

The iPhone 13 Pro is 1000nits (typical) and 1200nits (HDR). This one has a specific boost setting for the outdoors, apparently.

The 1600 nits were only achieved for HDR content.

iPhone 13 Pro HDR is 1200nits max. So this is even more improvement over that.

 

[dogstar]

I’ll never forget I had just got the iPhone 3g and went on a vacation to Vegas, staying at the Mandalay Bay. Of course the plan was to spend the whole time out by the wave pool, drinking, playing and using my new phone to browse the internet any time I wanted.

boy was I in for a reality check. About 15 seconds after popping my 3g out, the phone would shut down due to overheating. Absolutely useless the whole time outside.

Then I made my final mistake, entered the wave pool briefly with my phone in my pocket. Completely dead forever. Had to buy another brand new phone when I got back.

I’ll tell you, new Apple phones are on another level compared to the old phones. So much better built!

 

[Red Oak]

2x brighter, overheats 3x faster

Bingo! We have a winner!

 

[szw-mapple fan]

from 1600nits to 2000nits is regarded as two times?

The article could have made it more clear, but it mentions previous model”s”, not just the 13 pro. The 12 pro for example could only do 800 peak.

 

[Mansu944]

My 12Pro Max gets super hot and dims after about 30 seconds in the sun...is this going to do better?

 

[nottorp]

How about the minimum brightness? Will you be able to look at your phone in a dark room without lighting it up completely?

 

[NARadyk]

Can’t wait to experience it.

 

[miamialley]

This was a big problem with previous-gen iPhones. I'm glad, Apple looked into this and fixed this. It was hard to see what was going on with your iPhone in the sunny daylight sun. Hopefully, that won't be a problem anymore.

I have a 12 that I can barely see in sunlight. Phone gets hot then dims making it really difficult to see anything.

 

[miamialley]

This bugs me a lot about my iPhone 13 Pro Max. When I go sit outside where it is a little warmer, the display goes dim and I can barely see anything. If I turn up the brightness all the way, the iPhone gets hot. It seems so finicky.

Same exact problem. I wasn't sure (I guess I'm still not) if my particular unit gets hotter than others. I suppose I'm not alone. (iPhone 12 Pro Max)

 

[Muzzakus]

My 12Pro Max gets super hot and dims after about 30 seconds in the sun...is this going to do better?

Not sure how it’s possible. Laws of thermodynamic.

 

[DFP1989]

I’m sorry, but parroting the 2000-nit claim completely ignores the fact the display brightness will absolutely crash very quickly when exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.

I’d be more impressed if it could sustain the previous brightness claims for longer, rather than an incredibly limited-time bump.

 

[DFP1989]

This is actually one of the most compelling reasons I had to upgrade. My 13 pro max constantly dims itself even on max brightness in the sun. It’s very annoying and I’m hoping I won’t have to deal with this anymore.

There is zero chance this won’t occur on the 14 Pro models. It will dim quickly just like every iPhone that has come before.