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IPhone 8 Plus vs iPhone X - Direct Sunlight Readability

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I use my phone a LOT in direct sunlight, does anyone have any thoughts on whether the new display in the iPhone X will be better or worse than the 8 Plus? I know it’s all speculation at this point, but I’m not too familiar with OLED and direct sunlight but was hoping that might give some indication of performance.

Thanks!
 
kevroc said:
I use my phone a LOT in direct sunlight, does anyone have any thoughts on whether the new display in the iPhone X will be better or worse than the 8 Plus? I know it’s all speculation at this point, but I’m not too familiar with OLED and direct sunlight but was hoping that might give some indication of performance.

Thanks!
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If you want an indication of direct sunlight, at least in terms of comparison to an OLED display, then I would least refer you to look at a Samsung device. Until then, you won't really have a definitive answer until November 3.
 
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It won't be worse. Whether it will be better by any noticeable amount remains to be seen, but OLED displays definitely appear differently in bright light than LCDs do.
 
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Relentless Power said:
If you want an indication of direct sunlight, at least in terms of comparison to an OLED display, then I would least refer you to look at a Samsung device. Until then, you won't really have a definitive answer until November 3.
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I guess that's what I'm really wondering, if the iPhone OLED is comparable to the Samsung OLED, then how is the direct sunlight visibility of a Note 8? I guess I need to read some reviews to see if it's mentioned. I was hoping someone here had an 8 Plus and a Note 8 or S8 Plus and had some direct experience.
 
If the OLED X can only hit 625 nits even with auto brightness, it won’t be as good as the 8 Plus LCD at 625 nits that’s for sure. The Note8 can ramp up to a ridiculous 1240 nits with auto brightness enabled. The Galaxy S8 can do over 1,000.
 
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Actually, aside from all the forum "experts", I can give you an answer. It will likely be exactly the same given that both screens have the exact same 650 nits brightness.
 
OLEDS don't get as bright as the best LED tv's (I'm talking about good quality LED tvs, like flagship models with local dimming and quantum dots)
 
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If the OLED X can only hit 625 nits even with auto brightness, it won’t be as good as the 8 Plus LCD at 625 nits that’s for sure. The Note8 can ramp up to a ridiculous 1240 nits with auto brightness enabled. The Galaxy S8 can do over 1,000.
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Noone except displaymate seems to be able to produce the same results though.. not sure how they measure that. Definitely not with the whole screen lit up.
 
It comes down to how bright the screen gets. Samsung phones in the past didn't do so well in the sunlight because the max brightness was low.

But with the current galaxy s8 and note 8 the screen gets brighter than even the iPhone now.

I have no issues reading is direct sunlight with my galaxy s8.
 
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nia820 said:
It comes down to how bright the screen gets. Samsung phones in the past didn't do so well in the sunlight because the max brightness was low.

But with the current galaxy s8 and note 8 the screen gets brighter than even the iPhone now.

I have no issues reading is direct sunlight with my galaxy s8.
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[doublepost=1508162237][/doublepost]Between the 8 Plus and the 8 X it comes down to more than BRIGHTNESS. BRIGHTNESS is the SAME for both (625).

What about CONTRAST? The 8+ has 1300:1. The 8X has 1,000,000:1. Since brightness is the SAME, the question is:

How much difference, roughly, will 8X the CONTRAST make to outdoor display legibility? Certainly it can make some difference. Question is, is it SIGNIFICANT or not for outdoor, full sun reading?
 
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