By 'old problem' he doesn't mean that it was old, got solved and is no longer a problem
He means it is a problem that has always been there from the beginning, so it is not a 'new' problem with current iPhones
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Iphone under sunshine is a serious issue
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By 'old problem' he doesn't mean that it was old, got solved and is no longer a problem
He means it is a problem that has always been there from the beginning, so it is not a 'new' problem with current iPhones
My 7's screen is fantastic. Much prefer it over Amoled. Anyway, when taking pics outside in sunlight with whatever phone I'm using I just shade it with my body by turning away from the sun, set it where I want and click away. Never considered it an issue. I've never had a phone yet that has excellent view in direct sun.
One thing about the iPhone 7, is how incredibly bright the display is. And I mean it's bright. I have never had issues with without being to see with the reflectivity of the Sun. Apple has no short sides in manufacturing displays with increased brightness levels.
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It doesn't work, even use hand to cover the phone, still not close to dark enough at all to see anything. I tried few times in different places.
I mean I cannot see anything on the iphone even use hand to cover it, v10 worked fine.
I know what you said.
That's why I said aren't you glad you had a v10 with you to take photos instead.
yeah, I had a camera with me, but a lot of time I would just use phone to take snapshot and selfie.
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I had this screen issues on my old Casio calculator too,and that one was bought back in 1980,so,obviously it's not a new problem.
I dont think your calculator was like $1000 and it was like 35 years ago. Apple really makes much more profit by using screen like this.
I was gonna say, you thought LCD was bad in direct sunlight, just wait until they release AMOLED screens. far worse than LCD in sunlight.
Is it?
No one in my family has amoled/Oled so I can't do direct comparison. Bright sunlight will make viewing any type screen harder to read, but I think Oled is a little better. /* shrug /
You learn to adapt either way...
I use my iPhone so seldom in full sunlight it is an non-issue for me. The few times I have had to, I could see just fine. The OP must be wearing polarized sunglasses
Could be...I forgot about polarized lenses making it harder to see the screen.
For whatever reason, I don't have an issue seeing my screen under direct sunshine with polarized sunglasses. Maybe because my sunglasses are high-quality lenses? I don't know.
I'm pretty sure, at least with the iPhone 6s series of devices that the screen utilizes a tech to make it easier to see the screen than previous devices. It is still dim, but that's what you get while wearing sunglasses...
Also, could this possibly be the iPhone operating at too high a temperature? In those cases, the phone automatically lowers maximum display brightness to reduce heat. I've noticed this first hand, and it does make it hard to read in direct sunlight. If the phone was not too hot then max brightness works fine in full sun.
While I agree that it is a problem, this issue has been around since Day One.
These displays just aren't very good in sunshine.
Oh and if you wear Polarized sunglasses… even worse.
Have to use the phone in landscape mode if wearing polarized glasses.
If you want predictable brightness adjustment you should turn off auto brightness in the settings.
This is data from GSMArena. iPhone 7 have best balance of brightness and contrast (and color accuracy). I personally prefer the contrast of AMOLED screen. It have very wide color gamut, just poorly calibrated on purpose by the manufacturers.
Apple iPhone 7................561 (nits)/ 1603 (contrast)
Apple iPhone 7 max auto.......656 / 1640
Samsung Galaxy S8+............442 / ∞
Samsung Galaxy S8+ max auto...647 / ∞
Samsung Galaxy S8.............440 / ∞
Samsung Galaxy S8 max auto....618 / ∞
LG G6.........................468 / 2053
LG G6 max auto................564 / 2036
Apple iPhone 6s...............536 / 1481
Apple iPhone 6................740 / 1213
Apple iPhone SE...............618 / 804
This is data from GSMArena. iPhone 7 have best balance of brightness and contrast (and color accuracy). I personally prefer the contrast of AMOLED screen. It have very wide color gamut, just poorly calibrated on purpose by the manufacturers.
Apple iPhone 7................561 (nits)/ 1603 (contrast)
Apple iPhone 7 max auto.......656 / 1640
Samsung Galaxy S8+............442 / ∞
Samsung Galaxy S8+ max auto...647 / ∞
Samsung Galaxy S8.............440 / ∞
Samsung Galaxy S8 max auto....618 / ∞
LG G6.........................468 / 2053
LG G6 max auto................564 / 2036
Apple iPhone 6s...............536 / 1481
Apple iPhone 6................740 / 1213
Apple iPhone SE...............618 / 804
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