iPhone X iPhone X impossible to read in daylight - new phone any better?

[Richard Dillon]

I gave my sister my old 6s.
She has no problems using the phone outside.
My X is useless. I can't see anything.
Are the new phones any better than the X?

 

[T-Bob]

Apple iPhone X Smartphone Review

The iPhone X expands Apple's lineup of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. It is the first time you get an OLED screen with very slim bezels, but it also waives the Home button. How does this work in practice?

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Apple iPhone 12 Smartphone Review - Apple phone with 5G

Expert review of the Apple iPhone 12. The new iPhone 2020 is a colorful smartphone (if you want it to be) that features a case made of aluminum and glas. It is water and dust resistant and includes the Apple A14 processor as well as iOS 14.

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There doesn’t seem to be a huge difference, latest is slightly brighter.

 

[808drums]

I gave my sister my old 6s.
She has no problems using the phone outside.
My X is useless. I can't see anything.
Are the new phones any better than the X?

Yes they get much brighter in the sun

 

[mebehere]

I have trouble with my 12 outside in sunlight. My old XR did just fine.

 

[Bogstandard]

Are you wearing polarized lenses?

 

[mebehere]

Are you wearing polarized lenses?

No sunglasses.

 

[tradeapples]

I gave my sister my old 6s.
She has no problems using the phone outside.
My X is useless. I can't see anything.
Are the new phones any better than the X?

Having the same problem. Only solution is using it under a shade

 

[Surfman]

12/12 mini is no good, 12 pro/max is, one reason i swapped from a 12 to the 12 pro max.

 

[Surfman]

I have trouble with my 12 outside in sunlight. My old XR did just fine.

when i had the 12 my Mrs XR was way brighter.

 

[MisterSavage]

I'd say it's better but not something that's fixed 100% (I upgrade every year). I was recently out on a walk when it was really bright and I could barely see my screen when I was taking some photos.

 

[Aceroller]

I’m confused. You people are saying you can’t see the screen in sunlight? My 12 Pro is completely visible in direct sunlight it gets very bright. From what I’ve read it’s one of the brightest unless I’m missing something.

 

[SigEp265]

Having the same problem. Only solution is using it under a shade

Same.

 

[MisterSavage]

I’m confused. You people are saying you can’t see the screen in sunlight? My 12 Pro is completely visible in direct sunlight it gets very bright. From what I’ve read it’s one of the brightest unless I’m missing something.

Yep. I use it outside all the time and most of the time it's fine. But there's some outside situations where it's crazy bright and having the brightness cranked to 100% doesn't help making the screen more visible.

 

[snipr125]

Yes its definitely the downsides of Apple OLED screens, in fairly bright sunlight i can barely see the screen on my 12 mini. With my LCD iphones no issues at all.

 

[Thor0805]

DON’T buy the iPhone 12. Apple told me this is expected behavior. I had my device swapped and screen replacement. They won’t do anything else. After 10 minutes outside the display dims to unusable.

 

[Surfman]

Yes its definitely the downsides of Apple OLED screens, in fairly bright sunlight i can barely see the screen on my 12 mini. With my LCD iphones no issues at all.

It’s just the 12/12 mini, pro/pro max is good, one reason i swapped from a 12 to a max. Australian sun 😊

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

Isn't this to do with heat rather than light? iPhone dims the display to prevent over-heating.