iOS Sunlight visibility

[xArtx]

Hi Guys,
Face it, iPhones have poor visibility in sunlight.
I don't mean to compare it with other phones,
just outdoor electronics, and GPS in particular.

Apple seem to formally print black text on a light background,
other than a few special views in iTunes, and Coverflow lists.

Do you think it is more sunlight readable to print black on white
or to print white text on black? GPS units tend to to the former
in daylight hours with their colour scheme.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

It seems like testing which one is easier to read would be trivial:

Open Settings -> General -> Accessibility and toggle Invert Colors on and off. Which one do you find easier to read in the sunlight?

 

[xArtx]

It seems like testing which one is easier to read would be trivial:

Open Settings -> General -> Accessibility and toggle Invert Colors on and off. Which one do you find easier to read in the sunlight?

I didn't know you could do that, I'll try it

 

[Duncan C]

It seems like testing which one is easier to read would be trivial:

Open Settings -> General -> Accessibility and toggle Invert Colors on and off. Which one do you find easier to read in the sunlight?

... Or triple-tap on the home button (I think this is the default setting. It works on my devices anyway.)

 

[dejo]

... Or triple-tap on the home button (I think this is the default setting. It works on my devices anyway.)

It's not the default setting. You need to activate it via Settings > General > Accessibility > Triple-click Home (default is Off) > Invert Colors.

 

[xArtx]

I built a colour inverter circuit for composite video back in the day (for live TV),
and people with some degree of blindness took an interest in it because
they wanted to see their newspaper on a tv with the colours inverted.
So that loss in optical quality appears to have a payoff for a minority,
which explains the Accessibility option.

I seems it's generally the other way round though.

Don't know if I can take a position.
Maybe if the iPhone was white, then I'd rather dark printing on a light background.