Outdoor visibility (max brightness) - Samsung Galaxy S10+ Real Life Review

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Samsung Galaxy S10+'s display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
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it's pretty dim, to be honest, i wish we had screen brightness like some of the older motorola phones did when android motorola was still for the cool kids instead of the soccer moms.

Best device ive used in direct sunlight. I work outdoors in the Texas heat and I have no problems seeing the screen.
10/10 for the display, its gorgeous.

Agreed, the brightness when in direct sunlight has much improved over the S9+. It's very usable on a bright sunny day

The display blows the note 9 outdoor usability - Florida sun.
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I have S10+ and can't see anything while in my car or outside. The comments above saying it's so great make me think eventhough we have the same phones, that they are talking about a different phone. I think it's awful and now regretting my decision to get this phone because this drives me completely insane. Rating 2.

No problems her in crazy sunlight. Phone does get warm because of the max brightness and direct sunlight but still very clear to read.

Its excellent
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It works really well under sunlight and yeah the phone does heat up a bit but it's ok I can see and read well my screen

On max brightness it's bright. Inside it blinds the crap out of me. Outside I can see it pretty well.

Put it on adaptive brightness. I guess there's a limit to how bright we can manually set it versus how bright it gets automatically.. I played around with these settings myself and it does get brighter when you turn on adaptive brightness. Try it! I'm sure you'll like it better! Because I was thinking three same thing you said, house the hell are these people thinking it's great in the sunlight?! Way better with adaptive enabled!

Lou™Airgod said:
Put it on adaptive brightness. I guess there's a limit to how bright we can manually set it versus how bright it gets automatically.. I played around with these settings myself and it does get brighter when you turn on adaptive brightness. Try it! I'm sure you'll like it better! Because I was thinking three same thing you said, house the hell are these people thinking it's great in the sunlight?! Way better with adaptive enabled!
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You are CORRECT. This has been from the very start. Only adaptive brightness will give you the max potential of the brightness of s10+'s screen.

For s10+, high brightness mode is entered when sensor reads 40,000lux, and its exited when sensor reads below 8000lux (it used to be 5000lux but it must have been changed at some point). When sun hits the screen, screen is very visible and good. When you are outside but sun isnt on the screen, you can turn your phone towards sun to activate HBM, but it may exit once you turn it back to yourself.(quite annoying as manual max is very limiting at 300nits).
There is a HDR bug, only works on android 10, you can trick the phone to stay at HDR brightness(brightness is still adjustable all the way from 1.6nits to 700), so you can manually adjust it to max brightness(700nits) whenever you want. This is the reason im staying at android 10 lol. Had to downgrade from android 11. If bootloader version turns to 10(currently 9) you wont be able to downgrade(maybe with root you can, i dont know) so its good to consider doing it

Ive always auto brightness turned on,
after installing the UI3.1 , under a bright light, it doesn't go so bright...but under sun light, or in dqy light, its just brighter and its get sooo much better...,
It's like sensors understand where u r

rezadentevil said:
Ive always auto brightness turned on,
after installing the UI3.1 , under a bright light, it doesn't go so bright...but under sun light, or in dqy light, its just brighter and its get sooo much better...,
It's like sensors understand where u r
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I was on 3.1 for 2 3 months and it enters at 40.000lux just like 3.0, i doubt they increased the thereshold cuz its already too high.

theblitz707 said:
I was on 3.1 for 2 3 months and it enters at 40.000lux just like 3.0, i doubt they increased the thereshold cuz its already too high.
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Yeah that puts a lot of wear on the display fast.
Avoid using in direct sunlight or at least limit it to seconds.

blackhawk said:
Yeah that puts a lot of wear on the display fast.
Avoid using in direct sunlight or at least limit it to seconds.
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İm actually staying on android 10 to use a hdr bug that lets me use max brightness whenever i want. Its not a suicide mission like everyone imagines

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Rate this thread to express how well you can see the OnePlus X's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
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It's decent , i even compared it to samsung S6 , same output .
mine is not great iff their is direct sunlight even on full brightness. Not sure iff it is the cm13 rom or iff it was the same on oxygen.
Excellent visibility on purity ROM.
It's honestly quite poor when I'm in direct sunlight. But that's been my experience with any AMOLED display.
actually very weak in direct sunlight....
I consider it to perform very well on highest brightness in direct sunlight.
Can see and read everything effortlessly.
on full brightness everything is perfect
amoled is quite bright so outdoor usage isnt the problem
real ques is how long is our batt going to last in total outdoor use(full brightness)
Great in the sun!!!
Our phone actually has a high brightness mode that can be enable with kernel adiutor or a widget(that was created for the nexus 6) that makes the screen even brighter. It can only be triggered by these apps, auto brightness or manual brightness won't reach this "high brightness mode"
I use my display on auto brightness so I'm pretty sure it automatically turns the brightness all the way up when I'm outside.. the brightness was has never been a problem for me outside. In my opinion, display is the most beautiful part of our phone. I just love it! ?

Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the LG G5's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
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Sunglasses
With no sunglasses in bright daylight I can see the screen without issue. Sometimes I have to remove my sunglasses to see the screen well. No problem with sunglasses in the car so far.
I have great outdoor visibility. In direct sunlight I see the display boost up to compensate for the environment. I was worried about this at first but works great. As far as sunglasses every phone I have ever had always has issues with visibility.
Smithfolk4 said:
With no sunglasses in bright daylight I can see the screen without issue. Sometimes I have to remove my sunglasses to see the screen well. No problem with sunglasses in the car so far.
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Exactly this.
Could do better in bright situations
Best there is on an extra sunny day. Very impressive in this category.
If your having trouble seeing outdoors make sure you have auto checked and crank the brightness up. For some reason if you don't have auto checked it does not get as bright as it can. Lg might call this a feature I call it a bug
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For gods sake, i gave up trying to get this stuff to work correctly, the only thing helped was updating to V10c.
Before it turned on the Outside thingy, and turned it off again within 2 seconds.
I have no problems seeing it on max brightness on a sunny day through my sunglasses. There is another brightness level beyond 100% that kicks in when it's in direct sun, but I believe this is only achievable (for now) by using the "auto" brightness
I barely can see to be honest, no screen can beat the AMOLED on outdoor visibility.
my experience so far:
bought one (gold), in outdoor under direct sunlight, the screen was unreadable, from time to time the "super brightness" kicked in for about 1-2 seconds, than gone off again
tought it was defective, got a new one (silver)
same exact problem
my friend bought one: same exact problem
asked on twitter, found one owner, same exact problem
now... i really, really hope is a software thing, a bug, something like that, because when this super brightness turns on the screen is gorgeous under direct sunlight, but the problems is that it doesn't kick in when it have to, and even shoot photos with a sunny day is simply impossibile
the phone was on v10a when i bought it, i'm on V10c now and the problem is still here....
faremoney said:
my experience so far:
bought one (gold), in outdoor under direct sunlight, the screen was unreadable, from time to time the "super brightness" kicked in for about 1-2 seconds, than gone off again
tought it was defective, got a new one (silver)
same exact problem
my friend bought one: same exact problem
asked on twitter, found one owner, same exact problem
now... i really, really hope is a software thing, a bug, something like that, because when this super brightness turns on the screen is gorgeous under direct sunlight, but the problems is that it doesn't kick in when it have to, and even shoot photos with a sunny day is simply impossibile
the phone was on v10a when i bought it, i'm on V10c now and the problem is still here....
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Have the same problem eith my G5 and i cant find answer on internet.
Someone could help ?
Savoury said:
For gods sake, i gave up trying to get this stuff to work correctly, the only thing helped was updating to V10c.
Before it turned on the Outside thingy, and turned it off again within 2 seconds.
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faremoney said:
my experience so far:
bought one (gold), in outdoor under direct sunlight, the screen was unreadable, from time to time the "super brightness" kicked in for about 1-2 seconds, than gone off again
tought it was defective, got a new one (silver)
same exact problem
my friend bought one: same exact problem
asked on twitter, found one owner, same exact problem
now... i really, really hope is a software thing, a bug, something like that, because when this super brightness turns on the screen is gorgeous under direct sunlight, but the problems is that it doesn't kick in when it have to, and even shoot photos with a sunny day is simply impossibile
the phone was on v10a when i bought it, i'm on V10c now and the problem is still here....
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Mine still does this even with the V10c update =(. Come on LG this has to be some software bug, just fix it already!
Wow! After reading this forum I discovered the super-brightness thing. This is great!
Works fine for me but I can test some more. I just set it to Auto and it kicked under direct light from a torch.
I'm on V10c-EUR-XX
Even at max brightness it can be hard to see in direct sunlight.
Kendrik said:
Even at max brightness it can be hard to see in direct sunlight.
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You must set the brightness to "Auto" in order for the brightness sunlight boost to kick in. Setting the brightness to maximum will also block the boost.
galr said:
Wow! After reading this forum I discovered the super-brightness thing. This is great!
Works fine for me but I can test some more. I just set it to Auto and it kicked under direct light from a torch.
I'm on V10c-EUR-XX
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how can activate this for read well with many sun outdoor? thanks
IncCo. said:
Mine still does this even with the V10c update =(. Come on LG this has to be some software bug, just fix it already!
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myabc said:
how can activate this for read well with many sun outdoor? thanks
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I have tested several times and I discovered whether the "super brightness mode" can be kicked is not only depends on the brightness of the environment. When the phone is hot, this mode can be kicked for only 1-2 seconds and won't be kicked again until the phone is cooled down. However, the phone gets hot easily under sunlight. That means the "super brightness mode" is useless if LG continues setting a low temperature limit for this mode.
I live on an island and have been going to the beach a lot lately. Can confirm that screen visibility is very good, even with sunglasses on. My wife's G4 is not that bright though but cannot really find any faults with my G5.
Almost useless in sunlight. Other than that its a great display, Super AMOLED is obviously better though.

Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Honor 8's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
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interested to learn more about display's quality.owners please comment
Screen brightness is great even in Auto mode, visibility is great
Definitely, anyone with this phone, would you be willing to share your comments about the visibility of the phone under harsh tattoine like sunlight?
The Honor 8’s 5.2-inch FHD display with a 96% high color gamut (NTSC), color enhancement, and dynamic pixel-level contrast adjustment provides a better viewer experience, with vivid and crisp images making the screen easier to see during the day. The Eye-Care Mode makes looking at your phone at night more comfortable and safe by filtering part of the blue light to reduce eye strain. (NS)
Honor 8 display is just amazing, better than my old Samsung J5 and on par with many flagships.
Keep in mind that LTPS screens have advantage to other LCDs , due to the manufacturing process.
That means lower consumption and better sunlight visibility. I had phones with LTPS panels and they were all awesome!
Honestly I expected a little bit more. Don't get me wrong I can see the content however I feel that the brightness could be a bit more and the numbers (450-490 nit) says so. But overall it is better than most of its competition's
So much better than what i was used to, i could almost never see anything on my old phone (Acer Liquid E700) in the sunlight. Now i can read the screen just fine no matter what weather it is. Only thing that bothers me a little bit is that the auto brightness is a little to aggressive in dark environments, the screen gets to dark to my liking.
visible in bright sunlight and it isnt a problem to use phone
No issues, excellent outdoor visibility
Outdoor visibility is good only when full brightness is turn on.. but still had some phones evan then it was not visible..
Despite not being the brightest on the spec sheet, it beats the S6 in the sun. (which was 600 nit or somewhere along those lines)
Simply, it is very good.
It could be better, I compared it with O+3 which has better visibility on sun.
The specs and the real world performance put the readability in sunlight squarely in the "average" category. It will work in a pinch, but it's not the best available. It's also not the worst, so just keep your expectations reserved for average and you wont be disappointed.
netvorCZEK said:
It could be better, I compared it with O+3 which has better visibility on sun.
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Many phones are worse..
At least that was my experiance ..
I had many phones..
My last nexus 6 motorola was so bad that 100% brightness did not help to see in the sun at all
And the Honor 8 is the lets say second best phone in the sun I had
Better I only had the Samusung A5 2016..
So I would say.. yes there are better phones.. but Honor 8 is good enough to see in the sun..
BUT, to see you MUST have 100% brightness and that one discharges battery realy realy fast
brljak83 said:
Many phones are worse..
At least that was my experiance ..
I had many phones..
My last nexus 6 motorola was so bad that 100% brightness did not help to see in the sun at all
And the Honor 8 is the lets say second best phone in the sun I had
Better I only had the Samusung A5 2016..
So I would say.. yes there are better phones.. but Honor 8 is good enough to see in the sun..
BUT, to see you MUST have 100% brightness and that one discharges battery realy realy fast
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I'm using auto brightness so on sun is on 100% all the time.
netvorCZEK said:
I'm using auto brightness so on sun is on 100% all the time.
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I do not use auto brightness
Couse I have noticed when I set
Lets say 50% auto brightness its a bit dimmed
Couse if I set manually 50% it is bit brighter
Did not tried it outside and with 100% auto or manual
Couse I have it always manual
Will test a bit more then give you final opinion for my case
Will test it too though
I used it while high noon and no problems with visibility.
not the best or AMOLeD quality but still does very well. better than many out there. in normal condition brightness is sufficient, you may feel little uncomfortable in direct sunlight but we use it very less in such situations..so performs well and no complaint

Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Samsung Galaxy Note 7's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
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No other phone is better, 1000 nits definitely shows.
Agreed! Very bright outside!
Is the only way to achieve maximum brightness with the auto setting?
Simply beautiful no matter where you are.
best screen I have ever seen at noon sun blazing
Still can use my phone when under the big hot sun~
I always disable the auto brightness on any device I owned before, note 7 is the first device that I keep that on. It works flawlessly!!!
5second to dim down, 3 second to raise the brightness... Better than any device I owned before
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It is the first smartphone that has no problem with the screen brightness even in the super sun.
Outside, just set Autio Brightness on max and the magic will happen into the sunlight.
I have Exynos version.
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Question Low brightness (not dimming) on F3 ?

Hi to all.
I've received my F3 today. I'm so happy.
The only flaw I've seen on it is about its brightness : it seems to be a bit low and we must push it quite almost 100 % to have decent brightness. To those who have received the phone : did you notice that ? I'm not talking about dimming but regular brightness for regular use (not heavy use)
Thanks for your answers
I'm yet to able to order mine .
However, listening to reviewers the brightness curve apparently wasn't very even. Might be able to be fixed in a custom ROM
Yeah maybe.
I can not confirm. In very bright surroundings, like outside when the sun is shining, it gets very bright. I have nothing to complain about.
I don't have any complaints either, the maximum brightness is excellent. Compared it to my brother's OnePlus 6T and the F3 is for sure brighter.
Same as OP.
I got my F3 this morning and the brightness is the same as my old MI 9 SE. It should be not
I think it's a software issue.
Paradoxically display seems to be brighter as few hours ago. What are your settings ?
brightness seems fine to me,but unfortunatly it doesnt get as bright as a oneplus 8 indoor on max brighntess, but in the sun(max peak), the display of the poco is a bit brighter, so i am satisfied with the results.
yep my old s8+ has more brightness than this xiaomie noodles phone so sad i am disappoint with my purchase
Seems like a lot of people here like to have their brightness set to retina burn mode.
I haven't used a OLED display phone yet but I'm pretty sure it'll be brighter than an IPS one at 450 nits max, even then I only have the brightness set to about 75%.
No way to measure or really compare it to other recent OLED screens, but it gets bright enough for a sunny day outside here in the Netherlands. More sun to come hopefully... Also it seems to pump up the contrast a bit when in direct sunlight which is helpfull.
So no complaints here for outdoor readability.
Yea it's brightness is less than my oneplus 7t pro but it's Amoled is way better than my old phone when I watch YouTube video.
Zenkilla said:
Yea it's brightness is less than my oneplus 7t pro but it's Amoled is way better than my old phone when I watch YouTube video.
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bro can u tell me if greys are ok on low brightness?
Cryptonizer said:
bro can u tell me if greys are ok on low brightness?
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Using dead pixel test? Looks OK at 10%
Zenkilla said:
Using dead pixel test? Looks OK at 10%
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thank you, but do you notice any brightness/grey background problems with low brightness in dark enviroment? Like the problem showed here
the picture u send, looks pretty good to me
Cryptonizer said:
thank you, but do you notice any brightness/grey background problems with low brightness in dark enviroment? Like the problem showed here
the picture u send, looks pretty good to me
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I don't think so but I feel the brightness is way less than oneplus 7t pro which also Amoled if not mistaken but the youtube video I watch pco f3 wins hands down.
Hi all,
I have just experienced a brightness problem,
It went very low on its own while not being in auto mode,
It even affected the brightness while the phone was off and charging, which scared me a bit lol,
I was about to seriously consider a factory reset and the brightness came back to its original levels,
The "brightness bar" was still at max during the issue,
And i think it is because i've stayed for too long under the hard sun , playing videos for one hour or two and it happened while i was reading an article on Chrome.
Gud day!

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