This is the third variation question on this subject posted on various sub forums to which no one has helped. Either all SGS3 owners are bats and therefore have no issue or they are live in England where sun is but a fantasy. Am I the only person who thinks the s3 is total garbage in sunlight? If so please guide me to an app, a rom, a developer who has a way of implementing the same outdoor mode available for viewing videos as an option for general display.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I live in a country where the sun is just way too bright in the summer and the temperature can easily go as high as 45C. And yes, basically SGS3 screen is completely useless under direct sunlight. In fact, it is worse than Super AMOLED Plus screen found in the old SGS2 phones.
There are few things that you could do to workaround this, but in my experience enabling Auto-brightness actually improve outdoor visibility. The downside to this, is that it takes few seconds for the sensors to detect lighting conditions before the screen brightness gets adjusted. Also, the reason why I keep auto-brightness disabled is that it seems to make the screen dimmer than my own preference while indoors. So alternatively, you can temporarily set the brightness to 100% when viewing in sunlight. You can use some widgets to help you change brightness settings quickly.
I would also suggest avoiding screen protectors as they are useless and take away from the beauty of SGS3.
I would *love* to be able to complain about outdoor visibility but unfortunately I am in this situation :
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live in England where sun is but a fantasy
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Isadora said:
I would *love* to be able to complain about outdoor visibility but unfortunately I am in this situation :
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Me too - no problem here
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Dear Friends,
I have noticed something on my SGS2. When I have it on low brightness and I view an even colored background I see impurities (ripples) in the screen. They don't come from the application or site I am viewing but from the screen itself. Does this have something to do with the AMOLED display. Do you have similar experiences when you view the screen with for example 15% brightness. ?
Thank you
Shouldn't be there. Exchange it.
Most of the devices have these lines you mention. Unfortunately.
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I see this new device .... usualy on gray color low brightness
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You can try comparing it with a phone of a friend or the one in the shop. Usually on low brightness AMOLED+ screens have ripples, lines, flaws of varying degrees. On regular to high brightness it's not visible.
If you're on warranty you can try having it exchanged if it really bothers you.
Good luck.
If it's normal I won't worry anymore thanks for your help So always. This community is so great
What do you keep your display brightness at?
I left mine on auto since I got it bit now just changed it to 100%. Im gonna see how much worse it is on the battery because the trade off might be worth it for how awesome it looks at full brightness.
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What do you keep your display brightness at?
I left mine on auto since I got it bit now just changed it to 100%. Im gonna see how much worse it is on the battery because the trade off might be worth it for how awesome it looks at full brightness.
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I gotta go full on bright at all times. Why buy a phone with an awesome screen and throttle the beauty of it. Plus somebody might be looking over your shoulder. HaHa!!
With both my Captivate and Infuse, I never used auto brightness. I always use 0% unless I'm outdoors, as these screens are really readable even in well lighted rooms.
I keep mine on 100 percent. I dont see the point of having such an amazing screen if i can't enjoy it at full capacity.....
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Today my first day with the phone I left it at half way.
I have the brightness all the way down and its still really bright!
I use auto but at night in bed even at lowest setting its still pretty bright so I use an app called screen filter and dims the screen even lower then samsungs lowest setting. I would think this would save on battery life as well if you were to use this app more often?
Auto. I think this phone tends to be on the brighter side compared to others when on auto. I'm not saying that as a bad thing though, just an observation.
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Auto. I think this phone tends to be on the brighter side compared to others when on auto. I'm not saying that as a bad thing though, just an observation.
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Probably due to the increased number of pixels/increased area. Even with the same output per pixel, the note will be brighter than say an infuse or a captivate because there are more pixels shining towards your eyes.
I keep mine below 10% unless I am in bright sunlight. The screen is easy to read and less brightness over such a large screen means far less power consumption. Just my humble two cents.
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I don't think that using the screen at less than 100% diminishes its beauty. Most times, for me at least, 100% is way too bright. Also, using the screen at 0% will show much better battery life. I notice huge drain when using my Infuse at 100% for any amount of time. I can literally watch my percentage drop as I catch up on XDA posts and facebook/twitter. The display is easily the biggest drain of all for any phone, and using it on 100% will drain your battery even quicker. Just don't complain about crappy battery life when it happens please.
If battery life was unlimited and not a factor would you use full brightness at all times?
No, as I said, the screen is too bright at times. Having it at 100% also heats up the phone more quickly.
I keep mine at 100 all the time for the same reason other posters have stated. Why take away from the main selling point of the phone (at least it is to me). I suppose I'm lucky in that I have an office job and spend a good deal of time at my desk during the day. I can always plug in for an hour or two if I need to, but so far with the Note I haven't needed to. No heat issues either.
Like most other things android, it always comes down to personal preference.
How is the text in full sunlight? This will be my work phone also and I need to be able to check e-mails in the sunlight.
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How is the text in full sunlight? This will be my work phone also and I need to be able to check e-mails in the sunlight.
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There is a fair amount of glare, of course, but I was able to easily read emails in direct sunlight. One of the first things I tried on Friday when I got it...
Thanks for the reply - this has to be a huge upgrade over my HTC Tilt 2. I have to either find shade or cover it up with my hand. Hopefully with the Note I will not have to put on my reading glasses to see.
10% indoor Auto outdoor
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I keep mine on 100 percent. I dont see the point of having such an amazing screen if i can't enjoy it at full capacity.....
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Enjoy while you can Ever heard of screen burn in? 100% brightness will only speed up the burn in. That's the same effect when you buy a Plasma TV and use the torch mode except AMOLED screens will burn in 10 times faster than Plasma screens.
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Enjoy while you can Ever heard of screen burn in? 100% brightness will only speed up the burn in. That's the same effect when you buy a Plasma TV and use the torch mode except AMOLED screens will burn in 10 times faster than Plasma screens.
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I still feel plasma > led > lcd
I loves my panasonic viera
Hello guys,
I'm enjoying my SGS3, noticed today that the audio is very noticeably more open and dynamic than SGS2... very obvious. GREAT!
The auto brightness is too dark, ok for when the wife is sleeping and I want to geek out a bit, but for most use, it is dim.
Is anyone else experiencing that, I wonder if anyone cooking ROMs will be able to up the auto brightness setting, it should be possible, right?
Cheers, Mark.
Funny, on HTC it is always too bright! Maybe we can meet halfway! Just remember that brighter screen equals less battery.
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Yup I feel the same way. Have auto brightness turned off because of it.
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thanks guys, yeah, if I was a bit younger a slightly dim display would be ok...
lets hope some clever chef cooks up a fix for that.
cheers,
Mark.
Yes I noticed that too, there is a mod to fix that and some custom roms that fix it too, take a look at the dev section.
Have a look through this thread, apart from what's in the first post, there are a few more modifications posted along the way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695559
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Yes I noticed that too, there is a mod to fix that and some custom roms that fix it too, take a look at the dev section.
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cool, thanks, i will have a look.
cheers,
Mark.
Try to use applications that allow you to adjust the comfort brightness for different conditions. First you teach the application and then it set the brightness automatically. I use lux brightness. You can try to find an alternative.
Auto brightness on my Evo (stock ROM) was always way too bright in a dim room. I haven't seen the GS3 yet but I'm guessing that there is no slider adjustment when auto brightness is enabled? This is one thing that works really well on my iPod touch. With auto brightness enabled you can still adjust the overall level.
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Auto brightness on my Evo (stock ROM) was always way too bright in a dim room. I haven't seen the GS3 yet but I'm guessing that there is no slider adjustment when auto brightness is enabled? This is one thing that works really well on my iPod touch. With auto brightness enabled you can still adjust the overall level.
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Crapple probably patented adjustable auto brightness! LOL
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Was wondering if this tab is really usable for extended web surfing, email etc. in the bright sunshine like around a pool? I have read all the reviews that say stuff like, "better, certainly readable, best I have seen, brightness level makes it supposed to be....", but that does not mean that it is really comfortable to use for an extended time in the sun. What's your experience with your tab? Thanks!
The is quite reflective. The brightness is great but the screen is so reflective that sometimes visibility suffers/useless
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Well I guess the fact that no one is coming here to brag about the sunlight readability/useability of this tablet says a lot. Must not be very good. To bad!
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Well I guess the fact that no one is coming here to brag about the sunlight readability/useability of this tablet says a lot. Must not be very good. To bad!
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Well yeah admitted sunlight legibility (and i mean direct sunlight at noon time) is much not so good, otherwise the display is fine since I'm not always using at noontime outside (that would be really hot and burn my skin, lol)
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I use my tablet in direct sunlight in Florida almost every day. I am still squeezing the last drops out of my Notion Ink Adam if you can believe it! Old tech Pixel Qi screens still rule in the sun. Some tab manufacturer needs to understand that these things are not all used by some kid in his basement playing games. The cheapest sailboat depth recorder screen can be read in the sunlight. This can't be rocket science.
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I use my tablet in direct sunlight in Florida almost every day. I am still squeezing the last drops out of my Notion Ink Adam if you can believe it! Old tech Pixel Qi screens still rule in the sun. Some tab manufacturer needs to understand that these things are not all used by some kid in his basement playing games. The cheapest sailboat depth recorder screen can be read in the sunlight. This can't be rocket science.
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Well yeah indeed they are very legible in the sun. If it's not noon light i guess it's not a problem. The screen reflectivity is what I think would bother you.
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You do realize that many of us simply have yet to use our Z3TC's for an extended period of time in direct sunlight and/or have little to add to the reviews you have read and/or are not sure how high your standards are? The screen on this thing is really bright and you could probably buy an anti-reflective screen protector if needed.
Check out this picture. My HTC M8 is on the left. New S6 on right. Both turned up to full brightness. My M8 screen looks so much more vivid and colorful. Anybody else seen this issue?
Have you checked your gs6's display settings? I'm curious if this is a hardware issue on your device or if it's just one of the other profiles - make sure it's set to "adaptive".
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Check out this picture. My HTC M8 is on the left. New S6 on right. Both turned up to full brightness. My M8 screen looks so much more vivid and colorful. Anybody else seen this issue?
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check to make sure auto brightness did not turn off. For some reason many people, including myself, have seen the auto brightness become automatically unchecked and brightness lowered.
I too came from the M8. I have yet to decide which screen I like more. I love AMOLED blacks and colors, but the screen seems so dim (especially if you've been looking at any other screen) and the whites seem yellow.
Full brightness on recent Samsung flagships is achieved on auto brightness in full sunlight, not in the dark. If you did this outdoors at noon you'd have a different result.
Make sure auto brightness is off and adaptive display is on
I took this picture inside. Auto brightness was off. Adaptive on. No power saving mode on. I can't stand auto brightness on phones. I usually keep my screens around 85-90%. Both S6s are going back and I'm going with the M9 or Nexus 6. Way too many issues with these phones.
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I too came from the M8. I have yet to decide which screen I like more. I love AMOLED blacks and colors, but the screen seems so dim (especially if you've been looking at any other screen) and the whites seem yellow.
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You must have a bad unit or power saving mode going crazy or something. I have the M8 and M9 and the edge screen is night and day brighter. Like not even in the same league brighter and more vibrant. It makes the M9 look dull and lifeless.
Yeah mine is a bad unit too. It's going back tomorrow. I've played with the power saving and all display modes. No go.
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I took this picture inside. Auto brightness was off. Adaptive on. No power saving mode on. I can't stand auto brightness on phones. I usually keep my screens around 85-90%. Both S6s are going back and I'm going with the M9 or Nexus 6. Way too many issues with these phones.
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I have the M9 in my hand right now. Camera is awful and it does have heating issues. Always warm. I do like sense 7 over touchwiz but I can't handle the crappy camera. Look at the photo comparison here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/photos-comparisons-s6-vs-t3076641
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Yeah mine is a bad unit too. It's going back tomorrow. I've played with the power saving and all display modes. No go.
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Let me know if it's any different with the new unit. If so, I may have to send mine back too.
So I grabbed a flashlight and turned on auto bright. I put the flashlight over the sensor and the screen got extremely bright. Way more than having the manual setting at it's highest level. Maybe they'll update the software so we can turn the screen up to where we want it.
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So I grabbed a flashlight and turned on auto bright. I put the flashlight over the sensor and the screen got extremely bright. Way more than having the manual setting at it's highest level. Maybe they'll update the software so we can turn the screen up to where we want it.
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I can't use Samsung's "auto" mode for brightness. Always too dim for me. I have been using Lux Auto Brightness (paid version although there is a free version you can try) for a long time and I find it does a much better job than any "auto" mode from manufacturers. I think they make it as dim as possible to help with battery stats. But it is pointless if my battery lasts twice as long and I can't see the screen LOL
Thanks. I'll try that.
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Yep, just look at this image:
I really hope there's a hack that gets max brightness without auto brightness. I stay in a dark environment so it always keeps it on the lowest brightness, waaaaay too low, especially compared to my computer. I want the max brightness (I know, I know, bad for eyes, whatever), I mean, that's what the slider should do...
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Yep, just look at this image:
I really hope there's a hack that gets max brightness without auto brightness. I stay in a dark environment so it always keeps it on the lowest brightness, waaaaay too low, especially compared to my computer. I want the max brightness (I know, I know, bad for eyes, whatever), I mean, that's what the slider should do...
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try lux auto brightness. You can set your values to what you want in each environment and time of day. Love it for fine tuning how my auto brightness works. The only issue with the edge is the screen does not blur when you swipe out your contacts from the edge. Hopefully they will fix that soon.