S4 vs note 2 brightness - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

Hello I just was wondering I just switched from the noteb2 to the s4 and for some reason it seems the note 2 screen was brighter than the a4 and easier to see in sunny conditions. Is it true? If so can I fix it somehow? I would of thought the newer phone to be brighter.
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The s4 is a lot
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I thought the disply was the same not counting the size difference. Did youvtry adjusting the brightness in settings?
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The s4 is a lot brighter to me what are your display settings? I did the same switch.
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Auto adjust screen tone is checked and auto brightness. But even at 50% brightness it seems darker than note 2. Noteb2 I left on auto and in sunny spots could see fine. Hmm
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Also all power saving enabled
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To me the S4's screen gets much brighter than what the Note 2 could do... but more importantly it's a lot CLEARER which counts a lot more for my eyes. If your concern was brightness than you should have bought an HTC One or G2 honestly (anything with an LCD Display).

What are your settings? Do u have power saving mode enabled? Does kernel or ROM make a difference? I just like to use auto
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thrgk said:
What are your settings? Do u have power saving mode enabled? Does kernel or ROM make a difference? I just like to use auto
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Not sure if rom makes a difference, I've only been on Stock rooted ME7 so far. I use auto with adjust screen on and no power savings. If you want it to seem brighter you should turn off power savings and adjust screen tone... I actually like the warmer tones it adjusts whites to but I can see how some people would not. You shouldn't really need power saving because the battery on this thing is pretty good, but if you want to save battery the right way just root and use Greenify and you'll be set. I can go a day and a half easy with Greenify. I've also heard that the app Lux is really good for saving power, it basically replaces the auto brightness and gives you tons of more options, but I haven't tried it myself.

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dpshptl said:
It's not on auto. Power save is off along with everything else. So it's on maximum brightness. So basically amoled is the way to go.
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Until you compare them outdoors.....
dpshptl said:
It's not on auto. Power save is off along with everything else. So it's on maximum brightness. So basically amoled is the way to go.
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Yeah, I see that now. Sorry about that.
dustintinsley said:
Yeah, I see that now. Sorry about that.
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