I am currently trying to decide between purchasing the LG V60 or Oneplus 8. Other than no face unlock, the V60 meets my wants. My biggest concern is viewing in sunlight. It looks like the max brightness is around 522 nits while the oneplus is over 800. No wireless charging and the curved screen are drawbacks for the oneplus. Is 522 nits good enough for bright sunlight?
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I am currently trying to decide between purchasing the LG V60 or Oneplus 8. Other than no face unlock, the V60 meets my wants. My biggest concern is viewing in sunlight. It looks like the max brightness is around 522 nits while the oneplus is over 800. No wireless charging and the curved screen are drawbacks for the oneplus. Is 522 nits good enough for bright sunlight?
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I think it would be fine, but don't use dark mode while viewing in sunlight. I can see my screen but can't read much on the display with dark mode.
I live in Florida, aka "the sunshine state". My V60 dual screen is always in dark mode with auto brightness, and is perfectly readable/usable in direct Florida sun. It doesn't go as bright as some Samsung flagship models but then again my display hasn't burnt in yet either, so maybe that's why. You're not going to want to watch Netflix at the beach, but for day to day tasks, even with dark mode enabled, it's perfectly usable.
I had the 7t pro McLaren which was supposed to be 1000 nits and the v60 looks brighter in sun to me. No issues whatsoever.
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Hi, I'm seriously considering buying the G5 since it has FM radio, fast charge 3.0 and of course a removable battery but my #1 concern in buying a phone is the brightness since I'm using my phone a lot outside and I wouldn't even consider to buy a phone with an average brightness like the G4 or the nexus 6p.
I have the gs5 and the problem is that in order to see something outside I have to put the brightness all the way up and that's pretty much killed my phone since I have a disgusting burn in all over the screen where the keyboard and the status bar are so Amoled is a big issue for me since it's basically always on maximum brightness which basically kills the display very fast (I could see burn in after 2 months from buying the device!).
So my question is how bright is the display on the G5? Also does the fact that it has the S820 means that there will be a lot of custom roms and development like in the Samsung Galaxy series?
Thanks
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The phone hasn't been released or properly reviewed yet, but I've seen at least one early hands on mention that the screen was insanely bright. This would definitely be an improvement over their previous screens if true.
The G5 at %50 should be almost as bright as the G4 at %100, which is quite bright. I like a bright screen and keep my G4 at %80.
thanks for the answers but is there an actual test that shows how much Nits this phone gets when it's on maximum brightness? basically my fear is that i will buy this phone and it will be bad in outside usage because of the screen or that the phone will die after a year of usage.
i know that LG is a bad company and their products are trash but do you think they changed things with the G5? is it safe to buy in your opinion?
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thanks for the answers but is there an actual test that shows how much Nits this phone gets when it's on maximum brightness? basically my fear is that i will buy this phone and it will be bad in outside usage because of the screen or that the phone will die after a year of usage.
i know that LG is a bad company and their products are trash but do you think they changed things with the G5? is it safe to buy in your opinion?
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It's safe since the G2
On the German LG Site you can find these Information: 1.440 x 2.560 Pixel (Quad HD), 554 ppi, 800 Nit, Gorilla Glass 4, GPU Adreno 530
I think it's more than enough. :cyclops:
Oh wow 800 nits seems too good to be true I hope it's real
I've read it's closer to 900 nits. Either way, it should be plenty bright.
Lol I think they should also include a spare motherboard in the box just in case
I found this, which looks pretty good:
http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-g5-vs-lg-g4-674756
"Covering the proximity sensor will shut the screen off entirely, saving power when the phone is in your pocket, and nudging it will make the Always-On display slightly brighter. Speaking of brightness, on paper the LG G5 almost doubles the G4’s maximum brightness of 455 nits, pumping out 900 nits at max brightness, although in our experience they looked very similar. The LG G5 had more stable viewing angles than the G4 though. In terms of pixel density, the G5 crams 554 pixels per inch (ppi) into its slightly smaller display compared to the G4’s 534 ppi."
So it's 900 nits on paper but the same as G4 if you put them side by side? Something is wrong here
And the lowest possible brightness is? How dark can the screen go?
I very much look forward:fingers-crossed:
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And the lowest possible brightness is? How dark can the screen go?
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on my S5 the lowest brightness is very very low and that's so great when i'm using it at night but i'm not expecting it to happen on LCD since Amoled is a much more superior technology.
I wouldn't say AMOLED is more superior. It has more saturated colors, better blacks, and uses less power when dark colors are displayed.
LED/IPS tends to have more natural colors, better whites, is sharper, and best of all, no burn in.
It's subjective.
Yes but eventually all manufacturers will move to Amoled displays and will ditch LCD.
Nice!
And that saddens me. AMOLED shouldn't be as highly praised as it is when it has a major flaw, such as burn in.
I know there are many who claim they use their AMOLED screen a ton and have never had burn in but I just think they aren't looking close enough. Tons have admitted to faint burn in, at the least, within six months and that is unacceptable to me for a $600+ device.
I wish manufacturers let you choose which kind of screen you wanted, similar to a Motomaker type of thing.
well to be honest my Nexus 7 2013 had LCD and one time it freeze and became really really hot and after i restarted it the tablet had something similar to a burn in with Amoled and it was permanent, i guess LCD doesn't like heat.
my moto 360 also has LCD display and 6 months ago i hit it against the wall and since then i also have a permanent mark on my moto 360 display, i guess the LCD got damaged from the inside.
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the LG G6'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.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Would've loved an amoled screen.
Well that's sure to help anyone considering getting the G6.
Are you sure it's not Amoled? Did you research reviews and specs before you were forced to get your G6?
Please don't reply.
Well i have used the phone in direct sunlight and cant really say anything bad about it is readable so tha i can take calls, read texts but i wouldn't go out and start watching a video since when i say direct sunlight its like 90+°F lol but if i sit in a sunlight area with a bit of wind then yes phone is plenty bright enought for me to watch content on and enjoy it
For me it deserves 4 stars. LG G6 is more than sufficiently visible under direct sunlight.
It's pretty amazing to me that nobody other than Samsung has figured out oled for mobile screens. You know lg has been working on it for years, but for some reason they just can't mass produce it. Samsung has it mastered.
Actually LG isn't really starting to dabble in small OLED until next year.
As far as screen quality goes I saw a review stating measured 557 nits, as bright as the iPhone 7. Color accuracy was better than the iPhone and S7. Gamut was a little disappointing with 136% sRGB vs 197% for the S7. All in all a great display, probably the best LCD ever put in a phone.
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It's pretty amazing to me that nobody other than Samsung has figured out oled for mobile screens. You know lg has been working on it for years, but for some reason they just can't mass produce it. Samsung has it mastered.
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Mastered? Lol... Reddit is full of people complaining about burned in screens on their S8 after just a few days.
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As far as screen quality goes I saw a review stating measured 557 nits, as bright as the iPhone 7. Color accuracy was better than the iPhone and S7. Gamut was a little disappointing with 136% sRGB vs 197% for the S7. All in all a great display, probably the best LCD ever put in a phone.
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ComputerBase (Germany) even measured 624nits:
computerbase.de/2017-04/lg-g6-test/#abschnitt_sehr_hell_und_hoher_kontrast
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Definitely bright enough.
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Mastered? Lol... Reddit is full of people complaining about burned in screens on their S8 after just a few days.
Definitely bright enough.
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i didnt know that... i guess i meant they are far, far ahead of anyone else in mobile oled displays
im very impressed with the lg g5's display. super bright, very rich in color. and crazy sharp.
It's summer season where I'm at and yesterday I was at the beach. Visibility is low in outdoor bright light.
Probably a weird question, but how is this phone when using with polarised sunglasses?
My Z2 turns to black in some angles in portrait mode and completely black in horizontal.
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I will have pretty good comparison. HTC 10 was having highest ppi and regarded as the best lCD display. However outdoor visibility was extremely bad. I am not sure but I think it is a characteristics of LCD display . One thing I notice that even for camera HTC 10 was relying on display. Whenever I was opening camera app the screen was automatically turning 100% bright and then comeback to normal after closing the app. It happen with third party camera app as well. I will report once I get G6.
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my experience: under sunlight (outdoor) in automatic brightness it is very difficult to see..... the always on display is completely invisible!!!!
wrong buy for me this g6
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my experience: under sunlight (outdoor) in automatic brightness it is very difficult to see..... the always on display is completely invisible!!!!
wrong buy for me this g6
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Don't use auto brightness. Auto brightness is buggy in most devices. Try to do it manually.
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Probably a weird question, but how is this phone when using with polarised sunglasses?
My Z2 turns to black in some angles in portrait mode and completely black in horizontal.
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You can see the display in all angles. Slightly worse with rainbow-effect in some angles, but still visible.
Anyone know how it compares with the LG V20 display?
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If the sun shines directly on the screen on max brightness I can see absolutly nothing
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Don't use auto brightness. Auto brightness is buggy in most devices. Try to do it manually.
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Yes it may be buggy however according to http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-g6-review-752130/
the LG G6 display actually gets brighter than 100% when it is set to AUTO.
"Putting it through our testing, we found the display to have a max manual brightness of 556 nits, which is boosted to a very respectable 663 nits when auto brightness is engaged under direct light. In sunlight, this is likely to be even higher"
I have no way to test this myself. The display is just barely usable in direct sunlight. Better than my G3 though. I wish it was better in this regard since I use this as my motorcycle GPS sometimes.
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If the sun shines directly on the screen on max brightness I can see absolutly nothing
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Sorry for you but in the same condiction i see all very well and compared to my previous device (Samsung Galaxy s4, Redmi Note 2 and Lg G3) i think LG G6 is better of all of them, on automatic brightness too...
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Sorry for you but in the same condiction i see all very well and compared to my previous device (Samsung Galaxy s4, Redmi Note 2 and Lg G3) i think LG G6 is better of all of them, on automatic brightness too...
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Do you use auto brightness and/or a screen protector? I guess some phones have brighter screens than others...
Reading e-books in night mode (dark brownish background and yellowish font) is the only situation where low light performance of the screen is critical to me. The QHD screen on the Note 4 performs admirably in this regard. The brightness I use is around 5%.
I'm worried the P-OLED might blur the font edges and give them a grainy look, effectively negating the benefits of a higher resolution screen over 1080p. I would not wish for any extra strain on the eyes; I tend to read every night in bed.
Any night-time e-book readers that own the V30 out there?
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Reading e-books in night mode (dark brownish background and yellowish font) is the only situation where low light performance of the screen is critical to me. The QHD screen on the Note 4 performs admirably in this regard. The brightness I use is around 5%.
I'm worried the P-OLED might blur the font edges and give them a grainy look, effectively negating the benefits of a higher resolution screen over 1080p. I would not wish for any extra strain on the eyes; I tend to read every night in bed.
Any night-time e-book readers that own the V30 out there?
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Asking for other e-book readers experience is smart, but be aware your "5%" on the Samsung Note 4 may be much different on other phones.
What is your "5%" in lumens? Give us a real number. Each OLED OEM sets a different minimum brightness level. Saying you like 5% on Samsung Note 4 is useless. That might be 20% or 25% brightness of the LG V30...
That's what Google did for the 2017 Pixel 2 XL -- even though they use the same LG display as the V30 Google set a much higher minimum brightness level. 5% of the Pixel 2 XL is 25%, 30% of the V30. LG lets their display get MUCH darker.
Here, go read this and look and side by side pictures.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=74928406
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Yes, I am aware 5 % on the Note 4 is not the same on the V30. I just mentioned it in passing, could just as well have said I keep the screen on "almost as dark as it gets".
I think a further question is, are the display issues less noticeable on dark brown/blackish background vs. the grey most comparisons use as the example?
I keep the background not-quite-black and font not-quite-white (in ither words: yellowish), because it's easier on the eyes than the contrast of simple black and white.
My usage is basically browisng the internet, emails, videos and some conf calls.
Would 5T be a better choice for me, please reply, If i buy today view then i can get a discount of 2k INR.
Honor view 10 have a good screen, that do not strain the eyes. OnePlus 5t optic AMOLED screen worse. White color looks grey. Modulation will strain the eyes.
But overall (camera, smoothness, ui) OnePlus much better.
As per reviews I tot honor v10 camera is better. What customisation r not possible in v10 which r possible in 5t.?
Camera quality is awesome
https://youtu.be/pT8mbS4_Gk8
Use dslr zoom camera
Display is of good quality and even i may say looks better than LG G6. It's punchy in LCDs. Not as amoleds but pleasant. Also OnePlus display is more brighter at dimmest setting so eye strain at night
If you are prone to eye strain, either PWM related or any other kind I'd avoid the 5T. I just couldn't get on with it.
View 10 screen is decent without being spectacular. Colour mode setting will help if you have any issues with blue light (or you may prefer a cooler screen).
I have a lot of gripes about other things with the View 10 & EMUI but I'm satisfied the screen doesn't present any issues.
No eye strain at all on the display. It is easily the best LCD display I've used on a phone. I'm coming from an AMOLED display and prefer this one, even if the blacks aren't......inky.
I've only read reviews, and never saw any one of these. I've got an Samsung S8+ phone that is bright and pretty good outdoors.
The Tab S4/S5e/S6 compare "mostly" the same 500 nits.
So, the other mainstream display I've narrowed it down to is ipad pro 10.5/11/12.9. The 2nd gen could be in my ballpark and gets very "bright" ratings 600 nits.
I have not read that the Tab S6 has anti-reflective coating like the ipad pro does. Is this true? How do the two compare reflectively?
Thing I wonder is if peak brightness is a factor not reviewed - left in auto brightness mode - how do your eyes perceive these colored screens side by side? Wish somebody who can watch them side-by-side in sunlight could relay their personal experience.
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