note 4 screen in sunlight

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I have trouble seeing anything on my note4 screen in bright sunlight. The entire screen is terribly washed out. Is there any way, natively or through a 3rd party app, to set the maximum brightness beyond Samsung's settings? I use my phone outdoor a lot, but it's difficult using the camera or any boating navigation apps on this phone. That's one of the few thinges that I miss about my iPhone. The iPhone was much easier to use in bright sunight (meaning I actually could see the screen). Can anyone please help me?

Something is definitely wrong... the maximum brightness of the Note 4 on auto when in high ambient light is 750 cd/m2. While the iPhone 6 is only 558 cd/m2. The Note 4 also has better contrast in high ambient light, 156, vs the iPhone 6 121 rating.

So there's either a problem with your settings, a hardware defect, or possibly a screen protector or case that is hindering performance. That's why I avoid any of the cases with built in screen protectors (eg Otterbox Defender), they degrade screen performance too much in my opinion.