Real life outdoor visibility

[brenz566]

For those of you who own the HTC, how easy is it to see in sunlight? I'm outside often, and that's one thing I can't check while looking at it in a store .

 

[SeltzerWater]

I absolutely love this phone, but seeing it outside isn't easy I'll admit. Not sure what they were thinking.

 

[SkypilotOfHope]

The auto setting doesn't always cut it for me in direct sunlight; have had to crank brightness up a bit a few times or turn away from the sun to better see the screen.

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[Bpschoon81]

If you have polarized sunglasses it's nearly impossible in portrait

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[sydneycooper1979]

It's OK. Not the worst, but not the best.

 

[popartist]

I had lots of difficulty when it was set on Vivid, but I can see it OK with auto when I set it on sRGB.

 

[bhatech]

Yeah have to agree with others, outdoor visibility is passable not the best. It's not a deal breaker though.

 

[KSDroid01]

Even though it's AMOLED, I've always struggled a bit with my Droid Turbo's screen in direct sunlight. With the brightness at equal levels, the 10 is significantly easier to see than my Turbo was in sunlight.

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[DaveInFL]

I live in FL and I don't have issues seeing the screen outside. It's not as good as the S7 but it is fine. I too have mine set to sRGB and auto.

 

[B0WIE]

I live in "the valley of the sun", Phoenix, AZ and this has the best daytime performance of any phone I've personally owned (and I've only owned flagships). When people say there's others that will be brighter, I believe them. But, I can still use this one when I'm in the yard and the fact that others may have brighter daylight performance isn't any drawback for me, especially when considering other differences that do matter to me.

 

[TBoltJ]

No where near as good as the M7 but doable.

 

[Cool Jeff]

From many users reports the 10 screens needs some time to settle down before reaching max potential, it's recommended to let it on manual 100% brightness for at least a week, count it like a running

 

[erwaso]

So is it hard to see the screen when the brightness is at 100%?

 

[brenz566]

Thanks everyone, it sounds like it should be good enough for me to be able to use outdoors

 

[TJA3500]

HTC 10 maximum nits is about 372
HTC M 9 maximum nits is about 508
LG G5 maximum nits is about 816
LG G3 maximum nits is about 455
Samsung S6 nits is about 563
Samsung S7 maximum nits is about 855
Samsung Note 5 maximum nits is about 860

 

[brenz566]

That's why you can't always believe the numbers. I have actually used a G5 in the sunlight and is was barely usable. With and without the auto brightness.

 

[LindtChocolate]

With autobrightness and pure sunlight this phone has more visibility in the sunlight than the S6 Edge did for me.

 

[npaladin-2000]

If you have polarized sunglasses it's nearly impossible in portrait

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I have to disagree. It's far from impossible. Just crank the brightness to 100% and it's visible. Not wonderful but visible. That being said I don't know what possessed them to polarize the screen this way.

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[Bpschoon81]

I have to disagree. It's far from impossible. Just crank the brightness to 100% and it's visible. Not wonderful but visible. That being said I don't know what possessed them to polarize the screen this way.

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In the shade maybe, but in direct sun it's just not usable in portrait with polarized lenses. Why didn't they polarize it to 45°?

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[eak1570]

From many users reports the 10 screens needs some time to settle down before reaching max potential, it's recommended to let it on manual 100% brightness for at least a week, count it like a running

True. My 10 display is getting better over time. Now I don't see any pink hue and view angle getting much better.