Contrast at maximum brightness was 710:1, thanks largely to good black - level performance, but the screen does become bright enough for use in a sunlit room.
Not exact matches
Maximum brightness was excellent
at 402 nits, and
contrast was a stunning 1,460:1.
Our tests showed the display can handle 96 percent of the sRGB gamut while providing a
contrast ratio of 790:1
at maximum brightness.
Contrast is
at the top of the list thanks to a ratio of 730:1 with
brightness set to 75 percent of
maximum (the default), which we measured
at 328 lux.
The
contrast ratio, which reached 840:1
at maximum brightness and 800:1
at half, was the best we've ever recorded from a laptop.
Apple says burn - in can occur when the same high
contrast image is continuously displayed for prolonged periods of time, so the company suggests that users avoid displaying static images
at maximum brightness for long periods of time.
Not having that extra boost to
maximum brightness (which came
at the cost of some color distortion) makes it difficult to look
at media or images on sunny days, and I especially missed the
brightness boost while taking pictures out and about; that being said, AMOLED's excellent
contrast makes it so that reading isn't too much of a problem should the text clearly stand out anyway.
The
contrast ratio came in
at a respectable 690:1 and
maximum brightness measured 261 lux.
In our testing, we found that the display can manage an astounding
contrast ratio of 850:1
at maximum brightness, and that figure shoots up to 960:1 if
brightness is lowered to 50 percent.
Further tests revealed that the display can render 97 percent of the sRGB gamut, and reach a
contrast ratio of 620:1
at maximum brightness.
The panel can render 97 percent of the sRGB gamut, offers a
contrast ratio of 700:1
at maximum brightness, and has good black depth.
Its
maximum brightness and
contrast are both right
at acceptable levels, without really excelling in either category, particularly when faced off against recent OLED panels that have made their way into systems like the Alienware 13.
The display also offers excellent color accuracy, can render 98 percent of the sRGB gamut, and hits a
contrast ratio of 770:1
at maximum brightness.
Contrast was measured
at 780:1 when
at maximum brightness and black levels proved a bit better than average.
It also provides a
maximum contrast ratio of 650:1 with the display set
at its
maximum brightness of 273 lux.