The glossy finish means it is reflective and it isn't great for
use in bright conditions, but it does have the brightness to still be usable outdoors.
If you want, you can also turn off automatic brightness here so that
even in bright conditions the screen doesn't ramp up and use up more battery.
The matte display is fantastic for
working in bright conditions, and it also doesn't pick up fingerprints as easily as a glossy screen does.
There are occasions where you have to tap a little harder, but overall it's a good display - just not an exceptional
one in bright conditions.
A word of warning for anyone considering the white version, though — the highly reflective white bezel around the display can make it more difficult to focus on the
display in brighter conditions.
This limits the maximum brightness, and on a sunny
day in bright conditions you'll have to switch off power saver so you can see the display.
It's nice and vibrant, but it's difficult to gauge whether it will
suffer in bright conditions and so on, but what you are getting is plenty of space to play.
When switching to lighter scenes the brightness will cut through that, but this isn't a tablet that's great for use
in bright conditions because of the reflectiveness of the display.
The next generation Apple iPad Air is rumoured to be coming with an anti-reflective display, which if true, would mean reading and
viewing in bright conditions such as direct sunlight should be a lot easier.
The Nokia Lumia 1320 features a 6 - inch 720p display with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating and Nokia's ClearBlack technology for better
readability in bright conditions in addition to a 1.7 GHz dual - core Snapdragon S4 CPU, Adreno 305 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory (microSD up to 64 GB), 5 MP camera, 0.3 MP VGA front camera, LTE Category 3 (100 Mbps downstream), HSDPA (42.2 Mbps downstream), Wi - Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0 connectivity and a 3,400 mAh battery.
According to some reviewers, the camera performs poorer
in bright conditions when compared to competitors producing images that aren't as crisp or sharp».
The researchers found that snakes that hunt during the day have lenses in their eyes that block ultraviolet light, allowing the reptile to see
clearly in bright conditions.
We found the viewing angles to be similar to the iPad 2 and we have used it outdoors
in bright conditions without problems seeing what's on the screen.
You get incredibly detailed
shots in bright conditions, but the camera struggles to keep up with the likes of the Galaxy S7 or LG G5 when it comes to low - light photos.
That was not it, as the Mi 4i was the first to run Android Lollipop based MIUI, and it had a 3120 mAh battery and Sunlight display, that set the color toning naturally rather than brightening the entire
picture in bright conditions.
Both those systems can have a problem with
glare in bright conditions, though Dell gives you the choice to combat that with a matte display option.
While talking of the capturing in different conditions, the camera does retain
clarity in the bright conditions, while in the dark ones, you won't be able to differentiate between a capture from this camera and from a 2MP camera of a device few years old.
While it doesn't sound great on paper in comparison to the competition, the performance of the main camera was actually fairly
reasonable in bright conditions, although the resulting shots tended to be a bit «lost» in the shadows and were often a bit confused regarding color balance.
However, this isn't the best display out there and that's not solely due to the choice of display technology: the auto - brightness is a little sluggish and doesn't give you the boost you'll need to see the
phone in bright conditions outdoors.
It offers auto - brightness, although we feel this could be a little more aggressive, as we've found ourselves manually dimming it at night and having to turn it all the way
up in bright conditions.
When switching to lighter scenes the brightness will cut through that, but this isn't a tablet that's great for use
in bright conditions because of the reflectiveness of the display.
Although the Fire HD 8 made improvements in the display compared to the previous version of this tablet, it still isn't the brightest, so can struggle to deal with
reflections in bright conditions, and its colours aren't as punchy as you'll get from an iPad.
Speaking of the display itself, e-paper means that the watch is easy to
view in bright conditions, with a back light available when in poorly - lit situations.
It looks great, but like other versions of this technology, it only
works in bright conditions - attempt to use it indoors or in low light and you just get a grainy mess.
The Honor 6X takes detailed
images in bright conditions, but it struggles when it comes to low - light scenarios — colors look washed out, and the camera fails to capture adequate detail.
Although this widens the functionality of the device hugely, it means it's much less effective outdoors
in bright conditions.
Now it should happen automatically - although you might be just as happy to manually turn it off
in bright conditions and only have low level illumination for when you're reading at night.
Still, I found the Xoom to generally fare better
in bright conditions.
However, saturation levels also tend to be lower than
in bright conditions, and images show noticeable color shading.
This lets the camera shift from f / 1.5 in low light to f / 2.4
in brighter conditions.