There's a reassuring heft to the phone — sure, at 110g (3.9 ounces) it's
lighter than your average smartphone, but with such a small footprint it feels denser than the Xperia S or P.
Not exact matches
At 469 lux on our
light meter, the Droid RAZR M's screen is significantly brighter
than the 296 - lux
smartphone category
average, the 213 - lux Samsung Galaxy S III and the 340 - lux Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Our
light meter measured the Honor 8 at 410 nits of brightness — a little below the 436 - nit
average for
smartphones, but brighter
than the Nexus 6P (337), the OnePlus 3 (379) and the ZTE Axon 7 (319).
The screen on our G5 review unit looked dim, and registered just 354 nits on our
light meter, which is dimmer
than the
average smartphone (438 nits), the Galaxy S7 Edge and the iPhone 6s.
Registering 529 nits on our
light meter, the Honor 5X's display is brighter
than the
average for
smartphones (425 nits) and most of its rivals, though the Idol 3 (736 nits) still outshines other
smartphones.
Registering 480 nits on our
light meter, the Axon Pro's display is brighter
than the
average smartphone (395 nits), the ZenFone 2 (325 nits) and the OnePlus One (432 nits).
Using a
light meter, we measured 322 nits of brightness, below the 437 - nit
smartphone average and dimmer
than both the Honor 5X (529) and GX8 (458).
Registering 295 nits on our
light meter, the OnePlus X is dimmer
than the
average smartphone (408.5 nits).
Registering 436 nits on our
light meter, the LG V10 is brighter
than both the
average smartphone (408 nits) and the Nexus 6P (337 nits).
On our
light meter, the Idol registered an impressive 571 nits, which is brighter
than the
average smartphone (402 nits), the Moto G (463 nits) and the Blu Life One (525 nits).
Registering 445 nits on our
light meter, the Mate 8 is brighter
than the
average smartphone (420 nits), the LG V10 and the Nexus 6P.
While this case little harder
than your
average, cheap no - name eBay or Amazon rubber case, Spigen's Neo Hybrid Crystal
smartphone case features a dual - layered structure that saves the phone from
light falls.
Registering a fairly strong 425 nits on our
light meter, the P8 is brighter
than the LG G4 (396 nits) and the
average smartphone (382 nits), but dimmer
than the Galaxy S6 (521 nits) and the iPhone 6 (537 nits).
Registering a luminous 618 nits on our
light meter, the Xperia Z5 Compact is brighter
than the
average smartphone (425 nits) and all other competing
smartphones.
Registering 457 nits on our
light meter, the Grand X3's display is brighter
than the
average smartphone (425 nits), but dimmer
than its closest competitors.
It registered just 288 nits on our
light meter, which is dimmer
than the
average smartphone (405.9 nits), the ZenFone 2 (325 nits) and the Idol 3 (736 nits).