At full brightness, the MemoPad HD 7 measured 358 lux on our light meter, which is well ahead of the Nexus 7 (314), about on par with the 355
lux tablet category average.
Registering 359 lux on our light meter, the Venue 8 beat the 355 -
lux tablet category average and is on a par with the ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7 (358 lux).
Not exact matches
The Ultra's screen has an average brightness of 239
lux, which is significantly brighter than the Fuhu Nabi 2 (162
lux) and XO
Tablet (155 lux), but dimmer than the 374 - lux Meep and tablet category average of 35
Tablet (155
lux), but dimmer than the 374 -
lux Meep and
tablet category average of 35
tablet category average of 353
lux.
That's less than half the
tablet category average of 359
lux as well as the iPad (386
lux), but for long e-reading sessions, we prefer the soft blue glow in the dark to the iPad's bright shine.
The Iconia One 7 is also one of the dimmer
tablets on the market, registering just 269
lux (280 nits) on our light meter, well below the 343 -
lux category average, the 358 -
lux ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7, the 480 -
lux Kindle Fire HDX and the 531 -
lux Google Nexus 7.
At 323
lux, this
tablet scored lower than the category average of 360 lux and trailed the iPad 4th Gen (346 lux), the Xperia Tablet Z (354 lux), the Nexus 10 (376 lux) and the Galaxy Note 10.1 (455
tablet scored lower than the
category average of 360
lux and trailed the iPad 4th Gen (346
lux), the Xperia
Tablet Z (354 lux), the Nexus 10 (376 lux) and the Galaxy Note 10.1 (455
Tablet Z (354
lux), the Nexus 10 (376
lux) and the Galaxy Note 10.1 (455
lux).
At 306
lux on our light meter, the Envy x2's screen falls way short of the 393
tablet category average, the 373 offered by the Microsoft Surface and the Acer Iconia W700's mark of 369.
That's much better than the ultraportable notebook
category average of 231
lux, as well as the
tablet average of 358
lux.
On our light meter, which measures display brightness in
lux, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 scored 505, well above the 348
tablet category average, iPad Mini with Retina (390
lux), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (465
lux) and the LG G Pad 8.3 (273
lux).
The Iconia W4 registered 343
lux on our brightness meter, less than the
tablet category average of 356
lux, the Venue 8 Pro's 360
lux and the Miix 2's stunning 534
lux.
The
tablet category as a whole is much dimmer, averaging 265
lux.
That's lower than the Kurio 7s (221
lux), Nabi 2 (162
lux), MeMO Pad HD 7 (358
lux) and
tablet category average (363
lux).
The Archos 70b scored 380
lux on our brightness test, better than the 354
category average but falling behind the Nook
Tablet (392), Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (409) and the Kindle Fire (460).
At 371
lux, the Excite's display outshone both the Android
tablet category average (359) and the ASUS Transformer Prime (348).
At 344
lux, the Write failed to meet the
tablet category average of 367
lux.
The Excite 13's brightness of 241
lux fell well below the
category average of 359, as well as other leading 10 - inch
tablets such as the TF 300 (331
lux) and the iPad (386).