Dolby Vision, on the other hand, supports up to 10,000
nits peak brightness, with a current 4,000 nit peak brightness target, 12 - bit color depth and capable of displaying everything in the Rec.2020 color space.
The above applies to LED - lit LCD screens while for OLED screens (which have lower brightness and much lower black levels than LCD) it's 540
nits peak brightness and less than 0.0005 nits black level.
OLED TVs have perfect black levels, and therefore achieve contrast ratios an order of magnitude higher than TVs that boast 1,000
Nits peak brightness, but are incapable of deep black levels.
The other key metric for a Premium - badged panel is a contrast ratio of at least 1,000
nits peak brightness and less than 0.05 nits black level.
Many HDR sets have a backlight system that can output about 1,000
nits peak brightness or greater, whereas standard HDTVs typically only output 100 nits, which is the level that Blu - ray and standard TV content is specified to.
The ZenFone 4 Selfie Lite features a 5.5 - inch IPS display with 400
nits peak brightness and a Bluelight filter that helps protect your eyes against harmful blue light emissions.
The smartphone bears a 6 - inch full - HD + (1080x2160 pixels) IPS display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, 500 -
nits peak brightness rating, and Corning Gorilla Glass.
It sports a 5.7 - inch HD + (720x1440 pixels) display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, 282ppi pixel density, 450 -
nit peak brightness, 72 percent NTSC colour gamut, and an eye protection mode.
Each TV will meet all the aforementioned criteria — including the 65 - inch size — as well as having 1000
nit peak brightness, and an integrated NVIDIA SHIELD (that's the Android TV part).
Not exact matches
With a
peak brightness value of 450
nits, the Zenfone Max Pro M1 claims to have one of the brightest displays in the budget segment.
The other Tablets have somewhat higher
Peak Brightness, but since the Surface Pro 3 is larger it is less likely to be opened outdoors in unshielded high ambient light environments like Smartphones and smaller Tablets, its somewhat lower (but still Very Good)
Peak Brightness of 371 cd / m2 (
nits) should not be an issue for most users and applications.
· A record high
Peak Brightness of over of 1,000
nits, which improves screen visibility in very high Ambient Light, and provides the very high screen
Brightness needed for HDR.
The Surface 3 has a
Peak Brightness of 395 cd / m2 (
nits), which is Very Good, slightly lower than other full size Tablets like the Apple iPad Air 2 with 415
nits, but much less than some medium size Tablets like the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 with 527
nits.
· A new record high
Peak Brightness of over of 1,000
nits, which improves screen visibility in very high Ambient Light, and provides the very high screen
Brightness needed for HDR.
• When Automatic
Brightness is turned On, the iPhone 7 produces up to an impressive 705
nits in High Ambient Light, where high
Brightness is really needed — the Highest
Peak Brightness for a Smartphone for any Average Picture Level APL, including Full Screen White.
When Automatic
Brightness is turned On, the iPhone 7 produces up to an impressive 705 cd / m2 (
nits) in High Ambient Light, where high
Brightness is really needed — the Highest
Peak Brightness for a Smartphone for any Average Picture Level APL, including Full Screen White.
· A record high
Peak Brightness of over of 1,000
nits, which improves screen visibility in very high Ambient Light, and provides the high screen
Brightness needed for HDR.
• The iPhone 7 produces up to an impressive
Peak Brightness of 705
nits when Automatic
Brightness is turned On in High Ambient Light, where high
Brightness is really needed.
· A new record high
Peak Brightness with over 1,000
nits, which improves screen visibility in very high Ambient Light, and provides the high screen
Brightness needed for HDR.
The other tablets have somewhat higher
peak brightness, but since the Surface Pro 3 is larger it is less likely to be opened outdoors in unshielded high ambient light environments like smartphones and smaller tablets, its somewhat lower (but still very good)
peak brightness of 371 cd / m2 (
nits) should not be an issue for most users and applications.
· A new record high
Peak Brightness of over 1,200
nits, which improves screen visibility in very high Ambient Light, and provides the high screen
Brightness needed for HDR.
· The Galaxy Note8 provides up to 22 % Higher Screen
Brightness than the Galaxy S8, with a record
Peak Display
Brightness of over 1,200
nits.
It will be interesting to see how the Pixel 2 will incorporate and utilize the very high
Peak Brightness of greater than 1,000
nits that the latest OLED displays can produce, particularly for the new HDR High Dynamic Range content, and for improved display performance in ambient lighting.
· Another very noticeable and major improvement for the Galaxy Note8 is the display is 22 % Brighter than the Galaxy S8, with a
Peak Display
Brightness of over 1,200
nits, a new Record for Smartphones, which provides significantly improved display performance and screen readability in challenging indoor and outdoor high ambient light viewing conditions.
With Automatic
Brightness On the Galaxy Note8
Peak Luminance reaches 1,240
nits, a new Record for Smartphones.
The
Peak Brightness for the OLED Galaxy Smartphones have been steadily increasing, to over 1,000
nits for the Galaxy Note7, which is used in implementing the new HDR High Dynamic Range modes and content, and for improved display performance in ambient lighting.
It's safe to bet that the screen can reach a
peak brightness of 1,000
nits, just like the Galaxy Note 7.
Displaymate says that the major display enhancements introduced in the Note 7 include a new wider color gamut and new HDR mode specifically for 4K videos and a record
peak brightness of over 1,000
nits.
The tablet is allegedly codenamed «Ryu» and will come with a 10.2 - inch display boasting of a high 308ppi density and
peak brightness of 500
nits.
All of these Flagship Tablets have fairly bright displays, with the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 the brightest full size Tablet that we have measured so far in this Shoot - Out series, with an impressive
Peak Brightness of 527 cd / m2 (sometimes called
nits).
Aside from 4K resolution and a 10 - bit color depth, an Ultra HD Premium certificate also requires a wider BT.2020 color representation game and
peak brightness of over 1000
nits for the best possible HDR experience.
Features frame dimming and not local dimming, but with wide contrast range and a
peak brightness of 1000
nits.
For Cinema settings, this means the TV will max out at about 540
nits, though the TV is capable of higher
peak brightness in Vivid and Standard picture modes.
It renders 80 percent of the sRGB scale and reaches an excellent
peak brightness of 303
nits.
Both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus feature radically enhanced displays with very high contrast ratios, very low reflectance and
peak brightness levels above 700
nits.
Another area where Dolby Vision excels is in
brightness - up to 10,000
nits of it at its
peak.
At a
peak brightness of 602
nits, the XA2 Ultra's screen can get roughly 15 percent brighter than the best phones in its class.
It also supports HDR content with Quantum Dot Technology and
peak brightness of 1,000
nits.
The Galaxy S8's Super AMOLED Infinity Display reached close to 3K resolution (2960 x 1440 pixels at 570 ppi) with a
peak brightness of over 1,000
nits.
What this means is that the TVs can express all colors regardless of the level of
brightness with the subtlest of differences being visible at QLED's
peak luminance between 1,500 and 2,000
nits.
The Galaxy Tab A (2017) features an 8 - inch LCD display with 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution and a claimed
peak brightness of 480
nits.
Meizu claims the panel used in the M6 offers a static contrast ratio of 1000:1 and
peak brightness of 450
nits.
Sporting a
peak brightness of 630
nits, the Mate 9 can get brighter than the Google Pixel XL (396
nits), the iPhone 7 Plus (578
nits) and the LG V20 (512
nits).
Rather the 5.15 inch FHD panel of the Xiaomi Mi5 is the brightest of the lot with a
peak brightness as high as 600
nits.
With a
peak brightness of 400
nits, the Z2 Play is just shy of the 439 -
nit smartphone average, but still brighter than the slightly more expensive OnePlus 5 (384
nits).
That's 22 - percent brighter than the Galaxy S8 and brighter than all other smartphones on the market, including the iPhone 7, which has a
peak brightness of 705
nits.
A record high
Peak Brightness of over of 1,000
nits, which improves screen visibility in very high Ambient Light, and provides the very high screen
Brightness needed for HDR
However I will say that
brightness is very good, reaching a
peak of over 400
nits when displaying all white.
The test has revealed that the Galaxy S8's Super AMOLED Infinity Display with close to 3K resolution (2960 x 1440 pixels at 570 ppi) can reach a
peak brightness of above 1,000
nits.
We measured a very high
Peak Brightness of 602 cd / m2 (
nits), the Highest
Peak Brightness that we have measured for a Smartphone for all Average Picture Levels APL, including Full Screen White.