our comparative. In this way, once more the Nexus 6P ends up getting in last place.
On our last test we have the equipment in the same indoor environment in the dark, but this time with the screen brightness of each one of them at a minimum to assess which offers the most comfortable reading in dark environments. Here we have a tie between the Galaxy S7 Edge, and the Nexus 6P that reach the level of lower brightness.
The iPhone 7 Plus comes with the minimum brightness a little higher, but nothing as drastic as the iPhone 6s Plus that can cause a greater visual fatigue if you enjoy using your cell phone in the complete dark.
Images used in the test
To make everything as fair as possible, were released above the pictures used in the test, thus allowing you to watch in your own display and compare to the result shown by smartphones. It is worth noting that some variations are also the camera used to record the scenes, as it tends to balance as much as possible, the difference in brightness between the screens, but at certain times this is not possible and causes those brightest end up bursting the images, which was not seen at any time the “naked eye”.
Conclusion
If you are looking for a mobile phone to use in external environments or in the dark, the model of the Samsung ends up being the most suitable. The Galaxy S7 can at the same time achieve the highest level of brightness, when in the automatic mode, and the lowest level of brightness. In addition to offering various profiles and color calibration.
The two iPhones provide good color balance and high level of brightness, especially in manual mode. Between the two models of the Apple tested the iPhone 7 Plus is the one that offers the best screen. While the Nexus 6P came in last in our comparison, since the screen of the device from the Google-only fared well in the test of visual fatigue in the dark.
Measurement of brightness
As previously stated, we use a luxímetro digital to take some parameters on the basis of specific comparison, being chosen an image that is completely black and other completely white to see the maximum and minimum levels of brightness of the apparatus to reproduce both.
The data below are measurements made in the unit lux, which measures the intensity of light which is emitted from the screen of each phone:
maximum Brightness with the black image
- Galaxy S7 Edge – 0
- iPhone 7 Plus – 2
the
- iPhone 6s Plus – 2
- Nexus 6P – 0
minimum Brightness with the black image
- Galaxy S7 Edge – 0
- iPhone 7 Plus – 0
the
- iPhone 6s Plus – 0
- Nexus 6P – 0
maximum Brightness with a white image
- Galaxy S7 Edge – 632
- iPhone 7 Plus – 693
the
- iPhone 6s Plus – 685
- Nexus 6P – 286
minimum Brightness with white image
- Galaxy S7 Edge – 2
- iPhone 7 Plus – 6
the
- iPhone 6s Plus – 9
- Nexus 6P – 2
Glow in the automatic mode with image white
- Galaxy S7 Edge – 864
- iPhone 7 Plus – 815
the
- iPhone 6s Plus – 690
- Nexus 6P – 649
As we can see, the S7 is the Edge that reaches the higher brightness when in automatic mode. However, the two Apple devices end up offering a highest brightness when in automatic. The Nexus 6P, on the other hand, does not stand out in any of the tests, showing that the AMOLED screen used by Google is not as good as the Samsung.
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