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Rate this thread to express how well you can see the OnePlus 3's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Any comments on how is the screen brightness for outdoor? I'm using Droid Turbo right now and I must say that it is really bad in screen brightness, so I guess OP3 would be an upgrade for me in this department. lol...
Oneplus 3 has just an average outdoor visibility. Compared to Oneplus 2, I'd say, about 30% dimmer.
I've tried many devices, had iPhone 6s and 6s plus, Nexus 5x and 6p, Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge and s7 and HTC 10. I'm not a fanboy of one over the other.
I have always really been attracted to OnePlus for their vision and direction. Loved the OPO, like the OP2 but really wanted NFC as I use apple pay and Android pay frequently and was thrilled to see the announcement of the OP3.
With all that said, my take on the display. OnePlus 3s display is pretty good and while it is dimmer than the Galaxy s7 and even the HTC 10 (at least in direct sunlight), there isnt a phone I have used that is excellent under direct sunlight. Would I like it a little brighter, sure but under normal usage, I'd say it's on par with definitely my iPhone 6s and my Nexus 5x. The others with their qhd displays are a bit more brighter and vibrant but battery usage was significantly worse for me than the OP3 and for that I am thrilled as this provides really good screen on time.
mfasel said:
I've tried many devices, had iPhone 6s and 6s plus, Nexus 5x and 6p, Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge and s7 and HTC 10. I'm not a fanboy of one over the other.
I have always really been attracted to OnePlus for their vision and direction. Loved the OPO, like the OP2 but really wanted NFC as I use apple pay and Android pay frequently and was thrilled to see the announcement of the OP3.
With all that said, my take on the display. OnePlus 3s display is pretty good and while it is dimmer than the Galaxy s7 and even the HTC 10 (at least in direct sunlight), there isnt a phone I have used that is excellent under direct sunlight. Would I like it a little brighter, sure but under normal usage, I'd say it's on par with definitely my iPhone 6s and my Nexus 5x. The others with their qhd displays are a bit more brighter and vibrant but battery usage was significantly worse for me than the OP3 and for that I am thrilled as this provides really good screen on time.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/themes/brightness-mode-widget-t3411633/page1
Follow this thread hope it helps you. :good:
Is it just me, or does the brightness level barely change while in the 20-100% zone and drops dramatically when sliding down from like 5% to 0? Seems like 80% of the brightness level hides in the first millimeters of the slider.
Outdoor visibility is on acceptable level.
No visibility problem in sunlight.
I made a bicycle tour this week, and I could read the display OK in bright sunlight. Of course when snapping photos one can't discern details or whether it's really in focus etc., but that's not necessary! All photos ended up perfectly OK and in focus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch__nNH6ny0
Playing a lot of PoGo these days and switched from a Oneplus One. Its a huge improvement over the One and has an excellent screen reading in direct sunlight compared to other devices I had.
Maggiefix said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch__nNH6ny0
Playing a lot of PoGo these days and switched from a Oneplus One. Its a huge improvement over the One and has an excellent screen reading in direct sunlight compared to other devices I had.
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Nice video thanks for sharing.
Visibility is good compared to the OnePlusOne. But the visibility is decreasing because the number of visible scratches on the Display is increasing every week. I do not know why this happens, none of my earlier smartphones had scratches (most of them were Nexus devices), but the OnePlus three has many.
I had my 1+3 on the beach today and I could barely read the text or see if the screen is on
OnePlus 3 vs Axon7
I currently have the OnePlus 3 I am considering getting an Axon 7 due to the better screen, front facing speakers, and SD support. Did anyone ditch the Axon and get the OP3? Should I stay with the OnePlus 3 or jump and get the Axon? Any comments will be appreciated. I really have no idea what to do. I am so in the fence.
Thanks!
Advantages of the Axon 7:
-better display(but maybe less sot)
-front-facing speakers
-sd support
Disadvantages:
-2GB less RAM compared to OnePlus 3 but it's only for the future.
-not as good development as on the OP3
-no alert slider
And every other things are the same..
I wouldn't ditch it for the Axon 7 if you ask me...
I once considered the Axon 7, but for me the two reasons I ditched it was the nonexistant software development, the (for me) ugly design and the bloated software. Also, now that I have the OnePlus 3, Dash Charge seems natural, and I miss it on other phones.
Also the OnePlus 3's camera is better IMO.
I get far more SOT and total battery life on the Axon 7 than the OnePlus 3.
I had both at the same time. I didn't really like the design of the axon much. Impressed by the small bezels, but didn't like the back and overall shape of the phone. Love the shape and look of the OP3 much better, even though the bezels are a bit larger. I do miss the stereo speakers, and the 2k screen is a bit better than the OP3, but the development for OP3 is so good that I don't regret returning the axon.
jonathan3579 said:
I get far more SOT and total battery life on the Axon 7 than the OnePlus 3.
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There is like no development on it through right? ZTE released the kernel source didn't they? And it's bl unlockable?
Apart from the dual cameras and the new 636 SoC, what else is there to upgrade to this from a RN5?
Lacks all the Mid-Range premium features like NFC, USB-Type C etc.
Obviously the Note 5 Pro!
harshs91 said:
Obviously the Note 5 Pro!
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Well I think I am gonna wait for Moto G6 Plus. It will surely have NFC and probably USB-C too. I am using Android Pay (G5 Plus) and although I don't need it, it would be annoying to go back.
If you're going for the Redmi Note 5, then go for the 3GB/32GB variant. And if you're going for the Redmi Note 5 Pro, then go for the 4GB/64GB. Both are worth are that price
Note 5 Pro
Redmi Note 5 Pro has many features that engaged you to buy it. It has a stunning 5.99-inches full-HD+ (1080x2160) display with stunning image quality. It's dual rear camera makes it more beautiful.
Pros:
Gorgeous Display
Great Camera Quality under daylight conditions
Excellent Battery Backup
No lag while multi-tasking and gaming
Fast and Accurate Face unlock
Cons:
No fast charging
Hybrid Sim Slot
I am confuse which phone to upgrade right now .. I have switched to few phones i.e HTC U11, P20 pro, S9 Plus, S8 Plus, Honor 10, P20, note 9 etc but none of them impressed me and came back to Pixel 2 XL....Which phone is significantly better than Pixel 2 XL? When I say better I mean better camera, sound and battery life which are three important factor for me in smartphones....new pixel phones are only slight updates ..what options are there in others brands ..It seem there is no prefect phone out there which provide everything without any compromise
In my opinion, not much unless you want to get something from the S10 series. I tried the Xiaomi MI 9 and it just didnt feel right. Specs were good but it just wasnt polished like the pixel phone. I'm personally waiting for the Pixel 4 xl to come out.
equlizer said:
In my opinion, not much unless you want to get something from the S10 series. I tried the Xiaomi MI 9 and it just didnt feel right. Specs were good but it just wasnt polished like the pixel phone. I'm personally waiting for the Pixel 4 xl to come out.
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My wife has the S10+ and lives it. A few years ago she got the S8+ then got the S9+. On the S8+ they started hurtling the experience of you rooted so at that point she said screw it and didn't care about the customization options of rooting. Now she done care at all.
I think if you are in the scene and really enjoy the experience of modifying and squeezing every ounce of whatever gets you off then the S phones are not for you. If on the other hand, you can't really qualify why you root other than just cause it's cool, the S10+ certainly a great phone...
I am really hoping the Pixel 4 XL is a solid improvement with no stupid notch. 6 or 8 megs and a slamming screen need to happen also!!
I don't think there's any phone right now that's "significantly" better to be honest. Maybe just better in some ways. I still think it'll be a couple years before you can say significantly tho.
P30 Pro would be the phone to have but I wouldn't call it the ultimate device to have as that doesn't exist. However it is a great phone no doubt. I'm using the Mate 20 Pro and absolutely love it so my next device would be the Mate 30 Pro.
I had the Pixel 2 XL back in the day and it was an amazing phone. I didn't want to get the 3XL because it seemed like a downgrade. If things get better with the Pixel 4 XL like 4000 mah battery and better body I might give it a try over the Mate 30 Pro. However its going to take a lot to take me away from Huawei now.
I tired many phones and my favorite two are Mate 20 Pro and Pixel 2 XL
What about OnePlus 6T? You can toss in the Google Pixel Camera and the photo quality is surprisingly good. OxygenOS is not my cup of tea but it's pretty close to stock plus there's a lot of Rom support and development.
CyberpodS2 said:
My wife has the S10+ and lives it. A few years ago she got the S8+ then got the S9+. On the S8+ they started hurtling the experience of you rooted so at that point she said screw it and didn't care about the customization options of rooting. Now she done care at all.
I think if you are in the scene and really enjoy the experience of modifying and squeezing every ounce of whatever gets you off then the S phones are not for you. If on the other hand, you can't really qualify why you root other than just cause it's cool, the S10+ certainly a great phone...
I am really hoping the Pixel 4 XL is a solid improvement with no stupid notch. 6 or 8 megs and a slamming screen need to happen also!!
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I have tried many samsung phones from Samsung s6/ S7 edge to S9 Plus/Note 9 but I have got same sort of experience ..Not much improvement in design, Display, software and camera ..only slight tweak here and there. I compared s7 edge photo with S9 plus and they were pretty much same and even s7 edge has better result and details in some photos thats why I did not went for S10 ..Samsung old phones offer same experience in less price .. I am also not big fan of curve edge screen which are slippery and not easy to grip because you accidently touch screen while holding it ..If I will ever get any phone from S10 series then will opt for s10 e even though its battery is small but Samsung software even one UI with latest hardware was not as fluid as pixel or ios
Hazzay88 said:
P30 Pro would be the phone to have but I wouldn't call it the ultimate device to have as that doesn't exist. However it is a great phone no doubt. I'm using the Mate 20 Pro and absolutely love it so my next device would be the Mate 30 Pro.
I had the Pixel 2 XL back in the day and it was an amazing phone. I didn't want to get the 3XL because it seemed like a downgrade. If things get better with the Pixel 4 XL like 4000 mah battery and better body I might give it a try over the Mate 30 Pro. However its going to take a lot to take me away from Huawei now.
I tired many phones and my favorite two are Mate 20 Pro and Pixel 2 XL
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I have not tried p30 pro or mate 20 pro but had p20 pro. I purchased p20 pro after DxO mark gave it high score in camea but to be hoenst camera was big disappointment especially when taking photos of human faces, children, moving object etc....skin tone was like as if its oil painting ..very artificial looking and this was when Master AI feature was turned off ..Camera was great for static object and low light photography . It was downgrade from pixel 2 ..now I don't trust DxO mark thats why did not went for mate 20 pro or p30 pro because they got very much same score ..They no doubt offer great package but I still have some doubt about camera and software but I will take Huawei flagship over Samsung any day
liriolebron said:
What about OnePlus 6T? You can toss in the Google Pixel Camera and the photo quality is surprisingly good. OxygenOS is not my cup of tea but it's pretty close to stock plus there's a lot of Rom support and development.
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Oneplus 6T is probably my second best after pixel/ios when we consider software experience but camera is still not among top and I am looking forward what Oneplus 7 bring in few days . If its camera prove to be as good as pixel 3 and bring strero speaker then I will take it without any hesitation ..Its better to buy oneplus phone as brand new because they hold their value unlike others flagship
Rajaasim1980 said:
Oneplus 6T is probably my second best after pixel/ios when we consider software experience but camera is still not among top and I am looking forward what Oneplus 7 bring in few days . If its camera prove to be as good as pixel 3 and bring strero speaker then I will take it without any hesitation ..Its better to buy oneplus phone as brand new because they hold their value unlike others flagship
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I've been very happy with my 2 XL since its release, but since I'm on T-Mobile, I'm seriously looking at the OnePlus 7 Pro. It looks like a great phone at a great price, plus it supports 600 MHz and 5G.
Better in term of specs or user experience?
5G is coming coverage or support is very small for now. I am waiting for Pixel XL 5 or 6 to replace my current P2XL.
As long as Google is updating, I am not replacing my phone
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JimSmith94 said:
I've been very happy with my 2 XL since its release, but since I'm on T-Mobile, I'm seriously looking at the OnePlus 7 Pro. It looks like a great phone at a great price, plus it supports 600 MHz and 5G.
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Share your experience with us once you get your hand on oneplus 7 pro
Reviews suggesting that camera is still weak point of oneplus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVWLD3064Ng
mxmarcus said:
Better in term of specs or user experience?
5G is coming coverage or support is very small for now. I am waiting for Pixel XL 5 or 6 to replace my current P2XL.
As long as Google is updating, I am not replacing my phone
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I don't care about latest specs to be honest but camera , battery and great sound is my priority ..I like stock and close to stock software as well . rest I don't care ram is 4GB or 6/8GB and whther its running SD 835 or 845/855 etc because they hardly make any difference in real life experience except feeling good factor of having latest and greatest
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Share your experience with us once you get your hand on oneplus 7 pro
Reviews suggesting that camera is still weak point of oneplus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVWLD3064Ng
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I'm not much of a photographer so the camera doesn't matter much to me. I'm thinking now that I'll wait to see what the Pixel 4 XL and the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G look like before I decide what or if I'll switch.
I've had the mate 20 pro and mi 8 since my pixel last year and guess what I've bought again. Yes the pixel 2 xl
sutty86 said:
I've had the mate 20 pro and mi 8 since my pixel last year and guess what I've bought again. Yes the pixel 2 xl
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There are few things which bother me about pixel 2 XL
1) speaker is nice when playing music /youtube but is low during video call on WhatsApp, skype etc ..earpiece/mic quality is also average. Call quality of iphone xr was another level
2) brightness is not great and often i need to drag brightness slider to 90 percent when brightness of samsung and even cheap redmi note series was more than enough at 40/50 percent
I disagree with the brightness , mine is on par with the other phones I've had...
Loudspeaker quality you could always root and tinker with XML files
sutty86 said:
I disagree with the brightness , mine is on par with the other phones I've had...
Loudspeaker quality you could always root and tinker with XML files
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It might be on par with other phones you've had but that doesn't mean it's not low. It's only rated at a max of 483 nits when other phones are double that at max auto brightness.
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EeZeEpEe said:
It might be on par with other phones you've had but that doesn't mean it's not low. It's only rated at a max of 483 nits when other phones are double that at max auto brightness.
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I have turned adaptive brightness off because it was always more dark than my taste
I think behaviour of brightness slider have been changed after pie update because it get bright only when drag slider all the way to right side at 80 percent indoor and at 90/95 percent outdoor
Rajaasim1980 said:
I have turned adaptive brightness off because it was always more dark than my taste
I think behaviour of brightness slider have been changed after pie update because it get bright only when drag slider all the way to right side at 80 percent indoor and at 90/95 percent outdoor
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Yes the brightness slider became linear with Android Pie.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...c-brightness-slider-introduced-android-p-dp3/
So 50% on the slider is truly 50% of what the screen is capable of. So for the Pixel 2 XL it should be around 242 nits. And for something like a Samsung S9+ or S10+, 50% should be around 500+ nits since they have a max 1000+ nits rating.
For me, adaptive brightness does fine. Goes to 100% in bright outdoors and is bright enough indoors and low enough for low light. The idea is you're supposed to make adjustments to your liking and eventually you don't have to make them anymore. I "calibrate" mine by putting my phone to 0% when in pitch black. After that it's fine for me in all lighting conditions.
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Using an S21U daily, the phones felt light in the hand even being tethered. Personally, the flat screen and matte rails of the non pro felt and looked the best. Played with some features, but the phones were resetting into demo mode frequently. Similar shots between the Pro & S21U in Best Buy... I preferred the Pixel. Colors on both panels were great in the Adaptive mode, but looks like they lack the NITS vs the S21U. Pro did get quite warm with 10+ mins of mundane use. Best Pixel to date, by miles. Enjoy your devices in good health!
Cheers, J
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Wanting a much brighter screen for outdoor use is the only reason I'm keeping tabs on the new pixels.
I'm coming from a pixel 3 XL and auto brightness just isn't quite enough under the bright Texas sun.
Thanks for sharing your experience vs the Samsung.