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| Thread ID: 134789 | 2013-08-13 02:46:00 | What (cheapish) smartphone is viewable outside? | 1101 (13337) | PC World Chat |
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| 1351145 | 2013-08-13 02:46:00 | What (cheapish) smartphone is viewable outside? I have issues seeing whats on the screen on my Galaxy Ace when outside, if its sunny. Is not Amoled. Are they all allmost useless outside ?? Are the Amoled phones any better ?? Perhaps a Nokia 520 or A Galaxy S3 mini ?? Cheers |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1351146 | 2013-08-13 02:59:00 | Another $100 will land you a Nexus 4 which is brilliant and bright outside, the IPS display is gorgeous even in bright outside light! | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1351147 | 2013-08-13 04:22:00 | On a bright sunny day even the good ones are a little hard to make out, my S3 is ok outside but I do have to shade it with my hand on occasion. Maybe someone should make an E-ink phone for outdoor use. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1351148 | 2013-08-13 05:07:00 | Without going to a high-end phone like the S4, the Nexus4, or Lumia (tho these are Windows not Android) are, imo, very visible in most lighting conditions. The S3 is not too bad, but also not the best. Certainly usable though. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1351149 | 2013-08-13 05:08:00 | Maybe someone should make an E-ink phone for outdoor use. I have one of these for my work ph. Easy to read outside, but 'slightly' limited by a 2 line display (thats why I have the Android for personal ph). 5145 |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1351150 | 2013-08-13 07:21:00 | Nah the Nexus 4 is *fantastic* outside, and it's not much more expensive than the cheaper phones... Basically none in that lower price range are likely to do it, not what I've seen anyways. Nexus 4 costs like half as much as the S4 :p |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1351151 | 2013-08-13 22:26:00 | Without going to a high-end phone like the S4, the Nexus4, or Lumia (tho these are Windows not Android) are, imo, very visible in most lighting conditions. The S3 is not too bad, but also not the best. Certainly usable though. The manufacturers and users might consider ritual disemboweling too light a punishment for heresy this blasphemous. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1351152 | 2013-08-13 23:58:00 | The manufacturers and users might consider ritual disemboweling too light a punishment for heresy this blasphemous. ;) I suspect my poor punctuation has caused some confusion, so let's try again Without going to a high-end phone like the S4, then suitable alternatives such as the Nexus4, or Lumia (tho these, as in the Lumia range, are Windows not Android) are, imo, very visible in most lighting conditions. The S3 is not too bad, but also not the best. Certainly usable though. if it sounded like I was implying that any of the devices listed other than the Lumia is a Windows device, that was not my intention. I've got each of them, I think I can work out what OS they're using :P also, I was suggesting that to keep in a more moderate budget without going to the upper-price-range that the S4 is in, the more moderately-priced Nexus 4 or Lumia would be good options. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1351153 | 2013-08-14 00:47:00 | Agreed. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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