What They Say
Ray Soneira of DisplayMate has put the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max through his barrage of tests and found it to be very good. It has exceptionally high peak brightness (low APL in hign ambient) of 2,307 cd/m². Even in 100% APL mode, it achieves 1,026 cd/m². HDR brightness is 1,590 cd/m², up 33% on the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
As with all recent premium OLED smartphones he has tested, the colour accuracy is extremely good and independent of the APL. Screen reflectance of 4.5% (just above the best level he has tested at 4.3%) The features of brightness and colour accuracy, with good contrast, means that the screen readability in high ambient light gets Ray’s Excellent A+ rating when the auto brightness function is enabled.
What We Think
Ray has been making the point (with good reason) for many years that it’s not good enough to just have great measurement performance in a dark room. You also need to be able to perform when the going gets tough – in high ambient illumination. The best smartphone makers are now doing that. In the last few months, we have discussed that some users dislike the flicker that can sometimes be seen in smartphones (Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Display review: Simply stunning – says DXOMark). Ray says in his review that the variable refresh rates and higher maximum (1-120Hz) enabled by LTPO might reduce the occurrence of flicker.
Really, what SDC and Apple have done to boost the performance of the OLEDs in iPhones (at a device and system level) is little short of remarkable. And we still have new blue materials coming!!! (BR)
The iPhone 14 Pro Max (left) and Pro (right). Image:Apple
