How's the screen look in sunlight

[Still_Waters_43]

Before I take the plunge and buy the Evo, can someone tell me if can you read the screen in daylight. I have a Vogue right now and I cant use in daylight so hopefully the Evo is going to be a big improvement over that ??

[Lacrosse]

I can read it fine in direct sunlight with sunglasses on, its pretty bright

[Still_Waters_43]

Awesome good to hear, it's sure hard to dial if you cant even see the screen LOL

[peepeesea]

um i disagree. it is bright yes but i struggle to read it in direct sunlight. i live in the bay area ( just out side of SF) and it was very bright out today. on my lunch i was relaxing on my deck and was attempting to text my buddy. i was squinting and holding my hand up to make a shadow on the phone the whole time.

[Donatom3]

I can read it in direct sunlight fine. I have auto brightness on. It definitely is harder to see, but it's fine enough for making a call or reading a text or email.

[robotphood]

Originally Posted by Donatom3

I can read it in direct sunlight fine. I have auto brightness on. It definitely is harder to see, but it's fine enough for making a call or reading a text or email.

Ditto. I use auto brightness and it's clear enough to navigate. If the sun is blasting straight down at the screen it's going to be hard. But tilting it away a couple degrees solves that problem. I haven't had to find shade or cover my screen yet.

[aznmode]

The screen reminded me of my Treo 650, 700p. You can still see the screen and colors but not as much ofcourse when you're under a shade. Comparing to my TP2, the TP2 sucks outside since it's very washed out. But if I'm not mistaken there are 2 types of screen on the EVO? I wouldn't be surprised since that is typical of HTC to use different brand screens. They did it on the Treo, Mogul, Touch Pro and those "other" screens were unreadable under sunlight.

[Donatom3]

Originally Posted by robotphood

Ditto. I use auto brightness and it's clear enough to navigate. If the sun is blasting straight down at the screen it's going to be hard. But tilting it away a couple degrees solves that problem. I haven't had to find shade or cover my screen yet.

Exactly, you're not going to be watching videos or looking at pictures and be happy while in sunlight but you can atleast use the phone.

[ChrisH09]

Just think, the Incredible has the Oled screen which is worse than the TFT LCD that comes with the Evo in sunlight...so feel better knowing you can atleast see something on your screen...

[lipidfats]

outdoor visibility sucks but it's better than most phones, especially all the android phones that have AMOLED screens these days. You will still need brightness all the way up though or autobrightness set.