Ive had this phone for about a month now...got it since the 19th...i was one of the first ones to get it. I must say it works great. I ran into a few problems here and there but nothing major. You know how technology is...good when it wants to, bad when it gets a chance. My phone stopped ringing, as some of the folks, im hoping that once froyo is released it will take care of it...otherwise, reseting the phone (**bleep** Smart Profile)...but my question for you folks is: does any one really notice a difference in screen brightness? I mean, i understood it as a way to automatically reduce eye strain when u look at your phone in darkness...you know: you get a text at night, and you've been sleeping or had your eyes closed, and u look at the phone it can feel like the light is stabbing at your retina...it happens to me...ANYWAYS, i just dont see the difference from the brightness at my office, and the brightness in my bedroom when its dark (they appear to be at the same brightness level). I've looked at the manual and there is really no mention of a 'light sensor" on the phone....just wondering if im missing something here....anyone?
II do indeed definitely see a difference. However, I presume that the main benefit is to your battery life, not your eyes. For eyes, in most conditions the brighter the screen the better (everything looks better, is easier to read, colors are better, etc.) However, for your battery, sending the power that lights up the screen is one of if not the biggest drains on the battery. So the smart setting does indeed seem to work as a nice middle ground between a performance setting (high brightness) and battery saving setting (low brightness). If I read your post wrong, please let me know. On a related matter, in the settings you can set how long it takes for your screen to shut off when the phone is in active (such as 1, 2, 10, 15, or 30 minutes, or something like that). The lower the number here, the longer the battery charge will last, I think it seems clear.
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At night, atleast for me, even when its on low it seems to feel as you have described.
In my opinion, as far as brightness during the day goes, the important part is that you can see it without glare, and I dont generally have any problem seeing the screen.
Although, I have noticed that it does not change like my Droid did, where it will almost constantly change and the keyboard would go on and off as if it werent sure.
i've experienced this also...i feel that (at least on mine anyway) the autobrightness function doesn't really work...if i turn this feature on and hold my phone under my desk for a while (very dark, should dim the screen eventually) it doesn't do anything...which might be ok (maybe it's already at it's "dimmest")...except that when i then put it directly (a few inches away) under a flourescent light, it either doesn't do anything, or it may brighten up, but then it never dims again (put it under my desk for a while again).
I can see it as as this being a battery saving feature...BleedMusic, i feel on that, check this out:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/65303#65303
on the droid, the light sensor is the camera...i have a coworker who has the droid, and it works as described...the change is noticeable...
maybe mine is defective....
I see a different. Indoors, I can see the screen fine, even with the brightness close to the dimmest level. However, once I get outdoors, I can barely see a thing and I need to turn it up close to the max.
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