The Galaxy S24 Ultra's screen might get a much higher peak brightness

Phones are meant to be taken with you wherever you go… and that includes outside in the blaring summer sun. This is why sunlight visibility is an important part of the smartphone experience. This is something that Samsung is taking to heart, as the peak brightness of the Galaxy S24 Ultra could be much higher than on the Galaxy S23.

Phone displays, for the longest time, were tough to see in the sunlight. LG offered a solution with the LG G7 by hooking that phone up with a display with a 1,000 nit peak brightness. Since then, companies like Samsung, ASUS, Oppo, and Apple have taken things further with peak brightnesses bright enough to singe your eyes.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra could have a very high peak brightness

This news actually came from two sources that both point to different numbers. However, the numbers are in the same ballpark. According to leaker Itnyang, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra could bring a display with a brightness of 2,200 nits. That’s about a 26% increase over the Galaxy S23’s 1,750 nit brightness.

That’s a pretty significant jump, and it will more than likely make reading in the sunlight a breeze. However, another source points to it being even higher. Leaker, IceUniverse stated that Samsung might push it to 2,500 nits (42% higher than the S23) with the possibility of even going to 2,800 nits (60% higher than the S23)!

But, before you order your sunglasses, don’t expect the phone to get that bright. This phone uses a type of OLED display called M13 internally. This type of display could possibly get up to 2,500 nits, but we’re talking about the physical capabilities of the materials used. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is going to program the phone to reach that brightness.

It’s possible that Samsung could limit the brightness to 2,200 nits. That’s not the eye-watering 2,800 nits, but it’s still more than bright enough to read your tweets while at the beach. It’s 10% brighter than the iPhone 14 Pro Max’s display. It won’t be as bright as the Oppo Find X6’s 2,500 nit brightness; however, once you cross the 1,000 nit brightness line, the numbers don’t really matter.