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Peak brightness: typical values for Android phones

Half of Android phones in the catalog have peak brightness below 945 nits, and 80% fall between 450 nits and 3,600 nits (2,606 models with data).

Median945 nits
Median 20261,350 nits
Typical range450 nits – 3,600 nits
Models2,606
Distribution

How peak brightness is distributed

020541061582001,0002,0003,0004,0005,0005,5000–500: 528500–1,000: 8201,000–1,500: 5511,500–2,000: 1722,000–2,500: 822,500–3,000: 513,000–3,500: 1003,500–4,000: 504,000–4,500: 264,500–5,000: 975,000–5,500: 635,500–6,000: 66Median 945 nits
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Peak brightness450 nits500 nits945 nits1,600 nits3,600 nits

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median peak brightness by year

0 nits375 nits750 nits1,125 nits1,500 nits201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest peak brightness

1 Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
Xiaomi · 2026
Redmi K90 Ultra
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite8,550 mAh50 MP
9,500 nits
9.6
2 Xiaomi Redmi K100
Xiaomi · 2026
Redmi K100
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite10,000 mAh50 MP
9,000 nits
9.6
3 Honor 600 Pro (China)
Honor · 2026
600 Pro (China)
6.6″Dimensity 8550 Elite8,000 mAh200 MP
8,000 nits
9.5
4 Honor 600 Pro
Honor · 2026
600 Pro
6.6″Snapdragon 8 Elite7,000 mAh200 MP
8,000 nits
9.6
5 Honor 600 (China)
Honor · 2026
600 (China)
6.6″Snapdragon 7 Gen 48,600 mAh200 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
6 Honor Power2
Honor · 2026
Power2
6.8″Dimensity 8500 Elite10,080 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
7 Honor Win Turbo
Honor · 2026
Win Turbo
6.8″Dimensity 8500 Elite10,000 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
8 Honor 600
Honor · 2026
600
6.6″Snapdragon 7 Gen 47,000 mAh200 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
9 Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
Vivo · 2026
iQOO 15 Ultra
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 57,400 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.7
10 Motorola Edge 70 Max
Motorola · 2026
Edge 70 Max
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Gen 57,100 mAh50 MP
7,000 nits
9.6
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