DisplayMate: Less reflective Apple Watch Sport is easier to read in bright sunlight<article>
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The Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition have sapphire crystal covering their displays, but the lower-cost Apple Watch Sport uses Ion-X glass instead. Both were chosen for durability, but they also reflect different amounts of light.
After having previously analyzed the OLED display used in all three watch models, Dr. Raymond Soneira at DisplayMate just published a
detailed shootout comparing the display performance of an Apple Watch to an Apple Watch Sport.</p><p>
While both the watches tested (42mm Apple Watch versus 42mm Apple Watch Sport) use the same OLED screen, they appear different in ambient light, since the sapphire crystal covering the Apple Watch is more reflective than the Ion-X glass on the Apple Watch Sport. DisplayMate measured the reflectance of the Apple Watch Sport to be 4.7 percent, and the Apple Watch was 8.2 percent reflective, a 74 percent increase.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2941718/displaymate-less-reflective-apple-watch-sport-is-easier-to-read-in-bright-sunlight.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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DisplayMate: Less reflective Apple Watch Sport is easier to read in bright sunlight
