Over time, the brightness of iPhone displays has quadrupled. The iPhone 5, released in 2012, had a screen display with a maximum brightness of 500 nits. The brightness increased to 625 nits with the iPhone 7 and 1200 nits with the iPhone 11 Pro. The latest iPhone models (2022), the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, have a peak brightness of 2000 nits.
A nit is a unit of measurement that equals one candela per square meter. Therefore, the brightness of an iPhone 14 Pro is roughly around the same brightness as 2000 candles in a square meter.
Brightness levels of iPhone displays from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2022, by model
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9 to 5 Mac. (August 8, 2022). Brightness levels of iPhone displays from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2022, by model (in Nits) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361801/brightness-levels-of-iphone-displays-in-nits/
9 to 5 Mac. "Brightness levels of iPhone displays from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2022, by model (in Nits)." Chart. August 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361801/brightness-levels-of-iphone-displays-in-nits/
9 to 5 Mac. (2022). Brightness levels of iPhone displays from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2022, by model (in Nits). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361801/brightness-levels-of-iphone-displays-in-nits/
9 to 5 Mac. "Brightness Levels of Iphone Displays from The Iphone 5 to The Iphone 14 Pro Max in 2022, by Model (in Nits)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361801/brightness-levels-of-iphone-displays-in-nits/
9 to 5 Mac, Brightness levels of iPhone displays from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2022, by model (in Nits) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361801/brightness-levels-of-iphone-displays-in-nits/ (last visited July 18, 2024)
Brightness levels of iPhone displays from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2022, by model (in Nits) [Graph], 9 to 5 Mac, August 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361801/brightness-levels-of-iphone-displays-in-nits/