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Nits
Also: brightness, peak brightness
Nits measure screen brightness, especially how visible a display can be outdoors.
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Nits measure screen brightness, especially how visible a display can be outdoors. In everyday buying decisions, the useful question is not just what the spec says, but what it changes for comfort, cost, speed, safety, or battery life.
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