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Peak brightness: typical values for smartwatches

Half of smartwatches in the catalog have peak brightness below 1,500 nits, and 80% fall between 538 nits and 3,000 nits (135 models with data).

Median1,500 nits
Median 20263,000 nits
Typical range538 nits – 3,000 nits
Models135
Distribution

How peak brightness is distributed

091827362507501,2501,7502,2502,7503,2503,750250–500: 7500–750: 28750–1,000: 01,000–1,250: 271,250–1,500: 01,500–1,750: 61,750–2,000: 02,000–2,250: 212,250–2,500: 12,500–2,750: 32,750–3,000: 03,000–3,250: 363,250–3,500: 03,500–3,750: 33,750–4,000: 3Median 1,500 nits
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Peak brightness538 nits635 nits1,500 nits3,000 nits3,000 nits

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

Trends

Median peak brightness by year

0 nits1,000 nits2,000 nits3,000 nits4,000 nits2020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest peak brightness

1 Honor Watch 6 Pro
Honor · 2026
Watch 6 Pro
1.5″5 ATM51 g
5,500 nits
7.7
2 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2
Samsung · 2026
Galaxy Watch Ultra2
1.52″10 ATM61.5 g
5,000 nits
9.4
3 Garmin Fenix 8 Pro 51mm MicroLED
Garmin · 2025
Fenix 8 Pro 51mm MicroLED
1.4″10 days10 ATM93 g
4,500 nits
7.4
4 Huawei Watch 6 Pro
Huawei · 2026
Watch 6 Pro
1.5″35 days5 ATM60 g
3,500 nits
8.7
5 Huawei Watch Ultimate 2
Huawei · 2025
Watch Ultimate 2
1.5″14 days20 ATM80.5 g
3,500 nits
9.5
6 Huawei Watch 6
Huawei · 2026
Watch 6
1.5″11 days5 ATM38 g
3,500 nits
8.8
7 OnePlus Watch 4
OnePlus · 2026
Watch 4
1.5″5 days5 ATM43 g
3,000 nits
7.4
8 Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro
Huawei · 2026
Watch GT 7 Pro
1.47″21 days5 ATM55.5 g
3,000 nits
7.8
9 Amazfit Bip Max
Amazfit · 2026
Bip Max
2.07″20 days5 ATM52.6 g
3,000 nits
9.5
10 Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra
Amazfit · 2026
Cheetah 2 Ultra
1.5″30 days5 ATM52 g
3,000 nits
9.4
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