Benchmarks: Display Brightness
One thing's for sure, the display is epically bright. 480 nits is the highest reading we've seen on any display we've tested to date - be it desktop or laptop - however black levels leave room for improvement, and while the the brightness bodes well for HDR content, there are unexpected question marks surrounding X1 Yoga 3's HDR credentials.
The laptop will play HDR content just fine - the display clearly meets Windows 10's 300-nit minimum requirement - however the OS identifies the panel as an 8-bit SDR, resulting in no option to toggle HDR on or off.
Customers are advised that a Dolby Vision App will be released "very soon," allowing users to "take full advantage of your display," yet for a system advertised as HDR and Dolby Vision compatible, more precise details regarding screen specifications and capabilities need to be forthcoming. We've reached out to Lenovo for clarification and will update the review as and when further information becomes available.