I dont like that samsung limits the manual brightness of a phone i purchased. Its my phone and i should be able to do what i want with it.
The only risk that comes with high brightness is burn-in and increased battery usage. They could provide an option under developer settings to unlock the full range while voiding warranty only for display burn in and i would accept that. The only other method is rooting which voids the whole warranty and makes the phone more vulnerable to malware and disallows the use of banking apps and i hate that.
"Do you want to scorch your eyes at home?"
No, I will give you a few possible scenarios:
1- Playing geforce now games on my phone. Its true that i wouldnt need such brightness but making the display super bright and increasing the gamma creates a sort of HDR effect which really enhances the visual experience.
2- Consuming dark content in a semi bright environment. Could be a horror game or movie and we all know they are difficult to see in bright environments. Especially in these situations i find the brightness adjustment lackluster.
3- Sitting under a shade outside on a very sunny day. This has improved a lot throughout the years but the ambient brightness in shade varies a lot. You can have very bright surrondings but because you are under a tree shade/shade in balcony, phone only partially boosts brightness making it not that great for viewing.
All in all, i really wish there was a way to gain full control of the device i own. Even if it means voiding burn-in side of the warranty.
What is your device? Have you tried to turn off Adaptative Brightness? This will make that the Brightness of your screen doesn't change unless you decide to increase/decrease it.
You can find this option on Settings>Display>Turn off Adaptative Brightness.
