On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:59:19 PM UTC+1, Ian wrote:

I just Googled "Galaxy Note 3". It seems this has a "Super AMOLED"
screen. Other devices with super amoled screens that I have tested went
black when the sun was shining directly onto the device. Ie sun over
your shoulder and shadow of your head just next to the device. This is
the most challenging situation, especially if you are wearing
sunglasses.

I've got no personal experience with the Note 3, but 'in defence of AMOLED displays':

If you were to compare an AMOLED display with an IPS (LCD) display of equal brightness, in theory the AMOLED display would be a little more readable; black areas of an AMOLED screen emit no light, which gives the displays better contrast. Unfortunately, washing out with the sun directly behind is a problem common to all the displays you'll find on recent Android devices; they're unable to make use of reflected sunlight and rely on the screen brightness to outshine the sun instead.

http://www.ecnmag.com/articles/2012/...ctive-displays is a good summary of why transflective displays as used on the Streak 5" have disappeared.

AMOLED displays have tended to be dim in the past, which probably explains your previous experience. There's an upward trend in brightness recently, and the Note 3 is apparently exceptionally bright; with the 'automatic brightness' setting it reaches 660 nits according to http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_Note3_ShootOut_1.htm .

It is also 5.7", a bit big for my glider.

Bezels have got a lot thinner, so you may be surprised by the overall dimensions:

Note 3:
151.2 mm (5.95 in) H
79.2 mm (3.12 in) W
8.3 mm (0.33 in) D

Dell Streak 5:
152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm (6.02 x 3.11 x 0.39 in)

One word of caution: Apparently the more recent 'Note 3 Neo' display is not as bright as the Note 3. Similarly, from what I remember the Note 2 had a dimmer display than the original Note. Device names are really nothing but marketing these days.