With summer upon us in the UK and the sun burning down (well, some of the time, at least), I've been somewhat shocked at how bad all of the touch-screen-equipped Symbian-powered smartphones are when it comes to actually being able to see what's on screen clearly. Whether a map, a photo or an important email, surely you need to be able to read your device's screen in all light conditions? With this in mind, I went back to my store of older devices and could then feel another of my famous infamous comparisons coming on.

"You may remember a piece from a year ago, in which I compared the screen contrast of a number of popular smartphones of the time in direct sunlight - the results shocked many people and hopefully confirmed my continuing crusade for manufacturers to use transflective layers behind their screens."

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