It handles diming and illumiating the dispaly really well. It is very fluid.
However I agree It does OK in the sun but not great. Microsoft used some display tech in binary drivers and registry settings to enable SR (sunlight readability) and also Panel ajdustments for the glass compensation etc. Maybe they could take some notes from the 950s and push another update out. I personally would rather see the Blue Notification LED enabled out of the box and or their own standby screen for notifications. Also the double tap to wake the phone is not what one would expect.