What is the best mobile phone display technology?

Companies launch plenty of phones each years and with advance display technology having more resolution and pixel density. So when you consider to buy a new phone these mobile phone display technologies confuse a lot and you unable to figure out which one is best and which one you should avoid.

Based on the budget each and every phone display is fit and fine and delivers the output but if we compare some factors like readability, resolution, color quality, brightness, durability, energy efficient then you might question what is the best mobile phone display technology and what smartphone brands are offering it now?

So guys to answer this, I have searched a lot on internet, read expert answers on Quora, participated on Reddit and finally found the which phone display is best and what display technology truly delivers the best overall visual experience?

Well there was a time when manufactures used to provide LCD display on the mobile phone. But due to the color shift (when viewed off-axis), and slow pixel response this replaced with the OLED.

After the entry of OLED display in the phone market, LCD display was replaced with OLED display and now you will see OLED display or their premium variants like AMOLED, Super AMOLED, POLED, GOLED in every phone found in the market.

Now here, if you confused about the LED and OLED, then I would like to highlight that LED doesn’t produce the picture (it dose produce picture with LCD), while OLED emits light and also produce the picture. Hence the new smartphones always come with OLED screen that save energy and offer better output.

OLED Displays

OLED (organic light-emitting diode) displays work very differently from LCDs. Each pixel in an OLED display is made from organic compounds that emit their own light when electricity passes through them. This eliminates the need for a separate backlight.

• Pros:
  – Perfect black levels. Individual pixels can be turned off completely.
  – Wide viewing angles. No color shifting when viewed from sides.
  – Fast response times. Great for video and gaming.
  – Vibrant, saturated colors. OLEDs display a wide color gamut.
• Cons:
  – More expensive than LCD. OLED is a newer technology.
  – Brightness limited per pixel. Full-screen white is not as bright.
  – Possible screen burn-in. Static images may leave residual marks.

Thanks to its self-illuminating pixels, OLED creates stunning image quality with dark blacks and rich colors. It’s the top choice for premium smartphones and TVs. Burn-in remains a concern though.

AMOLED & Super AMOLED

The main term is OLED, but now if you will do search you will find a plenty of smartphones having AMOLED, SuperAmoLED, SuperAmoLED +, POLED, and GOLED.

Now when you look for these display options while purchasing a new phone, you get confused what is the best mobile phone display technology?

Well, the OLED is basic form while other terms are given by the brands just to market their product Like Samsung patent the OLED display as SuperAMOLED While in LG’s phone the same display is coined as GOLED or POLED.

In AMOLED, AM means Active Matrix, While if we talk about the GOLED and POLED, then they are coined as Glass OLED and Plastic OLED.

So overall all OLED displays are same and you can consider any one while purchasing a phone.

But here’s one catch… does all OLED display are same?

No — The budget, pixel density and the placement of pixels might effect the performance of a display.  A high budget phone having Super AMOLED display will offer better picture quality while a low budget phone having AMOLED display will offer slightly low quality.

An example is Samsung provides display to iPhone, but if you will compare the picture quality of both phones then you will find that iPhone phone display offers better viewing as compared to Samsung, however Samsung is the manufacturer.

This is because the target audience of iPhone is premium and their customers are willing to pay more price, so more money means best quality and best quality mean more pixels which ultimately provides better picture quality. Hence all OLED display phones are not same, but this is the best display quality in the market.

Now in cases of Samsung as it covers everyone from top to bottom

• A low budget phone will have OLED
• A medium budget phone will come with AMOLED
• A premium budget phone will be packed with Super AMOLED
• and Flagship phone like S23+ will offer the Super AMOLED + display

If you will checkout the history of phone display then you will find that Apple adopted OLED screens beginning with the iPhone X in 2017 and uses them across its entire flagship lineup. Soon Apple will start shipping the iPad, iPad Mini with OLED display. Top models from Samsung, Google, OnePlus, and other brands also feature OLED exclusively.

Its vibrant colors and deep blacks provide the best viewing experience on a smartphone today.

Final Words

In the upcoming years, display technology will continue to advance.

In order to close the remaining differences with LCD, manufacturers are attempting to improve OLED brightness and efficiency. MicroLED technology is still being developed, most likely with TVs and huge screens in mind for some time to come.

Furthermore, gas-filled “quantum dot” LCDs are about to compete with OLED in terms of contrast and color.

But OLED devices offer the best currently available smartphone for purchasers.

OLED is without a doubt is the best and the industry leader in mobile displays for realistic visual quality that brings out the contrast and color in images, videos, and games. The standard for high-end phone screens is being established by technology, at least for the foreseeable future.