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In recent years OLED technology has emerged as the leading smartphone display technology, and the world's most popular phone vendors are all shipping AMOLED smartphones.

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In 2018, over 500 million AMOLED screens were produced - mostly to satisfy demand from mobile phones vendors. The smartphone OLED 2018 market was led by Samsung, who has been using AMOLEDs in its high-end phones for many years, followed by Apple, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei and others. Samsung is branding its smartphone OLED displays as Super AMOLED display.

Most premium phones today adopt flexible OLED displays. Apple for example is using a flexible 5.8" 1125x2436 OLED (made by SDC) in its 2018 iPhone XS (the iPhone XS Max sports a larger 6.5" 1242x2688 flexible AMOLED). Display experts say that the iPhone XS Display is the world's best smartphone display.

OLEDs - the best smartphone displays?

Most display experts and consumers agree that OLED displays are the world's best smartphone displays. The best smartphone OLED displays are the Super AMOLED displays produced by Samsung Display, but other OLED producers (such as LG and BOE Display) are also producing high quality OLEDs.

Following is a list of smartphone with OLED displays:

Huawei Pura 70 / Pura 70 Pro / Pura 70 Pro+ / Pura 70 Ultimate

Huawei's Pura 70 smartphone family use LTPO AMOLED displays on all models. The Pura 70 offers a 6.6" 2500 nits 120Hz 1256x2760 LTPO AMOLED, a Kirin 9010 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. The Pura 70 Pro has a larger 6.8" 2500 nits 120Hz 1260x2844 LTPO AMOLED, and similar processor and memory options.

The Pura 70 Pro+ and the Pura 70 Ultra have the same screen (and chipset) as the Pura 70 Pro, but stronger specifications.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 26,2024

Vivo IQOO Z9 Turbo / Z9 (China)

Vivo's IQOO Z9 Turbo and the new Z9 phone (sold in China only, not to be confused with the Z9 launched internationally earlier this year) both use the same display, a 6.78" 144Hz 4500 nits (peak) 1260x2800 AMOLED display, produced by TCL CSoT.

The Z9 Turbo offers a Snapdrgagon 8s Gen 3 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. The Z9 (Chinese market) has a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. Both phones will ship on April 29.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 26,2024

Samsung Galaxy C55

The Galaxy C55 is a mid-range smartphone that offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1080x2400 Super AMOLED+ display, a Snapdrgaon 7 Gen 1 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and a microSDXC slot.

The Galaxy C55 is now shipping starting at $275.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 25,2024

Realme P1 / P1 Pro

Realme's P1 budget smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1200 nits (peak) 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7050 chipset, up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage.

The P1 Pro has a 6.7"  120Hz 950 nits (peak) 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 23,2024

Oppo A3 Pro

Oppo's latest midrange smartphone, the A3 Pro, offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7050 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 512 GB of storage, and IP69 dust/water resistant.

The A3 Pro will start shipping later in April 2024 starting at around $290.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 18,2024

ZTE Axon 60 Ultra

ZTE's Axon 60 Ultra is an enterprise/government smartphone (not sold for consumers), that offers dual satellite connectivity and the ability to make calls and texts on China's Tiantong system.

The Axon 60 Ultra sports a 6.78" 120Hz 1260x2800 AMOLED display.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 16,2024

Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3

Xiaomi's Redmi Turbo 3 is a performance-oriented smartphone that offers a 6.67" 120Hz 2400 nits (peak) 1220x2712 AMOLED display (produced by TCL CSoT),  a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM, up to 1 TB of storage and Dual-SIM.

The Redmi Turbo 3 is now shipping starting at around $300.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 14,2024

Leica Leitz Phone 3

Lecia's new photography smartphone, produced in collaboration with Sharp, offers a 6.6" 240Hz 2,000-nits 1260x2730 IGZO AMOLED (Sharp's Pro OLED branded display).

The Leitz Phone 3 is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 12GB of RAM and 512 of expandable storage, and is IP65 and IP68 rated for dust and water resistance. It is available in Japan only.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 12,2024

Realme GT Neo6 SE

Realme's GT Neo6 SE smartphone has the world's brightest OLED yet - a 6000 nits (peak) 6.78" 120Hz 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, produced by BOE. The phone also offers a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage and a dual camera setup with a main 50 MP PDAF/OIS lens.

The GT Neo6 SE will launch on April 17, starting at under $300.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 12,2024

Motorola Edge 50 Pro / Edge 50 Fusion / Edge 50 Ultra

Motorola's Edge 50 Pro offers a 6.7" 144Hz 2,000 nits 1220x2712 AMOLED display (produced by LG Display), a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage and a triple camera setup.

The Edge 50 fusion has two models (one for international markets, and one for Latin America specifically), and offers a 6.7" 144Hz (120Hz in LATAM) 1600 nits  1080x2400 AMOLED display (produced by LGD), a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset (Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 in LATAM) and up to 12GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 06,2024