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.
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.
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:
Vivo's T3 Ultra smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 4,500 nits (peak) 1260x2800 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 9200+ chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
The V3 Ultra will ship towards the end of September 2024.
Huawei's Mate XT is the world's first tri-folding smartphone, that is based on a 10.2" 2232 x 3184 LTPO AMOLED display. When closed, it has a 6.4" 1008x2232 display (and when half-open, 7.9" 2048x2232). Other specifications include a Kirin 9010 chipset, up to 1 TB of storage, and up to 16 GB of RAM.
The Mate XT is now open for pre-orderings, starting at 19,999 yuan ($2,800).
Apple's 2024 iPhone series include 4 smartphones, all flexible AMOLED displays. The iPhone 16 offers a 6.1" 2,000 nits (HBM) 1179x2556 Super Retina XDR LTPS AMOLED, while the iPhone 16 Plus offers a larger 6.7" 1290x2796 display. Both phones are based on Apple's latest 3nm A18 chipset offering improved performance and AI support.
The iPhone 16 Pro has a more advanced 6.3" 120Hz 2,000 nits (HBM) 1206x2622 LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED. The 16 Pro Max offers a larger 6.9" 1320x2868 AMOLED. These new phones are based on Apple's 3 nm A18 Pro chip, offer a "huge leap in battery life", support Apple Intelligence and feature new a main camera.
Realme's Narzo 70 Turbo gaming smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 2,000 nits 1080x2400 AMOLED display (produced by Samsung Display), a Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 256 GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot.
The Narzo 70 Turbo will ship by the end of September 2024, starting at around $200.
Vivo's Y300 Pro is a midrange smartphone that offers a 6.77" 120Hz 5,000 nits (Peak) 1080x2392 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage and a dual camera setup.
The Y300 Pro will start shipping by the end of September 2024 starting at around $250.
Ulefone's Armor 28 Ultra is a rugged (MIL-STD-810H, IP68/IP69K) smartphone that offers a 6.67" 120Hz 2,200 nits (peak) 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ chipset, 16GB of RAM, 512 GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot. The phone has a small circular display on the back (likely an LCD).
The Armor 28 Ultra will ship in November 2024
The Realme 13+ smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 2000 nits 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7300 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It also has a microSDXC card slot.
The Realme 13+ will ship in India in early September 2024, starting at around $275.
Motorola's Edge 50 Neo smartphone offers a 6.4" 3000 nits 120Hz 1256x2760 LTPO pOLED display (produced by LGD), a Mediatek Dimensity 7300 chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. The Edge 50 Neo is IP68 certified - and also MIL-STD-810H compliant.
The Edge 50 Neo is now shipping, starting at round $530.
The Infinix Zero 40 4G smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 1080x2436 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Helio G100 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage. The Zero 40 (5G model) has a similar display, but at 144Hz refresh rate, and stronger specifications.
Both Infinix Zero 40 smartphones will start shipping in early September 2024, starting at around $275.
Vivo's T3 Pro budget smartphone offers a 6.77" 120Hz 4,500 nits (peak) 1080x2392 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage.
The T3 Pro will ship soon in India starting at around $300.
