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:
Samsung's flagship 2024 smartphone series, the S24, all adopt high-end AMOLED displays. The S24 offers a 6.2" 120Hz 2600 nits 1080x2340 LTPO AMOLED, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 / Exynos 2400 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage.
The S24+ has a larger screen, a 6.7" 120Hz 2600 nits 1440x3088 LTPO AMOLED, and stronger specifications. The S24 Ultra offers the same screen but a bit larger at 6.8".
The Asus ROG Phone 8 gaming smartphone offers a 6.78" 165Hz 2500 nits (peak) 1080x2400 LTPO AMOLED, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and a triple camera setup. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro offers the same display.
The ROG Phone 8 will ship by the end of January 2024, starting at around $1,200.
Xiaomi's Poco M6 Pro is a 4G smartphone that offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1300 nits (peak) 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Helio G99 Ultra chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage.
The Poco M6 Pro smartphone will ship by the end of January 2024
Xiaomi's Poco X6 smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1800 nits (peak) 1220x2712 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. The Poco X6 Pro offers a similar display but otherwise different specifications.
The Poco X6 and Poco X6 Pro are expected to ship by the end of January 2024
Honor's Magic6 smartphone offers a 6.78" 5000 nits 120Hz 1264x2800 LTPO AMOLED display, a snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. The Magic6 Pro offers stronger specifications, and a similar display but a bit larger at 6.8" 1280x2800.
The Magic6 and Magic6 Pro will ship later in January 2024, starting at around $630.
Oppo's Find X7 offers a 6.78" 120Hz 4500 nits (peak) 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 9300 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.
The Find X7 Ultra has a 6.82" 120Hz 4500 nits (peak) 1440x3168 LTPO AMOLED display,a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage.
The OnePlus Ace 3 smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 4500 nits 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display (produced by BOE), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.
The Ace 3 will ship in January 15, starting at around $380.
Honor's X50 Pro smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 1220x2652 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, 12 GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
The X50 Pro will ship in January 2024, for about $400.
Vivo's iQOO Neo 9 smartphone family offers a 6.78" 144Hz 1400 nits 1260x2800 LTPO AMOLED display, up to 1 TB of storage and up to 16GB of RAM.
The iQOO Neo 9 smartphones will ship by the end of 2023, starting at around $330.
Huawei's Nova 12 smartphone family has three models. The Nova 12 offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1084x2412 AMOLED display, a Kirin 830 chipset and up to 512 GB of storage.
The Nova 12 Pro and the Nova 12 Ultra offers the same display - a 6.76" 120Hz 1224x2776 LTPO AMOLED display.
