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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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Huawei Honor Note 10 photo

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:

New OLED gadget: OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 2100 nits (peak) 1080x2400 AMOLED display (produced by SDC), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite is now shipping (in India), starting at around $350.

Read the full story Posted: Jul 03,2024

New OLED gadget: Vivo V40 / V40 Pro

Vivo's V40 smartphone has a 6.78" 120Hz 4500 nits 1260x2800 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage.

The V40 is now shipping. In August 2024 Vivo announced the V40 Pro that has the same display, but with stronger specifications.

Read the full story Posted: Jul 03,2024

OnePlus Ace 3 Pro

The OnePlus Ace 3 Pro is a high-end smartphone that offers a 6.78" 120Hz 4500 nits (peak) 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 24GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage and a triple camera setup.

The Ace 3 Pro will ship in July 2024, starting at around $450.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 29,2024

Oppo Reno12 F

Oppo's Reno12 F is an "AI-powered" smartphone that offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 6300 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot. It offers Oppo AI, that includes AI recording summary, AI text summary, AI writer, and AI speak.

The Reno12 F will start shipping in July 2024.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 29,2024

Motorola Moto S50 Neo / G85

Motorola's S50 Neo (known as the G85 in Europe) is a mid-range smartphone that offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1600 nits (peak) 1080x2400 flexible AMOLED display (produced by LGD), a Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. There's a microSDXC card slot and a dual camera setup.

The S50 Neo and the G85 are now shipping in China and Europe.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 29,2024

Motorola Razr 50

The Motorola Razr 50 (also known as Razr Gen-4, or Razr 2024) is a clamshell phone that has a 6.9" 120Hz 3000 nits (peak) 1080x2640 LTPO foldable AMOLED display, and an external 3.6" 90Hz 1056x1066 AMOLED. The Rzar 50 also features IPX8 water resistant, a Mediatek Dimensity 7300X chipset, up to 12GB of RAM,a nd up to 512GB of storage.

The Razr 50 Ultra has upgraded display - the foldable OLED has a faster refresh rate (165Hz) and the external display is a larger 4-inch, 165" 1272x1080 LTPO AMOLED. The Rzar Ultra has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage, and a stronger camera setup.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 26,2024

Realme GT 6

The Realme GT 6 flagship smartphone offers a 6000 nits (peak) 6.78" 120Hz 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, produced by BOE (this is the world's brightest smartphone AMOLED display). The phone also offers a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage and a triple camera setup with two 50 MP sensors.

The Realme GT 6 will sell globally, by the end of June 2024, starting at around $780.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 21,2024

Oppo Reno12

The Oppo Reno12 smartphone offers a 6.7" 120Hz HDR10+ 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset, 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage, and a microSDXC card slot.

The Reno12 Pro has the same display, but with 12 GB of RAM and superior cameras.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 19,2024

Honor Magic V Flip

The Honor Magic V Flip foldable smartphone offers a foldable 1080x2520 120Hz 3000 nits (peak) LTPO AMOLED display, and an external 4" 120Hz 1200x1092 LTPO AMOLED display.

The Magic V Flip features a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 14,2024