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:

Huawei Pocket 2

Huawei's Pocket 2 is a foldable smartphone that features a 6.94" 120Hz 2200 nits 1136x2690 foldable LTPO AMOLED display, an external 1.15" 340x340 LTPO AMOLED display, an octa-core chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage and a NM card slot.

The Pocket 2 is now shipping in China starting at around $1050.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 23,2024

ZTE Libero Flip

ZTE's Libero Flip smartphone is a foldable smartphone, that has a 6.9" 2790x1188 AMOLED display, and an external 1.43" 466x466 round AMOLED cover display. Other specifications include a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and a 50 MP main camera.

The Libero Flip is now available for pre-order in Japan only, for $259 - with a normal retail price of about $420. This makes it the lowest cost foldable OLED smartphone yet.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 20,2024

Vivo V30

Vivo's V30 smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 2800 nits (peak) 1260x2800 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 7 Gen-3 chipset, yup to 12GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage.

The V30 will start shipping soon.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 17,2024

Ulefone Note 17 Pro

Ulefone's first OLED smartphone, the Note 17 Pro, offers a 6.78" 120Hz  1080x2400 flexible AMOLED, a Mediatek Helio G99 chipset, and up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

The Ulefone Note 17 Pro is now shipping starting at around $350.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 02,2024

Realme 12 Pro / 12 Pro+

The Realme 12 Pro smartphone offers a 6.7" 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 6 Gen-1 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage. The Realme 12 Pro+ offers the same display, with higher specifications.

The Realme 12 Pro and Pro+ phones are now shipping starting at around $330.

Read the full story Posted: Jan 31,2024

OnePlus 12R

The OnePlus 12R smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 4,500 nits (peak) 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display (made by BOE), a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage.

The OnePlus 12R will ship in early February 2024, starting at around $775.

Read the full story Posted: Jan 24,2024

Samsung Galaxy S24 / S24+ / S24 Ultra

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".

Read the full story Posted: Jan 18,2024

Asus ROG Phone 8 / ROG Phone 8 Pro

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. 

Read the full story Posted: Jan 14,2024

Xiaomi Poco M6 Pro

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

Read the full story Posted: Jan 13,2024

Xiaomi Poco X6 / X6 Pro

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

Read the full story Posted: Jan 12,2024