Mobile phones

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.

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:

Apple iPhone 16 / 16 Plus / 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max

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.

Read the full story Posted: Sep 10,2024

New OLED gadget: Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro

Asus' ROG Phone 9 is a gaming smartphone, that offers a 6.78" 2500 nits 185Hz (world's fastest smartphone OLED display) 1080x2400 LTPO AMOLED display (produced by SDC). The ROG Phone 9 also sports a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage.

The ROG Phone 9 Pro offers the same display, but with stronger specifications.

The ROG Phone 9 will start shipping soon starting at around $1,100.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 19,2024

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro / Pro+

ZTE 's Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro smartphone offers a 6.85-inch 144Hz 1216x2688 AMOLED display (produced by BOE) with an under-the-OLED selfie camera. The smartphone has a Spandragon 8 Elite chipset, 12 GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage and a triple camera setup. The REd Magic 10 Pro+ has the same display and improved specifications, including up to 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.

ZET's Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro smartphones will start shipping soon in China starting at around $700.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 16,2024

itel S25 / S25 Ultra

itel's budget S25 smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 1080x2436 AMOLED display, a Unisoc T620 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.

The S25 Ultra offers somewhat better specifications, including a curved version of the display, and better glass protection (Corning Gorilla Glass 7u).

Read the full story Posted: Nov 10,2024

Realme GT7 Pro

Realme's GT7 Pro flagship smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 6,000 nits (peak) 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display (produced by BOE), a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.

The GT7 Pro is now shipping in China starting at around $500.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 04,2024

vivo iQOO 13

Vivo's iQOO 13 smartphone offers a 6.82" 144Hz 1440x3168 AMOLED display (BOE Q10 display), a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage and a triple camera setup.

The iQOO 13 will ship soon in China starting at around $550.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 04,2024

Honor Magic7 Pro

The Honor Magic7 Pro smartphone offers a 6.8" 120Hz 5,000 nits (peak) 1280x2800 LTPO AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage and a triple camera setup with a 200MP sensor.

The Honor Magic7 Pro will ship soon starting at around $750.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 02,2024

OnePlus 13

The OnePlus 13 flagship smartphone offers a 6.82" 4,500 nits 120Hz 1440x3168 LTPO AMOLED display (BOE Q10 display), a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 24GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage, and a triple 50MP camera setup.

The OnePlus 13 is now shipping starting at around $600.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 01,2024

Sharp Aquos R9 Pro

Sharp's AQUOS R9 Pro smartphone offers a 6.7" 240Hz (VRR) 3120x1440 Pro-IGZO AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, and large-sensor Leica main and telephoto cameras, 12GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.

The AQUOS R9 Pro will ship in Japan in December 2024, with a price tag of 190,000 Yen (around $1250 USD).

Read the full story Posted: Oct 31,2024

Xiaomi 15 / 15 Pro

The Xiaomi 15 smartphone family includes two models, both with LTPO AMOLED displays. The Xiaomi 15 offers a 6.36" 120Hz 1200x2670 LTPO AMOLED, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage.

The Xiaomi 15 Pro offers a larger 6.73" 120Hz 1400x3200 LTPO AMOLED, and an improved camera setup.

Read the full story Posted: Oct 30,2024