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:
ZTE's Axon 60 Ultra is an enterprise/government smartphone (not sold for consumers), that offers dual satellite connectivity and the ability to make calls and texts on China's Tiantong system.
The Axon 60 Ultra sports a 6.78" 120Hz 1260x2800 AMOLED display.
Xiaomi's Redmi Turbo 3 (Poco F6 internationally) is a performance-oriented smartphone that offers a 6.67" 120Hz 2400 nits (peak) 1220x2712 AMOLED display (produced by TCL CSoT), a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM, up to 1 TB of storage and Dual-SIM.
The Redmi Turbo 3 is now shipping starting at around $300.
Lecia's new photography smartphone, produced in collaboration with Sharp, offers a 6.6" 240Hz 2,000-nits 1260x2730 IGZO AMOLED (Sharp's Pro OLED branded display).
The Leitz Phone 3 is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 12GB of RAM and 512 of expandable storage, and is IP65 and IP68 rated for dust and water resistance. It is available in Japan only.
Realme's GT Neo6 SE smartphone has the world's brightest OLED yet - a 6000 nits (peak) 6.78" 120Hz 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, produced by BOE. The phone also offers a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage and a dual camera setup with a main 50 MP PDAF/OIS lens.
The GT Neo6 SE will launch on April 17, starting at under $300.
Motorola's Edge 50 Pro offers a 6.7" 144Hz 2,000 nits 1220x2712 AMOLED display (produced by LG Display), a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage and a triple camera setup.
The Edge 50 fusion has two models (one for international markets, and one for Latin America specifically), and offers a 6.7" 144Hz (120Hz in LATAM) 1600 nits 1080x2400 AMOLED display (produced by LGD), a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset (Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 in LATAM) and up to 12GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.
Tecno's Pova 6 smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 1300 nits 1080x2460 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Helio G99 Ultimate chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage and a dual camera setup with a main 108MP sensor.
The Pova 6 is expected to ship by the end of April 2024.
The OnePlus Nord CE4 smartphone (Oppo K12 in China) offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1080x2412 Fluid AMOLED (produced by Samsung Display), a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, 8 GB of RAM, up to 256 GB of storage, a microSDXC cardslot and dual camera setup.
The Nord CE4 is now shipping globally starting at $300.
Samsung's Galaxy M55 smartphone offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1080x2400 Super AMOLED+ display, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, 8 GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage and a microSDXC cardslot.
The Galaxy M55 is now shipping starting at around $600.
Vivo's V40 SE mid-range smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, a microSDXC slot, 5G connectivity and a triple camera setup.
The V40 SE will ship in Europe in April 2024, with a price of around $330.
Vivo's X Fold3 smartphone offers a 8.03" 120Hz 4500 nits 2200x2480 LTPO foldable AMOLED display, and also a 6.53" 120Hz 4500 nits 1172x2748 AMOLED display. Other specifications include a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage and a triple camera setup.
The X Fold 3 Pro offers the same display, with stronger specifications.
