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:
Nothing Tech's Nothing Phone 2a offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1300 nits 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage.
The Phone 2a will ship by the end of March 2024, starting at around $350.
The Meizu 21 Pro smartphone offers a 6.79" 120Hz 1368x3192 LTPO AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.
The Meizu 21 Pro will ship soon starting at around $700.
Samsung's budget Galaxy F15 smartphone offers a 6.6" 90hz 1080x2340 Super AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ chipset, up to 6GB of RAM, up to 128GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot.
The F15 will start shipping soon in India, starting at around $165.
Doogee's DK10 dugged smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 8020 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a microSDXC card slot. The DK10 is IP68 dust/water resistant and has drop-to-concrete resistance up to 1.8 m and is MIL-STD-810H compliant.
The DK10 will ship later in March 2024,
Tecno's Pova 6 Pro is a budget gaming smartphone, that offers a 6.78" 120Hz 1080x2436 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 6080 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot.
The Pova 6 Pro will launch in March 2024, for around $200.
Tecno's Camon 30 series comprises of 3 models, all with AMOLED displays. The Camon 30 offers a 6.78" 120Hz 1080x2436 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Helio G99 Ultimate chipset and 256GB of storage. The Camon 30 Pro has a 6.78" 144Hz 1080x2436 AMOLED, a Mediatek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate chipset, and 256GB of storage.
The Camon 30 Premier has a 6.77" 120Hz 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate, 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
ZTE's Nubia Flip is a clamshell phone that offers a 6.9" 120Hz 1188x2790 foldable AMOLED, and an additional 1.43" 466x466 round cover AMOLED display. Other specifications include a Snapdragon 7 Gen-1 chipset, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.
The Nubia Flip will ship in March 2024, for around $650.
Xiaomi's flagship smartphone, the 14 Ultra, offers a 6.73" 120Hz 3000 nits (peak) 1440x3200 LTPO AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is now shipping in China starting at around $900.
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.
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.
