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:
The Oppo A2 Pro smartphone offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7050 chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 256/512 GB of storage and a dual camera setup.
The A2 Pro will ship by the end of September 2023, starting at around $250.
Apple's 2023 iPhone lineup offers OLED displays on all models, with an 'island' punch-hole design. The series starts with the iPhone 15, which sports a 6.1" 2000 nits 1179x2556 AMOLED display. The iPhone 15 Plus offers a larger 6.7" 1290x2796 OLED.
The iPhone Pro has an improved display - a 6.1" 2000 nits 120Hz 1179x2556 LTPO AMOLED, while the iPhone Pro Max has a 6.7" 2000 nits 120Hz 1290x2796 LTPO AMOLED.
Huawei's Mate X5 is a foldable smartphone, that offers a 7.85-inch 120Hz 2224x2496 foldable AMOLED, and a 6.4" 1080x2504 120Hz cover AMOLED display.
Other specifications include a Kirin 9000S chipset, 12/16 GB of RAM, 512/1024 GB of storage, and a triple camera setup.
Realme's GT5 smartphone offers a 6.74" 144Hz 1400 nits 1240x2772 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, 12/16 GB of RAM, 256/512 Gb of storage and a triple camera setup.
Realme also offers a higher-end model, with the same display but with faster 240W charging and 24GB of RAM / 1 TB of storage.
Vivo's V29 smartphone offers a 6.78" 120Hz 1260x2800 flexible edge-type AMOLED, a Snapdragon 778G chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage and a triple camera setup.
Vivo also offers the V29e, which offers lower specification, and a 6.78" 1080x2400 120Hz AMOLED.
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro smartphone offers a 6.82" 120Hz 1212 x 2616 LTPO AMOLED, with three punch holes (selfie camera and 3D ToF sensor), a Kirin 9000S chipset, 12 GB of RAM, 256/512/1024 GB of storage, NM memory card and a triple camera setup.
The Mate 60 Pro+ offers improved specification, with an LTPO AMOLED display that is of the same size (6.82-inch) but with a slightly higher resolution (1260x2720).
The Oppo Find N3 Flip is a foldable smartphone that features a 6.8" 120Hz 1600 nits 1080x2520 foldable LTPO AMOLED, and an external 3.26" 382x720 AMOLED cover display. The Find N3 Flip specifications include a Mediatek Dimensity 9200 chipset, 12 GB of RAM, 256/512 GB of storage, and a triple camera setup.
The Oppo Find N3 Flip will ship in early September 2023, starting at around $925.
OnePlus' Ace 2 Pro, the company's new flagship model (also called the 11T outside of China) offers a 6.74" 120Hz 1600 nits 2772x1240 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen-2 chipset, up to 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage, 150W charging and a triple camera setup.
TheAce 2 Pro will ship soon, starting at around $410.
Blackview's A200 Pro smartphone offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Helio G99 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, a microSDXC card slot and a triple camera setup.
The A200 Pro will ship by the end of August 2023, starting at around $250.
Xiaomi's Mix Fold 3 is a foldable smartphone that offers a 8.03" 1300 nits 120Hz 1916x2160 foldable LTPO AMOLED display, and an external 6.56" 2600 nits 120Hz 1080x2520 AMOLED display.
The Fold 3 specifications include a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, 12/16 GB of RAM, 256/512/1024 GB of storage, and a triple camera setup with Leica optics.
