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 OnePlus Ace 3 Pro is a high-end smartphone that offers a 6.78" 120Hz 4500 nits (peak) 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, up to 24GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage and a triple camera setup.
The Ace 3 Pro will ship in July 2024, starting at around $450.
Oppo's Reno12 F is an "AI-powered" smartphone that offers a 6.67" 120Hz 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 6300 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot. It offers Oppo AI, that includes AI recording summary, AI text summary, AI writer, and AI speak.
The Reno12 F will start shipping in July 2024.
Motorola's S50 Neo (known as the G85 in Europe) is a mid-range smartphone that offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1600 nits (peak) 1080x2400 flexible AMOLED display (produced by LGD), a Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chipset, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. There's a microSDXC card slot and a dual camera setup.
The S50 Neo and the G85 are now shipping in China and Europe.
The Motorola Razr 50 (also known as Razr Gen-4, or Razr 2024) is a clamshell phone that has a 6.9" 120Hz 3000 nits (peak) 1080x2640 LTPO foldable AMOLED display, and an external 3.6" 90Hz 1056x1066 AMOLED. The Rzar 50 also features IPX8 water resistant, a Mediatek Dimensity 7300X chipset, up to 12GB of RAM,a nd up to 512GB of storage.
The Razr 50 Ultra has upgraded display - the foldable OLED has a faster refresh rate (165Hz) and the external display is a larger 4-inch, 165" 1272x1080 LTPO AMOLED. The Rzar Ultra has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage, and a stronger camera setup.
The Realme GT 6 flagship smartphone offers a 6000 nits (peak) 6.78" 120Hz 1264x2780 LTPO AMOLED display, produced by BOE (this is the world's brightest smartphone AMOLED display). The phone also offers a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage and a triple camera setup with two 50 MP sensors.
The Realme GT 6 will sell globally, by the end of June 2024, starting at around $780.
The Oppo Reno12 smartphone offers a 6.7" 120Hz HDR10+ 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset, 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage, and a microSDXC card slot.
The Reno12 Pro has the same display, but with 12 GB of RAM and superior cameras.
The Honor Magic V Flip foldable smartphone offers a foldable 1080x2520 120Hz 3000 nits (peak) LTPO AMOLED display, and an external 4" 120Hz 1200x1092 LTPO AMOLED display.
The Magic V Flip features a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.
HTC's U24 Pro smartphone offers a 6.8" 120Hz 1080x2436 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, 12 GB of RAM, up to 512 GB of storage, a microSDXC card slot, and a triple camera setup.
The U24 Pro will launch soon in Europe starting at around $625
The Oppo F27offers a 6.67" 120Hz 2100 nits (peak) 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 6300 chipset, 8 GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage and a microSDXC card slot. The F27 Pro+ offers a 6.7" 950 nits (peak) 120hz 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Mediatek Dimensity 7050 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage. The Pro version has IP69 waterproof rating and a MIL-STD-810H military-grade durability rating.
The Oppo F27 is now shipping in India starting at $275, while the Pro+ starts at $350.
The third-generation distraction-free Light Phone (the previous generation was E Ink based) offers a 3.92" 1080x1240 AMOLED display (likely produced by Visionox) that only displays in black and white (even though the panel is full color), a camera, 6 GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and a fingerprint sensor on the side.
The Light Phone III costs $800 (but available now for $400 as part of a crowdfunding campaign).
