Super AMOLED Plus - introduction and news - Page 5

Update: Engadget says that Samsung will not confirm the rumor - saying that the information on these tweets came from an external source...

A few weeks we reported that there are rumors regarding a new Super AMOLED HD display coming from Samsung - featuring 720p (1280x720) resolution. It was rumored that this display will first appear in Google's upcoming Nexus 3 phone, and today we hear that Samsung Mobile Romania twitted about the upcoming Nexus S - and confirmed the Super AMOLED HD display.

Having such a display on a mobile phone seems highly unlikely. Samsung currently can't make such a high PPI AMOLED (unless they move to LITI, but this isn't expected anytime soon). Perhaps the Nexus 3 will actually be a tablet and not a phone? Or perhaps Samsung will surprise us all with a remarkable new AMOLED technology...

Samsung Electronics says that they have sold 3 million units of the Galaxy S II - just 55 days after its release. That's one unit per 1.5 seconds. The S II is Samsung's quickest selling phone - much faster than the Galaxy S which took 85 days to reach 3 million units.

The company originally planned to sell 10 million units in 2011, but it seems that they will surpass that number...

Reports start to emerge about an upcoming Google phone that will be the first one to use their Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS. Interestingly, these report say that the display will be a "Super AMOLED HD" (that's the first time we heard that description). Some say that this large display will support 720p HD video (1280x720). This is a very high resolution for a mobile phone - perhaps there is some mix-up between this device and a new tablet from Google?

Google Nexus S

If Google are indeed working on a new phone or tablet device, surely more details will emerge, and we'll keep you updated on that mysterious Super AMOLED HD display!

Cnet posted an interesting story comparing the Galaxy S II Super AMOLED Plus display and the Galaxy S Super AMOLED. They say that viewing them normally, they can't really tell them apart (beside the fact that the Galaxy S II's display is larger - 4.3" vs 4"). On both screens, text was clear and colors in images were extremely rich.

SAP (left) vs SA (right)

Looking closely, you see a slight difference - because of the PenTile technology of the Super AMOLED (which Samsung no longer uses in the Super AMOLED Plus display). Interestingly, when Engadget reviewed the S II, they said that the Super AMOLED Plus is "nothing short of spectacular" and that it may be the best mobile display on the market.

Samsung says that they sold over a million Galaxy S II phones in Korea - in just a month (one phone sold every 3 seconds...). This is a new record for Korea (the previous reord was the Galaxy S - which took 70 days to sell a million units). The Galaxy S II actually broke several records, selling 100,000 units in 3 days, 200,000 units in 8 days and 500,000 in two weeks.

In early May Samsung said that they got over three million pre-orders for the S II. The company originally planned to sell 10 million units in 2011, it seems that they will sell more if the success continues...

Samsung's Infuse-4G is now shipping for AT&T's network for $149.99 with a contract or $589.99 without a contract. The Infuse 4G has a 4.5" Super AMOLED Plus, HSPA+ (it's not LTE, despite the 4G in the name), Android (v2.2), 8mp camera and a 1.2Ghz processor.

Samsung announces that they got 3 million pre-orders globally for the Galaxy S II (as of the end of April). Samsung will release the S II to 140 carriers in 120 countries - and they expect even more pre-orders soon.

Just a few days ago Samsung said that they plan to sell 10 million Galaxy S II phones in 2011. This seems rather modest. But perhaps Samsung Mobile Display will not be able to provide so many Super AMOLED Plus displays so soon. Samsung Electronics says that "We will do our utmost best to ensure that all the global demands should be met as quickly as possible".

Samsung says that they got over 200,000 pre-orders for the Galaxy S II phone in Korea before the launch. That's double than the iPhone 4 pre-orders last year (although Apple launched on just one carrier, and Samsung launched for all three Korean ones).

Samsung also says that they plan to sell 10 million Galaxy S II phones in 2011 - this is a rather modest plan as the company plan to offer a wide range of Android phones. It's also the same number of Galaxy S phones Samsung sold in 2010.

Samsung's Galaxy II started selling in Europe a couple of day ago (and it's got raving reviews) - and it now appears in Amazon.com too - unlocked for $899 (the 16GB version). It will probably start shipping cheaper soon (with carrier contracts) - but if you must have the best Smartphone on the market, you can buy it now.

Samsung's Galaxy S II (or S2) is the successor to the popular Galaxy S. It has a 4.3" WVGA Super AMOLED plus display, 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, NFC, Bluetooth 3 and HSPA+. It's only 8.49mm thick at its thinnest point.

Engadget posted a very positive review of the Samsung Galaxy II, saying that this is the best Android smartphone, and it might well be the best smartphone today. Regarding the 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus displays, they say that the screen is nothing short of spectacular. Great contrast and colors and supreme viewing angles.

"We'd even go so far as to say it's better than the iPhone 4's screen, purely because, at 4.3 inches, it gives us so much more room to work with. It's almost impossible to split the two up in terms of quality of output, they're both top notch.". Engadget says that the original Super AMOLED displays exhibited slightly grainier images due to the PenTile matrix, but the new Plus displays (which use a real-stripe matrix) has great resolution and detail. The new display also has got rid of the oversaturated colors. The only down side of the screen is the auto-brightness feature (but that has nothing to do with the OLED...).