So AMOLED and LCD, what's the difference? Why should I be interested in AMOLED rather than LCD? Surely a screen is a screen? Well, if you have these questions then you have come to the right place.
AMOLED stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode and consists of a matrix of OLED pixels which light up upon electrical activation this is in contrast to an LCD display where pixels are shown using a back light to emit light through a crystal display. LCD displays tend to be sharper with better colour reproduction but AMOLED displays are better for brighter more vibrant colours along with far less battery consumption.
Advantages:
- AMOLED displays consume considerably less power than both standard OLED displays as well as LCD displays.
- These displays typically provide a higher refresh rate than passive-matrix OLED displays.
Disadvantages:
- AMOLED displays can be difficult to view in direct sunlight although this is becoming less of an issue with the development of Super-AMOLED, a newer type of AMOLED developed by Samsung which has closed the gap between the layers of the screen.
- Due to the current high demand for the display technology current supplies are short leading to various manufacturers implementing other display technologies in their devices.
- AMOLED displays do not last as long as other display technologies. Whilst this is not a major problem with cell-phones it does prove a problem with televisions and devices with a longer life span.
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