Smartphones with AMOLED Screens

By JB Burden

Today you’ll see a high demand for AMOLED screens on smartphones, digital cameras, and other devices that play media. AMOLED, which stands for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, is a display system that uses considerably less power than other technologies. With portable devices that already suck up a lot of energy, display technology like AMOLED helps a great deal with extending the battery life.

Some AMOLED screens are difficult to view in direct sunlight because they don’t have a maximum brightness as great as traditional LCD screens. Samsung is one manufacturer in particular working to enhance the AMOLED technology, and it has helped improve visibility by decreasing the space between the layers of the screen.

Some smartphones that include an AMOLED display include:

• HTC Droid Incredible
• Galaxy Nexus
• Motorola Droid Razr
• Nokia N9
• Samsung Galaxy S II

JB Burden has been reviewing, and researching TVs and Electronics for more than 9 years. His topical “interests” include pixel orbiters, louvered screen filters, and in-plane switching panels… among other things. See more about JB

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