differences between AMOLED and LCD
AMOLED Vs LCD
Hey guys, Vijay here and today we are going
to take a quick look at the differences between
AMOLED and LCD smartphone screen technologies,
which should help you pick the one that’s
right for you!
As AMOLED and LCD displays are based on different
technologies, they each have their own ups
and downs. In this video I have the Nexus
6P which uses an AMOLED display, and the Nexus
5X which uses an LCD IPS display.
The biggest advantage that an AMOLED screen
offers in my opinion, is that light comes
from the individual pixels themselves, rather
than a backlight that an LCD screen would
use. This results in pixels on an AMOLED display
being able to turn completely off when they
are fully black, resulting in deep blacks
and high contrast levels which look great.
Not only does it looks great, but there are
also power savings to be had by turning off
individual pixels, which can increase battery
life.
This is in comparison to a backlight panel
that LCD screens use to produce light, which
must always be on, resulting in blacks not
getting as dark as an AMOLED as light is required.
This also results in LCD screens generally
being brighter than AMOLED screens, making
them better for viewing in direct sunlight.
This backlight can however introduce undesirable
backlight bleed around the sides of the panel
which is something to watch out for.
Colours on an AMOLED display are typically
more oversaturated, which makes the pop a
lot more compared to an LCD screen, while
LCD screens on the other hand generally provide
more realistic colour reproduction.
AMOLED displays can be thinner owing to there
not being a backlight behind the screen, however
they can also be more costly to produce, resulting
in higher prices.
While both display technologies have great
viewing angles, I think there is a slight
edge to LCD IPS. On extreme angles the LCD
display of the 5X looks slightly better than
the AMOLED display of the 6P.
Another downside to AMOLED is that over time
the screens can burn in, something that is
less of an issue with current LCD screens.
This can take a long time to happen though,
and can be mitigated by changing what regularly
displays on the screen such as your wallpaper,
or moving icons around.
AMOLED does allow for some pretty cool features
though, such as ambient display in Android
which will show important notifications on
a black screen, only lighting up the required
pixels to do so while keeping the rest of
the pixels black and powered off, so these
types of notifications only use a very minimal
amount of power.
So in summary, if you’re after more realistic
colours and a brighter display, an LCD screen
may be for you.
Alternatively, if you’re after colours that
really pop, increased battery life as a result
from black content with amazing deep blacks
and high contrast levels, an AMOLED screen
may be for you.
It’s difficult for me to do complete justice
to each display technology and pick up the
differences here on camera, it’s really
something that you need to try out for yourself,
so I’d recommend playing with both types
of screens in a store if possible as different
people have different preferences.
So which type of screen technology do you
prefer? Personally I find AMOLED to look nicer
as I really like the deep blacks, however
I’d still have no problem using an LCD display
either. While both have their advantages and
disadvantages the technologies are constantly
improving, so hopefully it’s not too long
until we have an even better display option
available. Thanks for watching and don’t
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Hey there, This is Vijay Bhand a Blogger by Passion. Also an SEO Expert, Affiliate Marketer, Traveler, and an Online Entrepreneur.
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