AMOLED is the screen tech for wearables(Apple Watch, Moto, Gear S etc.

LCD’s would not be able to work in any of these scenarios. AMOLED Has a higher contrast ratio than IPS LCD More efficient in power consumption, up to 10x more than IPS Display Can update the pixel color independently.

Flexible, Curvable, Adaptable – Flexible AMOLED Displays are present in the Samsung Galaxy, the Galaxy Gear uses a curved display, and nearly every other smart wearable uses a circular AMOLED display.Energy Efficiency – Because the display can individually light pixels, and likewise leave some pixels turned off entirely, this means the screen can achieve levels of power efficiency rarely seen on smartphone displays, leading to better battery life.That means looking at a Zebra uses less energy than a polar bear on your Galaxy. True Black can be truly achieved – Because no backlight assembly is needed, the display can power off pixels that are to display the black portions of an image, meaning the black is as dark as it can be.Amoled Screens have the most vivid colors – Ever want your movies or pictures to pop like they haven’t before? AMOLED screens can make that happen with amazing contrast ratios(distance in color from darkest to lightest).Its comparable to being able to slow a car down to 2 mph versus coming to a complete stop. The downside to using backlights, is that black is never true black, because no matter what, light has to be coming through, so it will never have as dark of a screen as an AMOLED screen. This is caused by uneven light distribution. On some lower quality LCD screens, you can see bright spots in the middle or on the perimeters of screens. A series of thin films, transparent mirrors and an array of white LED Lights that shine and distribute light across the back of the display. The light is generated from a “backlight”. Where you start seeing differences emerge, is how the light is generated in each screen. To make a certain color, each pixel lets certain amounts of light through each pixel at different intensities, showing the color on your screen. The three sections are red, green and blue (primary colors for display tech). A pixel is made up of 3 sections called sub-pixels. On a technical level, what differentiates these two prevalent screen technologies?īoth screens are made up of Pixels.

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