OLED vs AMOLED vs Super AMOLED: Difference and Comparison

Key Takeaways

1. OLED and AMOLED use self-emitting pixels for better viewing angles and contrast compared to LCD.
2. Super AMOLED has an integrated touch layer, making the displays thinner and more responsive.
3. AMOLED displays have better outdoor visibility compared to OLED.

What is OLED?

OLED is a display technology, and it stands for Organic Light-Emitting Diode. This technology gets used in devices such as smartphones, monitors and televisions. These displays are made of carbon-based organic compounds. Therefore they do not need backlights to emit light.

These displays offer a wide range of color gamut that reproduces colors accurately. OLED panels also transition quickly between different colors, making them an excellent gaming suit. Its thin size keeps the device light. However, it also has some shortcomings, such as the burn-in of the screen.

What is AMOLED?

AMOLED is also a display technology, and its full form is an Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode. It includes an active matrix technology that improves the performance of OLED. Here each pixel is controlled by its own transistor. 

AMOLED has the power to turn off pixels, and due to this feature, it consumes less power than OLED. Of its feature of high contrast, and vibrancy of color, it has become increasingly popular among smartphone manufacturers. It offers a great visual experience on portable devices, and its flexible nature allows the device to have different designs.

What is Super AMOLED?

Super AMOLED is nothing but an improved version of AMOLED. This technology was created and brought to the market by Samsung for their mobile devices. On other phones, the touch-sensitive layer is added separately. But here, the touch-sensitive layer is put directly.

Super AMOLED reduces glare and reflections. As a result, it appears bright even under sunlight and improves visibility and readability. It is a thinner and lighter option compared to others. 

Users also enjoy energy-saving benefits with this technology. It is more power-efficient compared to OLED and AMOLED displays.

Difference Between OLED and AMOLED and Super AMOLED

1. The full form of OLED is an organic light-emitting diode, while the full form of AMOLED is an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, and Super AMOLED is a more advanced version of AMOLED.
2. OLEDs consume less power than LCDs, but more power than AMOLED, but Super AMOLED consumes 20% less power than AMOLED.
3. Among the three, OLED is the least expensive, whereas AMOLED is more expensive than OLED, and Super AMOLED is the most expensive.
4. OLED has a dull display, but AMOLED has a vibrating color display, and Super AMOLED has a contrast ratio of 100000:1.
7. The production cost of OLED is less than AMOLED, while for Super AMOLED, the price is the highest.

Comparison Between OLED and AMOLED and Super AMOLED

Parameter of Comparison	OLED	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Power Consumption	OLEDs consume less power than LCDs but more power than AMOLED.	AMOLED consumes less power than OLED.	Super AMOLED consumes 20% less power than AMOLED.
Contrast	Its displays are darker and dull compared to AMOLED.	Its displays deliver accurate color contrasts and are more vibrant.	It holds the contrast ratio of 100000:1 with more rendition compared to AMOLED.
Transistor	In OLED, a thin film transistor or TFT is only responsible for supplying the power	In AMOLED, TFT is accountable for providing power and charging the pixel	In this, Tiny Pixel burning as these pixels are spread uniformly onto a single layer
Flexibility	It is less flexible to use than AMOLED.	It is more flexible to use than OLED.	It is more flexible to use than AMOLED.
Expense	OLED costs less than AMOLED.	It costs more than OLED.	It is more expensive than AMOLED.

References

1. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6338465/ 
2. https://sid.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1889/1.2166835
3. https://sid.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1889/1.1847734

Last Updated : 14 October, 2023