Why do almost all flagship smartphones have an OLED display?

All these phones use an OLED display

As we all know display is the most important thing that a user interact with while using a smartphone. The OEMs(Original Equipment Manufacturer) have to make sure that the displays on their smartphone should stand out from the competition.

What’s an OLED Display?

The term OLED is an abbreviation for organic light-emitting diode. This kind of display works without a backlight as each LED emits its own light.

How do OLEDs compares to LCDs? (Is it better or worse?)

• LCDs (Liquid-crystal displays) are cheaper to manufacture as compared to OLEDs. This is the main reason why most of the mid-range and budget smartphones come with a LCD.
• OLEDs offer deep black levels and better contrast. This is because instead of a backlit display (in case of LCDs), in an OLED each and every LED lights up on its own. In other words, whenever we need to show black on the display, the LEDs wont light up in that region giving deep black levels.
• Due to the reason mentioned above, OLEDs are less power hungry and helps saving battery life.
• Who doesn’t love Always On Display (a feature found in Samsung and One Plus smartphones that lets you show important information…