AMOLED vs. LCD Screens

BayouEris · Jul 13, 2010

Thanks! Guess I am so frustrated from waiting for the phone I jumped the gun without doing the proper research. Got caught up in the hype of LED and LCD displays. Darn VzW, HTC, and Samsung for the backorders!

Always hated reading user comments from those that do not know what they are talking about.....and now I am one of them. Guess that is why there are smarter people than me on here to keep us straight.....uuuhhhmmm.....updated and corrected anyway...

FrozenIpaq · Jul 13, 2010

BayouEris said:
Thanks! Guess I am so frustrated from waiting for the phone I jumped the gun without doing the proper research. Got caught up in the hype of LED and LCD displays. Darn VzW, HTC, and Samsung for the backorders!

Always hated reading user comments from those that do not know what they are talking about.....and now I am one of them. Guess that is why there are smarter people than me on here to keep us straight.....uuuhhhmmm.....updated and corrected anyway...

It's all good, none of this stuff is "common sense" so it's understandable to have such questions.

mario8267 · Jul 13, 2010

So I'm receiving a replacement Dinc tomorrow and was just wondering if anyone knows if I will be getting the Dinc with the lcd display or the amoled display???

Sent from my Droid Incredible using Tapatalk

TheGoatLantern · Jul 13, 2010

They haven't officially announced the switch yet, so I'm almost positive that you will be getting AMOLED

jamor · Jul 13, 2010

TheGoatLantern said:
They haven't officially announced the switch yet, so I'm almost positive that you will be getting AMOLED

That's true.

But keep in mind, OLED/AMOLED has been removed from the website product description.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5269

Nasphreak · Jul 13, 2010

jamor said:
That's true.

But keep in mind, OLED/AMOLED has been removed from the website product description.

HTC Mobile Phones - DROID INCREDIBLE Verizon - Overview

"

Display :3.7-inch AMOLED touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution"

euph_22 · Jul 13, 2010

But they'll almost CERTAINLY have to make a positive announcement about the switch. A letter, for example, saying: "Because of supply issues, your phone may use either an AMOLED or SLCD screen. We apologize for any inconvenience"

jamor · Jul 13, 2010

Nasphreak said:
HTC Mobile Phones - DROID INCREDIBLE Verizon - Overview

"

Display :3.7-inch AMOLED touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution"

Sorry - I meant on the Verizon website, not the HTC website.

If you click on the phone and go down to description, it used to say:

3.7" 480x800 WVGA OLED Touch screen

It has recently been changed to:

3.7" 480x800 WVGA Touch screen

ramcharger1979 · Jul 13, 2010

I get my replacement on Thursday and my guess is we are safe. You can find the build date by looking at the date the factory apps where installed. If you download app brain it will give you a date. I would think anything past June 21st or so may not have the Amoled screen.

aznfishyfart · Jul 15, 2010

i got my replacement the other day and noticed it was not as bright and sharp as i remembered and my sister mentioned something as well (she also has an incredible)

but i thought it was possibly because i had not seen it in awhile
so i put my old and "new" ones side by side and they definitely are different
the "new" one looks washed out, not as clean and the blacks are not as black
im planning on calling verizon tomorrow
any other suggestions?

tsrdrum · Jul 15, 2010

fullhouse131 said:
According to the slides It says that AMOLED has better sunlight readability I thought that was where LCD won out. In know I have a harder time reading my incredible in the sun than I do my iPod touch. Is this the Incredible lacking the nits (brightness) or is it inherent to AMOLED?

I was curious about that too. My guess is that, while the screen appears brighter because of the richer blacks (which would also theoretically make it easier to read in the sun), the actual brightness is lower.

In other words, while the Incredible appears brighter in normal lighting situations due to blacker blacks, when you take it into a bright lighting situation you can tell that an LCD screen is brighter than an AMOLED.

Looking at other things that little slideshow said, that actually makes sense, since the Achille's heel of AMOLED battery draw is bright screens. So, HTC made the screen less bright so it wouldn't draw as much battery power, and they could get away with it because the contrast ratio is so awesome.

EDIT: I just checked on my brother's droid, and in the Droid's screen (LCD) is indeed significantly brighter than the Incredible's Screen (AMOLED). Although, even with the Inc on full brightness, the blacks were still blacker than the Droid on the lowest brightness

GrandMasterB · Jul 15, 2010

aznfishyfart said:
i got my replacement the other day and noticed it was not as bright and sharp as i remembered and my sister mentioned something as well (she also has an incredible)

but i thought it was possibly because i had not seen it in awhile
so i put my old and "new" ones side by side and they definitely are different
the "new" one looks washed out, not as clean and the blacks are not as black
im planning on calling verizon tomorrow
any other suggestions?

Please check the,

Settings/AboutPhone/HardwareInformation

And tell us what version the replacement is.

euph_22 · Jul 15, 2010

tsrdrum said:
I was curious about that too. My guess is that, while the screen appears brighter because of the richer blacks (which would also theoretically make it easier to read in the sun), the actual brightness is lower.

In other words, while the Incredible appears brighter in normal lighting situations due to blacker blacks, when you take it into a bright lighting situation you can tell that an LCD screen is brighter than an AMOLED.

Looking at other things that little slideshow said, that actually makes sense, since the Achille's heel of AMOLED battery draw is bright screens. So, HTC made the screen less bright so it wouldn't draw as much battery power, and they could get away with it because the contrast ratio is so awesome.

EDIT: I just checked on my brother's droid, and in the Droid's screen (LCD) is indeed significantly brighter than the Incredible's Screen (AMOLED). Although, even with the Inc on full brightness, the blacks were still blacker than the Droid on the lowest brightness

I believe it also has to do with the layers in the phone reflecting more sunlight.

aznfishyfart · Jul 15, 2010

GrandMasterB said:
Please check the,

Settings/AboutPhone/HardwareInformation

And tell us what version the replacement is.

its a 002 so amoled
also the manu date is may 20s so it also was before the screen news meaning it should be an amoled

jamor · Jul 15, 2010

aznfishyfart said:
its a 002 so amoled
also the manu date is may 20s so it also was before the screen news meaning it should be an amoled

I'm trying to eat lunch stop posting!!!

aznfishyfart · Jul 15, 2010

jamor said:
I'm trying to eat lunch stop posting!!!

sorry i already had my lunch

birthofahero · Jul 15, 2010

Could this be the new LCD screens?

About midway down there are some pics

jonathan062 · Jul 17, 2010

I just received a "like new replacement" Incredible and I had read they might switch to lcds but never really thought about it. anyway, got my replacement and immediately thought it looked funny. I noticed that the whites look yellowish and overall the display is not as sharp. I went and compared at the verizon store and sure enough I'm right. The employee made note in my account I called 611 and they said that phone had the screen replaced and they would send me another and make sure the screen had not been replaced on it. Honestly if I had never seen or had the AMOLED it would be fine, even great, but after having one anything else is unacceptable. Hardware version is 0002. Is there any definitive way to check?

billhao · Jul 18, 2010

Hi guys,

I am expecting my Dinc in two days. Very much like you, I would like to find out if my dinc is amodel or lcd. For those curious souls, I suggest a simple experiment to test your screen.

Accorcding to the pdf posted in this thread, LCD power consumption is constant while amodel power consumption depends on the display content. Amodel(oled) consumes few power than lcd in most cases. When showing a white background, however, amodel consumes 330% power than lcd. If this is correct and sony's SLCD also has constant power consumption as the lcd described in the pdf, we would be able to see if our dinc is amodel or slcd by comparing battery drop when using a white vs. black background for few hours. White background should use significantly more power than black background. Of course you have to keep the screen always on and refrain yourself from playing with the phone while testing.

So, let us know if you have tried this.

KB3MMX · Jul 18, 2010

Mark my words:

LCD REPLACEMENT OF THE AMOLED DISPLAY WILL BE THE DEATH ON THE DROID INCREDIBLE !!!

Lifeguard17 · Jul 18, 2010

Any device that comes out in the US gets a FCC device number. If there is a change to the device they have to get a new number. The FCC has onlu ONE number set for the Droid Incredible They are not using the LCD screens and IF they decide to they HAVE to and WILL get a new number.

civicsisedan · Jul 18, 2010

jonathan062 said:
I just received a "like new replacement" Incredible and I had read they might switch to lcds but never really thought about it. anyway, got my replacement and immediately thought it looked funny. I noticed that the whites look yellowish and overall the display is not as sharp. I went and compared at the verizon store and sure enough I'm right. The employee made note in my account I called 611 and they said that phone had the screen replaced and they would send me another and make sure the screen had not been replaced on it. Honestly if I had never seen or had the AMOLED it would be fine, even great, but after having one anything else is unacceptable. Hardware version is 0002. Is there any definitive way to check?

Hardware Version 0002 doesn't mean anything.

I got my Incredible a day before launch and is also 0002.

That doesn't mean it has the LCD screen.

GrandMasterB · Jul 18, 2010

civicsisedan said:
Hardware Version 0002 doesn't mean anything.

I got my Incredible a day before launch and is also 0002.

That doesn't mean it has the LCD screen.

It was rumored that Hardware Verison 0003 was going to be the SLCD screen change.

rushmore · Jul 18, 2010

Fact still is the amoled display was a big part of the marketing push for the Inc. LCD diminishes one of it's key advantages. Factor in that Motorola is more diligent with substantial updates with the X, the non-rooting consumer may now be better off with the X. I prefer the Inc, but mine has amoled.

VZW can spin all they want, but, the Incredible is not really that with LCD. Super LCD is still a lamp backlit LCD.

added:

The more I think of this, the more it seems people that bought into the amoled as part of the lure to get the Inc will have grounds for another handset- if their amoled version fails and is replaced with lcd. The change is more than cosmetic and is a downgrade.

fatsix · Jul 19, 2010

My replacement phone must have the new screen. I got my original phone pre release. The new replacement came last Friday. Huge difference, I'm disappointed now. The white looks like it has a greenish tint.

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