HTC Desire and Nexus One to ditch AMOLEDs for S-LCD screens

26 July, 2010
HTC is experiencing some problems sourcing enough AMOLED screens for its devices and it has finally find a solution - switching to LCD displays by S-LCD Corporation, a joint-venture of Samsung and Sony...

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  • alfiu
  • xZw
  • 05 Dec 2010

how can people say that the lcd on the iphone 4 is better than a super amoled?? yes the iphone4 is an amazing piece of technology..but give credit where its due..the retina display is awesome..but not comparable to a super AMOLED..It beats it on contrast and viewing angles, and slightly on color reproduction as well..but i get confused when it comes to power consumption..are lcds better or amoleds better?

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    • torrentblock
    • ixY
    • 02 Aug 2010

    i'm an HTC person, but i've tried the samsung galaxy 9000 and the iPhone 4.

    indoors in average lighting i guess the iPhone 4 screen just about beats the Galaxy. outside, or in dark environments there's no comparison. super amoled wins due to the contrast. what's the point of a retinal display if you literally can't see the display?

    it's sad news that there is an amoled shortage because it's the best display option around, even from an environmental point of view. the Samsung is so slim, sleak and beautiful but the HTC fanboy in me will note that the case feels a little cheap and plasticky.

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      • hamishmash
      • m7i
      • 01 Aug 2010

      X, 28 Jul 2010S-AMOLED simply can't be a winner if you already own an iPh... moreI love the way the i phone 4 users are saying positive things about this new handset. I rank it with the Nokia 1661 for reliability, only costs a fortune more and less reliable! Why not buy a handset for what it does instead of the name on it. Do some research, then you do not have to lie, do not even have to hold it in a camp manner to make/receive a call.

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        • X
        • s3A
        • 28 Jul 2010

        Anonymous, 28 Jul 2010are you out of your mind ? super amoled is far better than ... moreS-AMOLED simply can't be a winner if you already own an iPhone 4 ;-)
        Cause, you know, iPhone 4 iz da best...

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          • Anonymous
          • m1u
          • 28 Jul 2010

          Anonymous, 27 Jul 2010clearly not ! point in case iphone 4 has the best display ,... moreare you out of your mind ? super amoled is far better than your stupid lcd in your iphone 4, comparisons have been made and s-amoled comes out the winner

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            • Anonymous
            • QSc
            • 28 Jul 2010

            difference between amoled and s lcd is that samsung is the king of screens and they see no need to supply everyone of their competitors with their latest technologies. amoled is better. more efficient, better contrast, better viewing angles.

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              • X
              • s3A
              • 27 Jul 2010

              Anonymous, 27 Jul 2010clearly not ! point in case iphone 4 has the best display ,... moreYeah, right... just because You bought yourself an iPhone 4 doesn't automatically mean that so called "Retina" is he best screen out there.
              S-AMOLED is the greatest at the moment.

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                • k3nlow0830
                • IW9
                • 27 Jul 2010

                =..=" i just bought my htc desire... now only announced change the AMOLED to S-LCD... wat is the diffirent between AMOLED n S-LCD?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • D8X
                  • 27 Jul 2010

                  Super Andrew, 26 Jul 2010Super Amoled is by far superior than any LCD display out th... moreclearly not ! point in case iphone 4 has the best display , L.E.D backlit LCD , NOT THE MOST POWER EFFICIENT but much nicer too look at compared with this current crop of super amoled,

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                    • yes your right
                    • v0X
                    • 27 Jul 2010

                    Anonymous, 26 Jul 2010how can you go from amoled to lcd. even s lcd doesnt beat o... moreAMOLED is the best screan and AMOLED have better brightness and S LCD dosnt have a very bright screan.... so S LCD is no match in AMOLED screan

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                      • otg
                      • 0IF
                      • 27 Jul 2010

                      but I suppose new phones will be cheaper. Second hand prices will rise ... :) I love my amoled HTC desire more now.

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                        • Hassan
                        • 9y9
                        • 27 Jul 2010

                        why not Super AMOLED, as this display has proved exceptional performance in Galaxy S and Wave.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vuf
                          • 27 Jul 2010

                          A, 26 Jul 2010S-LCD is a procuct by Samsung and Sony. Company is in Korea...your point being?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 9Gc
                            • 27 Jul 2010

                            I still prefer LCD then AMOLED. Some how I felt that AMOlED is too contrasting and does not produce accurate colour. Indeed the brightness level is good and viewing angle is good and consume less power, but i prefer to have a comfortable viewing screen.

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                              • abhi
                              • TL5
                              • 27 Jul 2010

                              AMOLED screens r not always power efficient.
                              They r efficient in producing dark colours only. If white page or image is opened on a AMOLED screen then it consumes 3 times more battery power than a LCD screen.

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                                • abhi
                                • TL5
                                • 27 Jul 2010

                                Sam, 26 Jul 2010According to Wikipedia S-LCD is a joint venture between the... moreYou r mistaken.
                                Sony is having low shares in S-LCD bcoz sony is gonna pull itself out of this joint venture as from 2011 sony will work in collaboration with sharp.
                                Sony will no more work with its biggest rival as it said in a press conference.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • qaw
                                  • 27 Jul 2010

                                  Anonymous, 27 Jul 2010The htc desire will launch in canada in afew weeks with thi... morehopefully few weeks will mean, 1 week :P

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                                    • Rizu
                                    • uWx
                                    • 27 Jul 2010

                                    S-Lcd is better or Super AMOLED ?

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                                      • Rizu
                                      • uWx
                                      • 27 Jul 2010

                                      S-Lcd is better or Super AMOLED ?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PVh
                                        • 27 Jul 2010

                                        uh oh! Does this mean sony is leaving ericsson. Walkman and Cybershot on a Samsung, that would be awesome.