Samsung’s Super AMOLED screen technology is getting better with the day and unsurprisingly the company’s latest flagship, Galaxy S5, comes with the best-yet display. According to DisplayMate, this is the brightest display they’ve ever tested, defeating the traditional notion that OLED screens are dimmer than their LCD counterparts. Moreover, it uses the same amount of power as the last year’s model (Galaxy S4).
“Based on our extensive Lab tests and measurements… the Galaxy S5 is the Best performing Smartphone display that we have ever tested – and it has raised the bar for top display performance up by another notch.” They go on to add that the screen is a “major improvement over the Galaxy S4 and a significant improvement over the Galaxy Note 3 in almost every single test and measurement category.”
The Galaxy S5’s screen also has the lowest screen reflectance of any mobile device DisplayMate has seen. Samsung kept using the diamond-shaped subpixel that leads to higher efficiency without the graininess that came from PenTile arrays. The larger blue and red subpixels are diamond-shaped, while the green subpixels are oval, making it easier to squeeze in between the others while maintaining the highest quality possible…