Mobile

OLED

A display technology with organic diodes in which each pixel emits its own light, giving true black and high contrast.

// EXPLANATION

Because it needs no backlight it can be made thin and flexible, which is the basis of foldable phones. Burn-in with static images and flicker (PWM) at low brightness are things to watch.

// ALSO KNOWN AS

OLED

// RELATED TERMS

Foldable displayAn OLED display built on a thin plastic base and special glass that can be bent repeatedly around a hinge. Ghost touchA phone detecting touches on its own although the screen is not touched; it can stem from drivers, hardware or charging noise.

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