The display uses a diamond PenTile pixel layout, which means every pixel on the screen shares red, green, and blue subpixels with the pixels around it — unlike previous iPhone LCD screens which have dedicated RGB
subpixels in a stripe for every pixel on the screen.
, each of the red, green and blue
subpixels in micro LEDs produces its own light, offering high contrast ratios and deep blacks.
Not exact matches
Something important that hasn't been said
in the video: In the specified resolution of 1200 × 1600 all color subpixels are counte
in the video:
In the specified resolution of 1200 × 1600 all color subpixels are counte
In the specified resolution of 1200 × 1600 all color
subpixels are counted.
By applying differing voltages, they are able to change the color of individual
subpixels to red, green or blue — the RGB scale — or gradations
in between.
Samsung is claiming the PenTile RGBW technology has allowed them to achieve a resolution of 300 dpi
in spite of it having only two - third the number of
subpixels found
in the conventional RGB stripe LCD.
The matrix used
in such AMOLED displays has limited colour accuracy due to the «PenTile matrix» which displays green
subpixels and alternating red and blue
subpixels.
In RGBG PenTile displays there are only two
subpixels per pixel, with twice as many green pixels than red and blue ones.
In a Diamond Pixel display, there are twice as many green
subpixels as there are blue and red ones, and the green
subpixels are oval and small while the red and blue ones are diamond - shaped and larger (the blue
subpixel is slightly larger than the red one).
In PenTile displays, there are twice as many green
subpixels as there are blue suxpixels.
The screen uses Super AMOLED Plus technology, which packs
in 50 percent more
subpixels.
Light from the
subpixels is mixed
in varying intensities to produce different colors.
Interestingly, DisplayMate finds that while the 10.5» tablet uses an RGB strip architecture (where every pixel is made from red, green and blue
subpixels), the 8.4», with the higher - density display (361 PPI) uses the company's Diamond Pixel matrix, the same one used
in the GS5.
However, the possible refresh rate (the amount of images per second that the screen can display) is slightly higher on PlayStation VR, and the device displays more
subpixels than its PC competitors which leads to a reduction
in the «screen door» effect, which sometimes renders the spaces between pixels visible on a VR display.
Each pixel
in the sensor was re-engineered to get rid of «crosstalk» between
subpixels.
The Plus technology adds 50 percent more
subpixels (each pixel is further broken into
subpixels,) resulting
in noticeably smoother, sharper, more vibrant, and more colorful text and images.
The effective pixels - per - inch are lower than on a 1080p LCD panel, mind you, given that the pentile matrix of the phone's AMOLED display results
in lower effective color resolution because of the uneven colored
subpixels arrangement.
Our only real display gripe has to do with the PenTile matrix pattern — the jagged edges visible
in certain fonts and UI elements due to the irregular
subpixel pattern being used.
With modern smartphone and smartwatch technology, screen burn
in can manifest as a result of the different life spans between the red, green, and blue LED
subpixels used
in OLED panels.
Instead of being laid out
in an RG - BG fashion like Samsung's displays (which Samsung claims is done to maximize the green
subpixel resolution as our eyes are most sensitive to green), LG uses an RB - GB layout that maximizes the number of blue
subpixels.
The 10.5 - inch Tab S has the same RGB stripe
subpixel arrangement we saw
in the Note 2 (with double the blue) on a Super AMOLED display at 287 ppi.
The report says the OLED panel
in the Galaxy S8 uses two
subpixels, including red - green and blue - green.
It's 5.7 inches
in size and uses Super AMOLED technology, which will be interesting from both a power consumption and
subpixel matrix perspective.
While rumors don't indicate a resolution bump, it's worth noting that Samsung typically uses an PenTile
subpixel arrangement
in its OLED panels.