OLED

In short: OLED (organic light emitting diode) is a display technology in which every pixel emits light itself.

In more detail: Organic layers emit light as soon as current flows. No backlight is needed, black pixels stay completely off.

In Depth

Advantages

Perfect black, high contrast, fast response time, very thin and bendable displays.

Disadvantages

Burn-in with long-static images, limited peak brightness, higher price.

Use

Smartphones, televisions, smartwatches, monitors. Counterpart to classic LED-backlit LCDs. See also sOLED, IPS.

See also: LED, sOLED, IPS, Monitor