In this era when smartphones have become a necessity in our lives, a high-quality screen can indeed significantly improve the user experience. Faced with a wide range of screen types on the market, such as LCD, OLED, etc., how can we make a wise choice?


Analysis of mainstream screen types
‌1. LCD screen‌:
Light performance: using backlight technology, the light is uniform and soft, and there is basically no flicker problem
Eye protection advantage: especially suitable for users who are sensitive to the screen for long-term use
Service life: relatively long, low maintenance cost
Disadvantages: black display is not pure enough, and the overall power consumption is relatively high
2‌. OLED/AMOLED screen‌:
Display effect: strong color expression, high contrast, vivid picture
Functional features: support innovative technologies such as under-screen fingerprint
Energy consumption performance: more power-saving when displaying dark content
Usage suggestion: choose a model that supports DC dimming Can improve the flicker problem under low brightness



Key indicators for purchase

‌1. Resolution selection‌:
Basic needs: 1080P resolution can meet daily use
Advanced choice: If you pursue higher clarity, you can consider 2K or 4K screens
‌2. Refresh rate considerations‌:
Standard configuration: 60Hz refresh rate
Smooth experience: 90Hz or 120Hz can bring smoother operation experience
‌3. Brightness requirements‌:
Outdoor use: It is recommended to choose a high-brightness screen to ensure visibility in the sun



Master these purchase points, I believe that you will be able to find the screen configuration that best suits your needs the next time you change your phone. I don’t know what type of mobile phone screen you are using now? Are you satisfied with its performance?

LCD Screen Era: Foundation and Brilliance
Technical principles and characteristics
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) technology is an important milestone in the development of mobile phone screens. Its working principle is based on the electro-optic effect of liquid crystals, which displays images by changing the passage of light through the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules. LCD screens typically consist of a backlight, polarizing film, liquid crystal layer, and color filters. The backlight provides uniform light, the polarizer controls the direction of light passing through, the liquid crystal layer changes the molecular arrangement under the action of an electric field, and the color filter converts the passing light into the three primary colors of red, green, and blue, thereby forming a color image.LCD screens have the advantages of low cost, stable display, high color reproduction, large viewing angle, and relatively low power consumption. In the early mobile phone market, LCD screens became the mainstream screen technology due to their mature technology and wide applicability. For example, TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display) became popular in the early 21st century and gradually became the mainstream display technology for mobile devices, providing users with clear and stable image display.
Market Applications and Limitations
In the era of LCD screens, many well-known mobile phone brands have adopted this technology. The classic models launched by established mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola were mostly equipped with LCD screens, meeting the basic display function needs of users at that time. However, LCD screens also have some shortcomings. Its response speed is relatively slow, and it is prone to dragging and ghosting, which is particularly evident when watching high-speed moving images. In addition, LCD screens require backlight modules to illuminate the screen, resulting in relatively high power consumption, and the black color performance is not pure enough, with low contrast.

The Rise of OLED Screens: Innovation and Breakthrough
Technical principles and advantages
OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screens are a major innovation in mobile phone screen technology. Unlike LCD screens, OLED screens use self luminous technology, where each pixel can independently emit light without the need for a backlight source. The basic structure of OLED screens consists of several thin films, including an anode, a cathode, and an organic material layer located between the two. When current passes through, electrons and holes in the organic material layer combine to produce an excited state. When the excited state returns to the ground state, light is emitted.
OLED screens have many advantages. Firstly, its vibrant colors and high contrast can present more realistic and vivid images. Due to each pixel emitting light independently, it can truly turn off when displaying black, achieving almost infinite contrast. Secondly, OLED screens have faster response times and smoother visual effects, which can effectively reduce ghosting and residual effects. In addition, OLED screens also have the characteristics of being lightweight, bendable, and foldable, providing more possibilities for the appearance design of mobile phones.
Market Development and Trends

With the increasing demand of consumers for the display effect and appearance design of mobile phone screens, OLED screens have gradually become the standard configuration of high-end mobile phones. Apple, Samsung and other mobile phone brands have adopted OLED screens in their flagship models, driving the rapid development of the OLED screen market. According to Omdia's latest OLED Display Panel Market Tracking Report, smartphone AMOLED display panel shipments are expected to continue to grow in 2024, surpassing TFT LCD shipments for the first time. This growth trend is mainly driven by the strong demand for flexible AMOLED displays in the market.
In the OLED screen market, the performance of flexible AMOLED displays is particularly outstanding. Starting from the second half of 2022, Chinese display panel manufacturers have significantly reduced the manufacturing cost of flexible AMOLED panels, driving major smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to upgrade mid-range smartphone screens from traditional rigid AMOLED and LTPS TFT LCD panels to flexible AMOLED panels. The trend of replacing this display technology will further accelerate in 2024, increasing the market share of flexible AMOLED from 28% of the total smartphone display panel market in 2022 to 40% in 2024.
Comparative analysis of LCD and OLED screens
Display effect
In terms of display performance, OLED screens have significant advantages. Its color vividness, contrast, and viewing angle are superior to LCD screens. OLED screens can present richer colors and deeper black, making images more realistic and vivid. LCD screens, on the other hand, have relatively weak color saturation and contrast, and their black color performance is not pure enough, making them prone to light leakage when displaying dark scenes.
power consumption
Due to the self luminous technology used in OLED screens, each pixel emits light independently and can be turned off when displaying black, resulting in relatively low power consumption. LCD screens require continuous operation of the backlight module, which requires a certain amount of power to maintain the backlight even when displaying black, resulting in relatively high power consumption. In practical use, phones equipped with OLED screens usually perform better in terms of battery life.
Cost and lifespan
LCD screen technology is mature and the manufacturing cost is relatively low, so it still has a certain competitiveness in the mid to low end mobile phone market. The manufacturing cost of OLED screens is relatively high, resulting in higher prices for smartphones equipped with OLED screens. In addition, the organic materials of OLED screens have a relatively short lifespan and are prone to aging and screen burn-in, which is also a challenge they face.
Application scenarios
LCD screens are suitable for the mid to low end mobile phone market that is cost sensitive and does not require high display performance, as well as certain specific application scenarios that do not require high power consumption. OLED screens are more suitable for the high-end mobile phone market, meeting consumers' pursuit of high-quality display effects and personalized appearance design. At the same time, the bendable and foldable characteristics of OLED screens also provide more possibilities for the design innovation of future mobile phones.


Outlook for Future Mobile Screen Technology
Exploration of Emerging Technologies
In addition to LCD and OLED screen technologies, emerging screen technologies such as Mini LED and Micro LED are also constantly developing. Mini LED achieves higher brightness and more precise light control effect by reducing the size of LED beads; Micro LED, on the other hand, designs the LED structure into a tiny size, achieving higher pixel density and finer image display effects. However, these emerging technologies are still in the early stages of development and face some technical challenges, such as the relatively complex backlight design of Mini LED, which requires precise control of the luminous effect of each LED bead; Micro LED is facing technological challenges such as chip manufacturing and mass transfer.
Combining with cutting-edge technology
In the future, mobile screen technology will be deeply integrated with cutting-edge technologies such as 5G and AI. The high-speed and stable transmission of 5G networks will bring higher resolution and refresh rate content display to mobile phone screens, enhancing users' visual experience. AI technology can achieve intelligent optimization of screen display effects, automatically adjusting parameters such as brightness, color, and contrast of the screen according to different usage scenarios and user needs, providing more personalized display effects.
Flexibility and Diversified Design
As consumers' demands for mobile phone appearance design and portability continue to increase, future mobile phone screens will further achieve flexible design, creating thinner, more durable, and bendable mobile phone screens. New screen forms such as foldable screens and curled screens will continue to emerge, bringing users new ways of use and interactive experiences. At the same time, the design of mobile phone screens will become more diversified to meet the personalized needs of different users.conclusion
The evolution of mobile screen technology from LCD to OLED is a vivid manifestation of continuous technological progress. LCD screens played an important role in the early development of mobile phone screens due to their low cost and stable display, while OLED screens gradually became the mainstream choice for high-end phones due to their bright colors, high contrast, and bendability. In the future, with the continuous emergence of emerging technologies and deep integration with cutting-edge technologies, mobile screen technology will develop towards higher resolution, higher refresh rate, lower power consumption, greater flexibility, and greater diversity. We have reason to believe that future mobile screens will bring us more stunning visual experiences and more convenient ways of human-computer interaction.

Comparison of Three Packaging Technologies


1. COG (Chip On Glass): This is one of the most traditional packaging methods, with low technical barriers and low costs, and is the most commonly used technology for screens. From the English version, it can also be seen that this packaging method involves placing IC chips and FPC cables on the back glass of the screen. However, due to the IC chip being located directly below the LCD, a considerable amount of screen space is squeezed, inevitably resulting in a "chin".




2. COF (Chip On Film): Essentially, it is an upgraded version of COG and a key factor in the current screen transformation. The main principle is to place the display driver IC chip into a flexible FPC cable, and then fold it under the screen using the characteristics of the FPC itself. Specifically, through hot pressing, the Gold Bump of the IC chip and the Inner Lead on the flexible substrate circuit will be bonded together. Due to the release of space occupied by IC chips, the lower frame width can generally be reduced by at least 1.5 millimeters.






3. COP (Chip On Pi): It belongs to the process with the most reduced borders, but it should be emphasized that the premise of this process is the application of flexible OLED screens, which utilize the bending characteristics of flexible OLEDs to bend all cables and ICs below the screen. Of course, OLED is also divided into two types: hard screens and flexible screens. To use this technology, a combination of COP packaging technology and flexible OLED must be used. However, this technology still has the disadvantages of high cost and low yield rate.





After introducing the technical foundations of COG, COF, and COP, let's take a look at the practical application of COP technology on Samsung S8. This phone adopts innovative COP screen packaging technology, which allows the screen edges to bend without physical limitations, achieving a nearly borderless visual effect. This technology not only enhances the aesthetic appearance of mobile phones, but also brings them a wider display space.

Collaborative innovation, industry university research collaboration to forge the technological highland of "Chinese screen"

As a leading Chinese enterprise in the AMOLED field, Vishino has always been driven by technological innovation and has joined forces with Tsinghua University and domestic material manufacturers to launch technological breakthroughs in the field of OLED material devices. After years of research and development, the company has successfully overcome key technological bottlenecks and released the fourth generation pTSF material device system. This system has been comprehensively upgraded from three dimensions: luminous efficiency, color gamut coverage, and device lifespan. It not only achieves purer color presentation, lower energy consumption, but also extends screen lifespan. It has officially been put into mass production and commercial use, adding core chips to the competition of "Chinese screens" in the global market.

Technological breakthrough, redefining AMOLED performance benchmark

In the development process of OLED technology, how to simultaneously achieve high efficiency, long lifespan, and high color purity of OLED has always been an important research issue. Compared to traditional OLED devices, the fourth generation pTSF device technology introduces multiple energy transfer modes, ultimately emitting light from a fluorescent emitter, achieving 100% internal quantum efficiency utilization. Moreover, the exciton lifetime of devices using pTSF technology has achieved a leap from microseconds to nanoseconds, suppressing exciton annihilation and quenching processes within the device, thereby achieving higher efficiency and longer lifetime, as well as higher color purity.

As the "barometer" of the global display industry, the SID exhibition in 2025 saw Vishino launch high-efficiency pTSF device products and wide color gamut pTSF device screens globally, which attracted widespread attention in the industry for their performance. Data shows that screens equipped with high-efficiency pTSF devices reduce power consumption by over 12% and increase lifespan by 15% compared to traditional devices. Taking a smartphone with a daily battery life of 10 hours as an example, installing this screen can increase usage time by an additional 1.2 hours, effectively solving the pain point of "fast screen power consumption" in mobile devices. The wide color gamut pTSF device body has achieved breakthroughs in color reproduction, covering DCI-P3 color gamut (>99.5%) and Adobe RGB color gamut (>99.5%), with color accuracy reaching professional design level, meeting the needs of professional scenarios such as image creation and graphic design, while reducing energy consumption by more than 6% and increasing lifespan by 20%. At present, high-efficiency pTSF devices have completed mass production and begun to be applied in various mobile electronic devices in batches.

The technological breakthrough of Weixinnuo cannot be separated from the support of the industry university research collaborative innovation system. As a pioneer in China's OLED industry, the technological roots of Weixinnuo can be traced back to the OLED project team of Tsinghua University in 1996- it was this early technological exploration that accumulated a solid research and development foundation for the company. As of now, Weixinnuo has applied for over 20000 OLED related patents, with invention patents accounting for up to 89%. The patented technology covers the entire industry chain, including materials, devices, processes, and equipment, forming a complete technical protection system. In terms of industry standards and innovative achievements, Vicino has broken the monopoly of foreign enterprises: it is a Chinese enterprise that * formulates international standards for flexible displays, has won more than 20 global "*" innovative technologies and applications, more than 50 national "first" breakthroughs, and has also won the "first prize of the the State Technological Innovation Award" of the display industry *, becoming the "synonym" of China's display technology innovation.

In November 2024, Professor Duan Lian from Tsinghua University gave a keynote speech on the improvement of OLED performance at the screen technology press conference held by Weixinnuo. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on the research and development details and application scenarios of pTSF technology, further deepening the cooperation between industry, academia and research. In fact, the breakthrough of pTSF technology is the result of long-term cooperation between the two parties. The advantages of Tsinghua University in the field of basic research complement each other's experience in industrialization, accelerating the process of technology from the laboratory to the market. Practice has proven that the advantages of pTSF technology in key indicators such as color purity, efficiency, and lifespan not only validate the effectiveness of industry university research collaborative innovation, but also provide a replicable model for the technological upgrade of "Chinese screens".

The mass production and commercialization of the fourth generation pTSF material device system by Visionor is not only an important leap forward for the company's own development, but also promotes the key transformation of "Chinese screens" from "technology *" to "product *", which is of milestone significance in the global display industry. This achievement marks that "Made in China" has completely shed its identity as a "follower" in the AMOLED field, and has become a "leader" in the industry through independent innovation. In the future, it will continue to promote technological changes in the global display industry, allowing "Chinese screens" to shine even brighter in the global market.

The performance of the Chinese market is particularly outstanding. Starting from 2023, the Chinese market will surpass other markets and become the world's largest foldable screen mobile phone market. IDC predicts that in the next five years, the proportion of the Chinese market in the global foldable screen mobile phone market will remain stable at over 40%.

Specifically, in the first half of this year, the shipment volume of foldable screen smartphones in the Chinese market reached 4.98 million units, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%. Among them, Huawei's performance is particularly prominent, occupying 75% of the Chinese market share with a record high of 3.74 million units.

Specifically, in the first quarter of 2025, Huawei shipped 2.84 million units, accounting for approximately 76.6% of the market share; Following closely behind are brands such as Honor and OPPO, but far behind Huawei. Although there was a slight decline in the second quarter, Huawei still maintained its dominant position with a market share of 72.6%.

IDC pointed out that Chinese manufacturers are generally leading the global popularization of foldable screen technology by relying on mature local supply chains, high user acceptance, and precise market strategies. Huawei not only successfully boosted sales, but also promoted the localization of materials and core components in the industrial chain, further enhancing China's independent and controllable capabilities in this field.

Of course, the most significant feeling for consumers is that the current foldable screen prices are becoming increasingly affordable. In fact, this is also the result of the continuous expansion of the market and the continuous decline of supply chain costs. And more affordable prices can further drive market growth, thereby driving down the prices of foldable phones and gradually replacing conventional phones. So the question is, have you used a foldable phone yet?