Real RGB OLED backed to redefine 2K resolutions for smartphones

Smartphone display quality is often judged on the amount of pixels present, typically measured in pixels per inch (ppi, a value once driven to well over 600 in the "4K" Sony Xperia 1 V). TCL asserts that this is about to change with the launch of the first Real RGB OLED smartphone.

The new technology is backed to solve typical OLED problems such as how fuzzy the outlines of text can get sometimes, while maintaining inky blacks and rich color.

That is because TCL's new manufacturing process (inkjet-printing or IJP) is rated to ensure that every individual pixel has a red, green and blue sub-pixel, whereas those of some older panels might share a sub-pixel of a certain color.

That might actually result in Real RGB panels with reduced ppi, and, thus relatively reduced resolutions - for example, the supposedly upcoming Xiaomi 16 Pro is thought to have a 2,048×1,080 screen (a resolution that might be touted as the 'new 2K' in the near future), compared to 3,200x1,440 in the 15 Pro.

The famous leaker Digital Chat Station asserts that the 2 displays would be of similar "fineness" in any case, thanks to TCL's new Real RGB pixel array.

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