Samsung Galaxy Tab To Use Super TFT Display And Not Super AMOLED

on 09/06/2010, filed in Home > Gadgets

Samsung’s Super AMOLED displays, as used on the Galaxy S phone, are already popular, as many folks were hoping that the freshly-announced Galaxy Tab would offer a 7-inch Super AMOLED display. While it would be a drool-worthy idea, Samsung executives have confirmed that the tablet will not be using a Super AMOLED display, but will instead offer a Super TFT display, touted to offer performance similar to that of a Super AMOLED display, while offering better battery performance at a lower cost. Will the Super TFT be able to satisfy the many Samsung fans out there that are in love with Samsung’s Super AMOLED displays? We’ll have to wait and see what the response is when the Galaxy Tab is launched. Video after the jump.

AMOLED: stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode, is a display technology in which an electro-luminescent organic compound (organic=contains Carbon) is used to light up pixels. Active Matrix refers to a technique to control the pixels and sub-pixels (RGB components) state which was introduced in the mid-70s. Active Matrix is used with many kinds of displays, but the most famous are TFT LCD and AMOLED.

Samsung: Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

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