Why manufactures should advertise the amount of subpixels and not pixels. Pentile vs RGB

Have you ever noticed that an IPS 1080p panel found on an iPhone Plus model is much sharper than a 1080p AMOLED panel found on most OnePlus models?

As we know, most manufacturers advertise the amount of "Pixels" on their screen, but not every pixel is equal as we shall now see.

If we consult the image down below we see that:

1 Pixel on a RGB IPS LCD contains 3 subpixels (R,G,B)

1 Pixel on a Pentile AMOLED contains 2 subpixels only (2 out of R,G or B)

The result of that is, that in an 4p x 4p array of an LCD screens there are 16 pixels * 3 subpixels = 48 subpixels

In the same array; an AMOLED screen contains only 16 pixels * 2 subpixels = 32 Subpixels

This means that the total count of Subpixels (Which makes for the sharpness of the screen) of the Amoled is only 2/3 of the count of the LCD.

This is obviously very noticeable.

Here is an image that might make it more understandable

The whole "Pixel count" thing is therefore misleading and manufacturers should advertise the amount of subpixels, which will show the true sharpness of the screen.

Submitted April 29, 2018 at 07:24PM by DingleberryHandpump- https://ift.tt/2KoW20k https://ift.tt/eA8V8J