In the age of cutting-edge visuals and immersive gameplay, display is crucial for gamers. Most major gaming titles need a display that can keep up with demanding graphics and rapid pacing. Now, most gaming tablets on the market will stick to the good old LCD screen to stay ahead, giving users just enough power and vibrance to remain enthralled. At REDMAGIC, we believe in pushing the envelope and striving for more than the usual to give you the remarkable.
Our latest Astra gaming tablet replaces the LCD screen with a high-resolution OLED display, featuring 1,600 nits of peak brightness, a 165Hz refresh rate, and a 2,4K resolution. We know that both displays have their merits and can be useful – in fact, our Nova gaming tablet comes equipped with a 10.9-inch LCD screen.
However, we also know the value of improvement. In this blog, we look at how OLED compares to LCD screens and why you should choose the Astra gaming tablet for superior visuals. First, let’s get a good grasp of the display technologies and how they work.
What Is an OLED Display?
An OLED display – or Organic Light Emitting Diodes display – is one of the most commonly used screens today. One of the key features of an OLED display is that each of its pixels can emit its own light and be controlled individually, a phenomenon called emissive display. An OLED screen uses a unique panel consisting of an organic substance that glows with no need for a backlight – unlike common LCD screens.
By having each pixel independently lit, OLED displays ensure precise control over image quality. These displays deliver impressive image quality with bright colors, fast motion, and high contrast. This is why they’re often found on high-end TVs, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Now, let’s look at some of the core benefits of an OLED display.
Benefits of an OLED Display
An OLED display has a unique structure and design which gives it certain premium characteristics, enhancing colors, contrast, and immersion. These are some of the top benefits of an OLED display in a gaming tablet:
Infinite Contrast Ratios and Deeper Blacks: An OLED display provides richer and more vivid colors, which make images and videos appear more lifelike. Due to each pixel being lit individually, the display can also achieve infinite contrast ratios. This provides true blacks when pixels are turned off completely - for a more vibrant and lifelike image quality, particularly in dark scenes or low-light environments.
Faster Gameplay: OLED displays also tend to have faster refresh rates, reducing motion blur and providing smoother gameplay. This responsiveness and vibrance make them ideal for a gaming tablet screen.
Wider Viewing Angles: An OLED display also has a wider range of viewing angles for consistent image quality regardless of the viewing position. This is especially useful for portable devices, like smartphones or tablets.
Improved Portability: An OLED device is often slimmer and lighter without the need for a backlight structure. This makes OLED display devices easier to carry or travel with.
Flexible by Design: Plastic materials can often be used for OLED displays instead of glass, which makes them a great option for foldable designs.
Energy Efficient: Without the need for backlighting, OLED displays consume much less power than their LCD counterparts.
Now that we know more about how OLED displays improve gaming tablets, let’s see how they compare to the traditional LCD screen.
How Is OLED Different from LCD?
The primary difference between Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and an OLED display is the way each screen emits light. An LCD uses liquid crystals that produce an image once light is passed through the display. This is why an LCD needs a backlight, whereas an OLED display emits light through individual organic compounds by itself. Now, let’s see how OLED differs from the typical LCD screen.
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Contrast: Contrast is the difference between the lightest and darkest parts of an image. A higher contrast is often better and produces sharper and more vibrant images, especially within a game. As mentioned earlier, OLED displays notably produce true blacks for enhanced contrast. LCD screens cannot do this.
Brightness: When it comes to brightness, OLED screens often offer brighter displays due to each pixel being lit individually. While LCDs have a backlight to peak brightness, they can also suffer from wasted light when the display only needs a few pixels lit up instead of the whole screen.
Viewing Positions: Looking at a screen from a certain angle can produce washed-out images with an LCD screen. Without the need for a backlight, OLED displays can be much thinner than LCDs, with their pixels placed a lot closer to the surface of the display, giving them an inherently wider viewing angle. This means that an OLED display will maintain image integrity from almost every angle – ideal for a portable gaming tablet.
Generally, LCDs are better suited for larger displays like TVs and monitors, where flexibility and portability aren’t an issue. OLED displays, on the other hand, are more ideal for smaller and lightweight devices. For a gaming tablet, an OLED screen provides the best colors, contrast, and viewing angles to keep you entertained without compromising on visual quality.
Be Entranced by OLED with Astra
Our Astra gaming tablet features a compact 9.06-inch OLED display and gives you seamless and stunning visuals each step of the way. Engineered to do more, the tablet uses 4.9mm narrow bezels for pristine clarity and achieves a high 90.1% screen-to-body ratio. We’ve also partnered with Synaptics to develop a customized, next-generation touch chip, which makes its debut in the REDMAGIC Astra Gaming Tablet. It delivers faster response times, enhanced touch precision, and better performance even with sweaty hands.
After we’ve discussed the intricacies of OLED screens, it’s easy to see how the Astra stands a cut above the rest when it comes to display. Our OLED tablet ensures richer colors, deeper blacks, and ultra-fast response times, outperforming several competitors stuck using LCD technology. The OLED display of the Astra gives the tablet a premium feeling and delivers superior visuals with better contrast and energy efficiency.
In their review of the Astra gaming tablet, GSM Arena even went out of their way to praise the use of OLED over LCD, citing that the display is excellent and the “animations are sharper and zippier.” While both LCD and OLED have their advantages for specific devices and uses, OLED seems to be the clear winner for a gaming tablet display.
Overall, the OLED display on the Astra gaming tablet pushes it a league above your regular LCD gaming tablet by providing brighter colors, ultra-fast motion, and higher contrast – all perfectly adapted to multiple viewing angles. At REDMAGIC, we pride ourselves on being able to innovate our designs to give our community the best products. Get a glimpse of a brighter tomorrow today with the Astra gaming tablet and push your visuals to the max with our premium OLED display.
