OnePlus Announces New 120Hz OLED Display; Could Be Baked into the OnePlus 8 Pro

Jan. 13, 2020

Prior to the event, OnePlus co-founder and CEO Pete Lau on Weibo confirmed today that the company will talk about its 120Hz OLED display panel — an upgrade over its existing 90Hz display. The research and development (R&D) for this display is complete and we expect this panel to be baked into theOnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, with the latterboasting a 2K+ ultra-clear resolution. TheOnePlus 8 Liteis expected to come equipped with a 90Hz panel – same as the 7T lineup.

Though it’s already exciting to hear that one of the most trusted phone makers will be offering 120Hz displays with its upcoming flagships, OnePlus has shared some key details for the new display panels.

As you can see in the image above, the headers (from L to R) suggest that the 120Hz OLED display will be fluent, accurate, and comfortable to use. It willboast a 240Hz screen sampling rateand JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Difference) < 0.8 to deliver you a more accurate color performance. It will deliver 10.7 billion colors, offer 10-bit support, and a dedicated MEMC chip for motion-smoothing on the phone (first for a smartphone).Image Courtesy:Weibo/凰家评测

OnePlus also claimed that it offers“one of the best automatic brightness adjustment settings”in the Android ecosystem and will continue to do so. The image above also confirms that 120Hz display will support 4096-level automatic brightness, screen color temperature dimming, and multi-scenario judgment dimming to offer you the perfect viewing experience.