Apple’s new iPhone 16e adopts the design and show of the iPhone 14, which implies it has an OLED show as an alternative of an LCD show. With the debut of the iPhone 16e and the discontinuation of the prior iPhone SE, Apple has eradicated LCD shows from the iPhone lineup.
The entire iPhones that Apple sells have an OLED show, and LCD know-how has been phased out.
Apple first started utilizing OLED shows for iPhone fashions in 2017 with the launch of the iPhone X, and for the following few years, Apple launched iPhones with a mixture of OLED and LCD show know-how. In 2020, Apple stopped utilizing LCD shows for its flagship iPhone lineup, and the iPhone 12 fashions and subsequent iPhones all had OLED shows.
The iPhone SE has all the time been marketed as a separate, low-cost gadget that is not a part of the flagship line, and the 2 earlier iPhone SE fashions used the design and parts from the iPhone 8. The iPhone 8 had an LCD show, so Apple has stored across the legacy LCD know-how for the extra inexpensive iPhone SE, till this 12 months’s iPhone 16e.
Apple calls its OLED shows “Tremendous Retina XDR shows” and in comparison with LCD, the OLED know-how affords improved distinction, extra vibrant and saturated colours, higher brightness, and a better decision. OLED shows assist HDR, so that is the primary time a low-cost iPhone will supply HDR.
The iPhone 16e has the identical show because the iPhone 14, that includes 800 nits max brightness and 1200 nits peak HDR brightness. It is a step down from the iPhone 16 show, which affords 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak HDR brightness, and 2000 nits outside peak brightness.
